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introduction

24H>architecture

On 01.01.01 Boris Zeisser and Maartje Lammers founded 24H>architecture in

Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Maartje Lammers was born in 1963 and graduated from Technical University of Delft
in 1988. Boris Zeisser was born 1968 and graduated from Technical University of Delft
with honourable mention in 1995.
Before starting their own office Boris Zeisser and Maartje Lammers worked in several
well-known architectural offices like (EEA) Erick van Egeraat associated architects,
Mecanoo and the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (Rem Koolhaas).
Since its inception 24H>architecture has been involved in various sized projects.
Recently a number of projects have been realized, among which are the Ichthus
Academy in Rotterdam, a kids den and ecological school in Thailand, the interior for two
Youth Hostels in London, the Dragspelhuset at vre Gla, Sweden, several exhibitions,
the office of Rijkswaterstaat in Assen and various housing projects in Nieuw Vennep,
Hoogvliet and Hoofddorp along with the refurbishments of a former spinning mill into
offices in Enschede.
The 12 people strong international team of 24H currently work on a broad scope of
design tasks: several housing projects in Cadzand, Domburg and Rotterdam, several
schools, an environmental education centre, a saltstorage building and eco resorts in
the Caribbean and Morocco.

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design statement

24H>architecture

24H goal is to find the hidden layers of each commission. Next to program and site, these undiscovered layers
make the answer to each design. By working with various themes guiding the design process, a broad spectrum of
non-architectural solutions is found.

evolution
adaptable structures in time providing multi program use in a single space

natrufied
abstract interpretations of nature petrified into building materials

organism
growing additions transform existing buildings into new compositions

art deco
supporting environment as well as beauty makes the art of ecology

sensibility
to arouse the senses, a building should age beautifully by using materials
with a natural ability to transform during its lifetime

urban

Les-Hauts-Du-Chazal, Besancon, France

public

Cordon Naturelle and resorts, Marocco

Mare college, Leiden, The Netherlands

Panyaden School, Chiang Mai, Thailand

office Rijkswaterstaat, Assen, The Netherlands

Spinning Mill, Enschede, The Netherlands

commercial

Environmental Education center, Assen, The Netherlands

Multifunctional use, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands

Kids Den, Koh Kood, Thailand

Thermen Holiday, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands

Parc Pavilion, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

residential

resort Salt Cay, Turks & Caicos Islands

private houses, Leiden, The Netherlands

housing, Hoogvliet, The Netherlands

private house, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Duplex houses, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands

Social Housing, Hoofddorp

The Netherlands

Housing Sciencepark, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Housing Hatert, Nijmegen

The Netherlands

interior

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Multifunctional building, Boblingen, Germany

Clink Hostel, London, UK

puzzle SIT, product developed by 24H - products

Ashlee House, London, UK

Ichthus Academy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Exhibition Dinosaurs Kunsthal, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Six senses Soneva Kiri resort Koh Kood, Thailand

Children activity & learning centre

PROJECT

Soneva Kiri Resort

CLIENT

Six senses resorts & spas

Mr. Sonu Shivdasani
LOCATION

Koh Kood
Thailand
PROJECT PARTNER

Habita architects
Bangkok, Thailand
PROGRAM

Luxury resort & spa

PHASE

Realized
DESIGN

2007
COMPLETED

2009

The 6 star hotel resort Soneva Kiri is located on Koh

Kood, an island in the Gulf of Thailand. At this unique
site, 24H-architecture designed a series of ecological
icons to contribute to Six Senses high ambitions in
design and ecology. Most prominent is The Children
Activity and Learning Centre, which will provide
visiting children a wide range of entertaining activities
as well as raise the level of ecological awareness
with them. This Den provides an Auditorium/Cinema
for films, lectures and plays, a library with books on
permaculture and local traditions, an Art room, a
Music room and Fashion room, thus giving children
both creative and ecological education while playing.
The Den is located at a rocky slope close to the sea.
With its Manta-ray inspired bamboo dome, perched in
an elevated position so as to offer magnificent views,
it seems to launch itself into the bay. The structure
and roof are made from local Thai bamboo, thus
contributing further to the ecological approach of
the resort. The interior is made from local plantation
River Red Gum wood and rattan structural elements
for the inner domes.
Next to the Den, the site provides a sleeping pod for
toddlers, and a toilet building as well as a cooking cave
with vegetable garden for the children to prepare their
own lunch with a special cook.
The design adopts all bioclimatic aspects to suits its
humid tropical environment. The roof cantilevers up
to 8m acting like a big umbrella providing shade and
protection from the heavy rains. The open design with
the translucent elevated rooftop and setback floors
allow a natural airflow inside and the use of natural
daylight, limiting the buildings energy consumption.
The Eco Suite is a family of sculptures in the forest,
like a bunch of wasp nests hanging between the trees.
Each structure is made from bamboo poles and a woven
bamboo net structure, shaping the general form and
keeping the faade open for natural ventilation.
The treetop dining is a basket with 4 seats, clad with
coconut fibre, which can lift up the guests to the top
of the tree for a sunset dinner with a magnificent view
to the horizon of the Gulf of Thailand.

Kiri Resort

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tree-top-dining

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Paris, France

Disneyland Resort
PROJECT

Holiday houses in Le Village

Nature Disney Resort Paris,
France
CLIENT

Pierre & Vacances and Euro

Disney
PHASE

Concept
DESIGN

2011
PROGRAM

450 holiday house (3 types)

Close to Disneyland Paris in Le Village Nature 7000

houses will be developed in four thematic villages.
Each village has its own theme, water, forest, soil
and sports & health. By order of Disney and Pierre &
Vacances, 24H architecture made a proposal for 450
holiday homes in three types of villages.
La Cabane du Pcheur, or the fishermans hut, is
situated within the village water theme. The houses
are placed on high legs and standing in the water
or are hidden in the tall grass at waters edge. The
user senses will be stimulated. From the houses on
the waterfront we experience the flora and fauna on
first hand. The houses in the water are only accessible
by boat and offer a panoramic view over the water or
reach you during the night closer to the stars.

situation La cabane du pcheur

As you bull dans ma bulle, or the bubble in the

landscape stands in the village theme earth. The
houses have a great intimacy, because they are shaped
like mounds in the landscape. By overgrown with tall
grass and wild flowers, they blend in with the area.
Lesprit du clan, or the family spirit, a consists of 4
or 5 connected residences. The homes are located in
the village theme forest. A house is organized around
three events: in the basement the secret dark life of
a family with bedroom , bath & the childrens rooms,
on the ground floor the living kitchen and further the
greenhouse and the terrace for larger meetings with
other families of the clan.

situation Je bulle dans ma bulle

All homes are developed in a sustainable manner.

For instead using heating through ground tubes, low
temperature floor heating, solar panels, high insulation
values for closed and glass faade elements, using
natural materials and the use of local crafts.

situation Lesprit du Clan

interior Je bulle dans ma bulle

interior Lesprit du Clan

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London, United Kingdom

Clink Hostel
PROJECT

Courthouse Hostel, London

CLIENT

Hostels UK Ltd.
Mr. John F. Dolan
LOCATION

Kings Cross Road

London, Great Britain
PHASE

Completion 1st phase

DESIGN

2006
CONSTRUCTION

2007-2008
BUDGET

4 million
PROGRAM

4000 m2

24H architecture designed the interior for a design

hostel in a former courthouse located in the centre of
London. This monument, with its listed monumental
rooms, is to be reused as a youth hostel with
approximately 600 beds.
The main issue to make the building accessible was
to provide a clear design to allow guests to get their
bearings in the building. To structure the building and
the routes the main corridors are connected as a ring
with sub corridors as wings. The different parts and
levels will have their own language and atmosphere to
create vertical and horizontal difference so guests can
find their way to the rooms.
There are a several spaces with their own particular
atmosphere and interior quality. Among these rooms
are the internet room, the lounge bar, the lobby, the
kitchen, the dining room and the bar.
The internet room, lounge bar and reception desk are
each placed in a monumental courtroom. The design
of these new elements belong the one family each with
their own specific design. New functions are integrated
in new self-standing volumes with a low tech, robust
and pure atmosphere. The new structures are made of
steel columns with wooden structure. The cladding is
made of wooden banisters with a three-dimensional
cover that will be finished with red polyester mats.

vertical section lounge bar

Each room will provide space for 2 to 16 beds combined

in single or bunk bed format. Specials elements will be
integrated in the beds like storage and safety boxes,
lighting and private panels. The rooms are always
related to the theme of the level.

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London, United Kingdom

Ashlee House
PROJECT

Ashlee House Hotel lobby,

London
CLIENT

Ms. Anne Dolan

LOCATION

Grays Inn Rd. London

PHASE

Realized
DESIGN

2002
COMPLETION

February 2003
PROGRAM

100 m2

For the low budget hotel Ashlee House in the centre of

London an interior design was made for the reception
area and the lounge.
The former reception area of the Ashlee House Hotel
consisted of a rather messy perimeter wall and a
reception desk one would expect in a ski hut rather
than a hip hotel. The space itself had a lot of potential
due to the large window alongside the sidewalk and
the wooden floor. It was the intention of the client to
look for design as a method to restyle the lobby.
The old wall of the storage room and the office space
are hidden behind a new curved wall covering up the
uneven spots.
The especially for the Ashlee House designed
wallpaper shows tourist information and transforms
the space into a hip hangout. Images and textures
are fading into each other and are printed on the semi
transparent mesh of the wallpaper. Images that stand
out like the subway map and images of foggy London
give easy reference to the visiting tourist of the hotel.
The lampposts in the wallpaper will light up at night,
giving a surrealistic effect from the outside.
Using the quality of the windows as a shop window
for displaying the lounging guests as advertisement
for the hotel was translated into the design of the
couch.
This special feature is a custom made design by
24H>architecture products for the lobby of the hotel,
where seating arrangements are introduced that
encourages people to meet and talk. The couch is
covered with brown snake print leather and has a
backrest that is finished with sheep fur.

floorplan reception and lounge area

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Turks & Caicos islands

Eco Resort Salt Cay

PROJECT

Eco Golf Resort Salt Cay

CLIENT

Salt Cay Defco sra

LOCATION

Turks & Caicos islands, Caribean

PHASE

Schematic Design
DESIGN

2009-2010
COMPLETION

2011-2014
PROGRAM

Holiday resort with Spa, sport

and leisure facilities
Total 16.700m2
COSTS

$ 21.000.000,-

On one islands of Turks & Caicos in the Caribbean

Sea 24H-architecture will design a eco-friendly golf
and holiday resort. The design consists of the North
Beach hotel and various special buildings like a Spa
and Sport Facilities supporting the activities on the
island. The architecture is vernacular and in balance
with the stunning natural environment.
The approximately forty Villas have splendid views
over the sea and the former Salinas. They offer privacy,
high-end comfort, with generous outdoor living areas
such as a private pool, a sun deck, an outdoor living
space and an outside bathroom.
The Spa will, according to the Six senses philosophy,
stimulate the senses of the guests through massages in
the treatment areas, but also through an architectural
and spatial design creating gardens and particular
outlooks. As a special feature the salt journey will
create the physical link to the history of the place.
The clubhouse performs a true home coming on hole
18. The white building, made of local sandstone is
covered by a shaped, aerodynamic wooden roof. The
main level contains not only the reception and the pro
shop but also a restaurant with indoor and shaded
outdoor terraces stepping down with the landscape.
The 1st floor is occupied by an observatory and an
observation deck.
Apart from playability and aesthetics, sustainability
is an important aspect of the design. The natural
environment will be respected and strategies for
waste, water and energy management are developed
in collaboration with the client.

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section welcome sala

main facilities

welcome sala

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floorplan standard villa

salina villa

standard villa

family villa

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elevation golf clubhouse

golf with golf clubhouse

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floorplan spa facilities

signature treatment spa

spa facilities

entrance spa facilities

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entrance beach club

beach club

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Nador, Morocco

Eco resort Cite des deux Mers

Nautic hotel

accs plage
spa
restaurantt

Tour Sentinelle Eco

& centre de recherche

location de vlos
v
poste de police

spa

Shell resort

kiosque dbarcadre
dba
a

Embedde
ded resort

Sea Life resort

spa

PROJECT

Eco resorts & Nature reserve

Nador
Marokko
CLIENT

Agence Marchica Med

Mr. Said Zarrou
PHASE

Concept
DESIGN

2011
PROGRAM

55.000 m2

This

development for Eco tourism has been based

the typical characteristics of the site, meaning that
inspiration has been found in the exsisting types of
landscapes, vegetation and local building typologies
to position and thematize the different parts of the
program.
The cordon is beautiful strip of land between the
Nador lagune and the Mediterranean Sea. It will be
developed into a national park.
Based on the different qualities and characteristic of
the site inspirations were determined for 4 resorts,
varying in level of luxury. The Six Senses strategy for
luxury Eco resorts has been used as a guideline. Each
resort consists of a series of Hotel Villas or Rooms,
some special Suites or higher luxury Villas or Room,
Main Facilities with Restaurant, Bar, Reception, Shop
or Gallery. Also special Spa and Treatment facilities
are designed per resort.
Embedded Rif with typology ancient du Rif
For the area between the Passage and the new harbor
area where the landscape character is green and
where there is the inner lake, a strategy is developed
that minimizes the impact of the buildings on site;
embedding the buildings in the landscape to blend in
with nature.
Shell resort Eco expressionism
One of the stunning characteristics of the site is
the enormous amount of shells. The colors of the
shells resemble the colors of the stone layers of the
landscape, the anthracite grey of the volcanic basalt,
all sorts of shades of pink and beige.
The idea is to make the resort on the sandy dunes and
sandy beach based on the shapes of the shells.

parking

accs plage

location de vlos
centre dentre

Nautic hotel

cafe/restaurant
accs plage
accs plage
observatoire oiseaux

observatoire oiseaux

spa
camping

restaurant

Tour Sentinelle Eco

& centre de recherche

curie
location de vlos

kiosque dbarcadre

centre visiteur

poste de police

fret de pilotis pour

cormorans
kiosque dbarcadre

spa

Shell resort

kiosque dbarcadre

observatoire oiseaux

observatoire oiseaux

camping observatoire

Embedded resort

Sea Life resort

spa

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Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands

Thermen Spa
PROJECT

Thermen Holiday Hoofddorp,

Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
CLIENT

Thermen Holiday BV
Mr. Tonny Gajadin
LOCATION

Nieuwe Bennebroekerweg
Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
PHASE

Contract documents
DESIGN

2006-2009
CONSTRUCTION

2011-2012
BUDGET

12 million euro
PROGRAM

10.000 m2

Thermen

Haarlemmermeer is situated in the

Haarlemmermeerpolder. An ambitious design at
the highest level of the present large scale sauna
and leisure industry. The durable development
was creates through close collaboration between
24H>architecture and AMIC installation consultancy
for Wellness Bouw b.v.
The building is divided into 8 zones en takes the visitor
on a journey around the world and the accompanying
bath traditions.
The experience takes you from the ridged form of the
scandinavian landscape to the organic forms of the
tropics.
A 150 meter long swimmingpool flows through the
whole of the thermen complex and connects all the
different elements.
The changing design, temperature, function of the
pool responds to the characteristics and the climate
of each individual zone.
Besides 7 indoor saunas there are 8 outdoor saunas.
Each sauna has an expressive shape that corresponds
with the theme that it is located in.

section through river

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ground floor plan

ground floor plan - sauna and restaurants

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first floor plan

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scandinavische tuin

jungletuin

stenen muur
met watervaldouches

whirlpool
9m2

ligweide
90 rustbedden

sneeuwcabine
22m2

grotsauna
100m2

ligweide

japans
bad 4m2

ligweide

terras

douches

japans
badhuis
60m2

ton
4m2
dompelbad
(koud)

ton
4m2

stenen met
douches

ton
4m2

whirlpool
6m2

japans
bad 4m2

geiser

ligweide

ligweide

watersauna
22m2

geiser

ton
4m2
dompelbad
9m2

kelosauna
46m2

duinsauna
18m2

ton
4m2

douches

bamboo
scherm

whirlpool
9m2

boomsauna
22m2

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ligweide

sneeuwcabine
22m2

dompelbad
(koud)

ton
4m2

stenen met
douches

kelosauna
46m2
impressie sneeuwcabine met dompelbad

japans
bad 4m2
douches

japans
badhuis
60m2

whirlpool
9m2

douches

duinsauna
18m2

stenen muur
met watervaldouches

ton
4m2

grotsauna
100m2
ton
4m2
japans
bad 4m2
bamboo
scherm

ligweide

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