In the gently rolling Brabant landscape just to the west of Sint-Oedenrode lies the hamlet of Rijsingen. Close by, at a spot where the Dommel River has cut through the sandy soil since time immemorial, stands the KAPKAR/TO-RXD landscape observatory. It forms part of a...
Strategic intervention When the relentless doors of airplane bunker Shelter 610 open with a lot of noise, a black colossus slowly drives out. Secret Operation 610 is a response to a redesignation assignment commissioned by the province of Utrecht to use this former...
A space for small cultural events KAPKAR / SF-P7S is a temporary and relocatable pavilion for a flexible programme of performances, debates, presentations and small exhibitions suited for up to 50 persons. It has been designed for Stichting Fabrikaat to use during...
24/7 Active force BORGER – When asked to dream up a new way to signal the presence of a modest – and soberly-designed – fire station in Borger, the Netherlands, Dutch multidisciplinary artist Frank Havermans came up with this bright red, alienesque lantern...
Communication beacon Challenged by the commission of the district Corpus den Hoorn in Groningen to design a public art work in the park I developed a permanent utility sculpture that serves as a chat house. The work is located against the dike along the Noord Willems...
Stretching the space KAPKAR/SE-D2E, a space/furniture object, is made for the new De Effenaar pop podium building in Eindhoven. The building was designed by MVRDV architects. I was asked to design the interior for the secretarial office on the lower floor. This small...
Living for one artist In the grounds of Huize Steenwijk in Vught is an old monastery of the Tilburg Friars. Redeveloped by Marx & Steketee architects, this monastery is currently used by ZIN in Werk, an organization concerned with bringing meaning to work. At the...
Listen, watch and be silent In a journey through the Dutch polder landscape I came up three, according to history, failed polder areas: Het Naardermeer, Marken en Het verdronken land van Saeftinghe. I decided to make three architectural interventions that optimize the...