ARCHELLO YOUR CONNECTION WITH ARCHITECTURE

Until recently, the Board of Education ((DUO) Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs) and the Groningen-office of the Netherlands Tax and Customs Administration (Belastingdienst) occupied four slightly outdated office blocks dating back to the 1970s and 1980s. A survey revealed that demolishing the buildings would be a more cost-effective option than renovating them. On the instruction of those two organisations, the Government Buildings Agency awarded the construction contract to the DUO² consortium in the form of a Public-Private Partnership. In the meantime, DUO and the Netherlands Tax and Customs Administration have both taken up residence in a new and innovative building. Its spectacular façades, which were designed by UN Studio Amsterdam, were manufactured by Blitta in Venray.