Of the twelve provinces in the Netherlands, Zuid-Holland (‘Southern Holland’) is the most densely populated, with 3.4 million people living in over 76 municipalities. The provincial capital, The Hague, is the home to the provincial government, as well as the national government, the Parliament, and the Queen’s residence. Over 2000 people are employed by the Province of Zuid-Holland.

How can the Province of Zuid-Holland optimise its housing and adapt to the requirements of the province’s new style workplace?

By working out several scenarios for housing, insight was gained into the potential savings under each scenario, including the period to recover the investment required for savings measures. CFP presented a creative design, a technical design, and a financial projection.

The province of Zuid-Holland was looking for a new housing concept which would encompass the total housing situation managed by the provincial organisation. Topics to be investigated further included: technical realisation, costs and potential savings. For the purposes of this assignment, CFP entered into a very successful partnership with the architectural firm Queeste based in The Hague. Various scenarios were worked out, all of which are based on closing regional offices. The entire organisation had to be housed at one central location. This way, the housing would be much more sustainable, modernisation of the housing would be possible, and costs would be reduced.