Size/ 22,310 m²
Competition/ 1st prize in an international competition, 2015
Status/ Complete, 2018
Client/ HU University of Applied Sciences
Lead Architect/ Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
Contractor/ Besix & Strukton
Structural Engineer/ IMd
M&E/ Deerns/ W4Y
Acoustics and Fire Safety/ Peutz
Sustainability/ BREEAM Outstanding
Photo/ Adam Mørk
Until four years ago, the HU University of Applied Sciences, a school founded in 1995 through the merger of several previously independent institutions, was spread across some 30 buildings in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The university prioritized consolidating its footprint into five adjacent buildings on its Utrecht Science Park campus, and Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects’ new structure is the last of the five to be completed. The 22,310-square-metre Heidelberglaan 15 building is home to eight educational institutes in the economics, management, information communication and technology, and media and communication sectors.