most architecture | Scouting Nederland Headquarters

Responding to the core ethos of the Scouting organisation, the building gives shape to the ambition of working in symbiosis with nature and its ever-changing landscape. The project team was challenged to create a building which accommodates both public and private functions and it is used in several ways at different times of the day. The articulation of the building in two main programmatic zones allows for a clear distinction between public and functional spaces with a different architectural expression.

Careful orientation and spatial organisation allow for generous openings along the office and meeting space, thereby providing optimal daylighting and framing views over the surrounding landscape. Nature is not only visible from afar, but it punctuates the floor plan creating green pockets directly adjacent to the working spaces. Form and materials are carefully designed to create a seamless transition between the building and its surroundings: hempcrete and timber construction anchor the building to the ground while a light timber roof canopy extends its boundary over to its wooded surroundings.