MVRDVHNI
Oral Histories
MVRDVHNI: The Living Archive of a Studio explores the archive of architecture office MVRDV. Het Nieuwe Instituut displays the MVRDV archive as a living entity in an office context, rather than in a museum gallery context. As a working environment, after all, the office is the place where ideas and projects move fluidly back and forth between present, past and future.
In 2015, the National Collection for Dutch Architecture and Urban Planning at Het Nieuwe Instituut acquired the MVRDV archive, comprising its first 400 projects. Occupying over 76 metres of shelving, the archive includes drawings, sketches, models, correspondence, photographs, and magazines - and also 3.62 TB of digital data. All have stories to tell. For MVRDVHNI: The Living Archive of a Studio, Het Nieuwe Instituut invited some of the less visible collaborators of MVRDV to share their recollections. From clients and engineers to former employees and interns, these recorded oral histories will join the archive and, thus, the writing of the firm's history.
TP0XX Function Mixer / Optimixer, 2000—2003. With Daniel Dekkers, computer scientist and software developer, MVRDV collaborator 2000—2004 and with Nathalie de Vries, co-founder MVRDV.
TP002 Berlin Voids, 1990—1991. With Nathalie de Vries, co-founder MVRDV, Winy Maas, co-founder MVRDV, and Jacob van Rijs, co-founder MVRDV.
TP010 Villa VPRO Hilversum, 1993—1999. With Winy Maas, co-founder MVRDV, Eline Strijkers, former intern and project leader interior architecture MVRDV, 1994–1999, Fokke Moerel, former intern and architect/partner MVRDV, 1998–now.
TP017 Portierlodges Veluwe, 1994—1996. With Nathalie de Vries, co-founder MVRDV.
TP028 Silodam Amsterdam, 1995—2002. With Nathalie de Vries, co-founder MVRDV.
TP065 Expo Hannover, 1997—2003. With Jacob van Rijs, co-founder MVRDV, Stefan Witteman, Architect, 1993—2007 and with Eline Strijkers, former intern and project leader interior architecture MVRDV, 1994—1999.
TP085 Lloyd Hotel Amsterdam, 1998—2004. With Suzanne Oxenaar, initiator Lloyd Hotel Amsterdam, Eline Strijkers, former intern and project leader interior architecture MVRDV, 1994—1999, and Fokke Moerel, former intern and architect/partner…
TP087 Metacity Datatown, 1998. With Eline Wieland, filmmaker and MVRDV collaborator 1998—present.
TP147 Matsudai Centre Japan, 2002—2004. With Jacob van Rijs, co-founder MVRDV and Yasutaka Yoshimura, architect MVRDV 1999—2001.
TP194 Didden Village Rotterdam 2001—2008. With Fokke Moerel, former intern and architect/partner MVRDV, 1998–now.
TP230 Book Mountain 2002—2012. With Jan Knikker, head Public Relations & Business Development (2008—present), partner (2016—present), MVRDV.
TP398 Eco-city Montecorvo 2007—2009. With Jan Knikker, head Public Relations & Business Development (2008—present), partner (2016—present), MVRDV.