Company Centre Nijkerk Project, Nijkerk, The Netherlands (Scale model, 1:200)

Ben van Berkel

1992

A scale model in aluminum, wood, and Plexiglass that presents Ben van Berkel’s proposal for a Company Centre, in which he explores a smooth, shiplike volume with carved roof openings to organize light, circulation, and program.

Up close it reads like a low, floating hull on a neutral wooden plinth—muted metal surfaces, precise slots and a central raised element suggest skylights, entrances, and an internal flow of movement.

Dating from 1992, the model exemplifies van Berkel’s early interest in fluid, movement-focused architecture and the hands‑on use of tactile models to test complex, sculptural forms that anticipated later parametric and program-driven design approaches.

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Art Terms

Architectural model Architecture Model Design Prototype Built environment Plastic

Exhibitions

De Stijl

1952

Architectural Models from the Collection

1974

Transformations in Modern Architecture

1979

Philip L. Goodwin Galleries of Architecture and Design

1964