Haagsche Zwaan is an office building on Schenkkade 50 in The Hague. The building is 73.5 meters high and was designed at Studio VollaersZwart[1] by architects ZZDP developed by OVG. The design looks like a swan, that is where the name Haagsche Zwaan comes from. The building is cantilevered 12 meters over the Utrechtsebaan, the gateway to The Hague. [2]

Haagsche Zwaan
De Haagsche Zwaan cantilevered over the Utrechtsebaan motorway, at night, during a hailstorm

Haagsche Zwaan has 20 floors[3] and it is used for office space. Deloitte and Q8 are headquartered in Haagsche Zwaan. The building has an area of 18.000 m².[4] The owner of the Haagsche Zwaan is Union Investment Real Estate GmbH[5][6] and the administrator is Savills.

History

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The design for the building was created by ZZDP Architechen of Amsterdam.[7] The company OVG began work on its construction in 2007.[3] Buildings previously on the site were demolished. Because of its location near a busy highway, extra-thick glass was used.[8]

The building was completed in August, 2010,[6] ready for its main tenant Deloitte.

In 2011 Kuwait Petroleum established an office in the building.[9]

In 2014 an art installation "Prima Ballerina" was installed on the facade of the building.[10]

In 2015 the ICT company Cerner Benelux has offices in the building.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Giant ballerina on building facade". The Underground. 30 October 2014
  2. ^ "Haagsche Zwaan / ZZDP Architecten". ArchDaily
  3. ^ a b Holland Real Estate Year. Real Estate Publishers BV. 2008. pp. 153–. ISBN 978-90-77997-27-7.
  4. ^ "Haagsche Zwaan", bezuidenhout.nl.
  5. ^ "Reusachtigen Prima Ballerina Op Gevel De Haagsche Swan". Den Haag FM.
  6. ^ a b "OVG delivers the Haagsche Zwaan office building to Union Investment (NL/DE)". Europe Real State, 30 August 2010
  7. ^ Holland Real Estate Yearbook 2007. Real Estate Publishers BV. pp. 38–. ISBN 978-90-77997-13-0.
  8. ^ "De Haagsche Zwaan door ZZDP Architecten". de Architect, 14-09-2010.
  9. ^ "Hoofdkantoor Total verhuist naar Den Haag". omroepwest.nl, January 11th, 2013.
  10. ^ "Prima Ballerina op gevel De Haagsche Zwaan". Den Haag FM, 29 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Cerner ziet kansen op Benelux-markt". Zorgvisie, 30 October 2015
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