Delft City Hall and Train Station Building, Dutch Architecture Photos
Delft City Hall and Train Station Building
New Architecture in The Netherlands – design by Mecanoo, Holland
21 Sep 2018
Delft City Hall and Train Station Building
Architects: Mecanoo architecten
Delft City Hall and Train Station Building
Delft City Hall and Train Station, Netherlands
Arriving in Delft is an unforgettable experience. From the outset, Mecanoo?s idea was to design a station that makes it clear to visitors that they have arrived in Delft.

The station, in combination with the new city hall, sits atop a new train tunnel built in place of the old concrete viaduct that divided the city in two since 1965. Coming up the escalators, the impressive ceiling with the historic map of Delft unfolds. When you look outside, you see the city and the old station as a contemporary version of Johannes Vermeer?s painting ‘View of Delft?.
Interweaving past and future
The city of Delft reflects its past: the multitude of historic buildings and canals; the ?Prinsenstad? city, closely connected to the Dutch Royal Family; and, of course, the world famous Delftware ceramic factories. On the other hand, the Delft University of Technology is at the forefront of technical innovation. The character of Delft, epitomised in this combination of past and future, was the starting point for the design.

Delft Blue
A vaulted ceiling features an enormous historic 1877 map of Delft and its surroundings, connecting t...