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Commissioned by Woningcorporatie Lefier we have designed one of the highest residential towers in Groningen.

The district Paddepoel is currently a dynamic development area. This project is an important component. It is a positive boost for the neighbourhood.
Initially the plan for this site was a closed block of 6 stories high. After analysing the situation, environmental factors, history and the neighbourhood we proposed a high-rise.

The project is a mixed-use plan. There is a parking garage for residents underneath the complex. On the ground floor various social services are housed, including outpatient care of Noorderbrug (for deaf people) and a nursery. Furthermore, there are commercial spaces and the entrances to the residential tower, residential units and offices of the Noorderbrug. On the 1st and 2nd floors, two groups of Noorderbrug, and 13 independent living deaf people, are housed. An additional 11 apartments for starters are situated on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor. The tower holds 53 apartments for various rental and sale categories. 

With a height of 60 meter (74 meter with antenna), this remarkable peak in the skyline of the city Groningen crowns the renovation of Paddepoel. In the 2009 Groninger building survey, Orion has won the audience award. On the annual ‘day of architecture’ we have received ‘the golden brick’ for this project.