Rob Steenhuis

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Robert Marie Joseph Alphonse (Rob) Steenhuis (born October 26, 1949 in Amsterdam ; † February 9, 2018 in Rosmalen ) was a Dutch architect . He was best known for his station building designs.

Life

From 1971 to 1978 Steenhuis studied architecture at the Technical University of Delft . After completing his studies, he worked briefly at the Duintjer architecture firm in Amsterdam, whereupon from 1978 he worked for the Cor Kalfsbeek architecture firm in Borger in the province of Drenthe . From 1982 worked in the engineering department of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen , which was outsourced as an independent subsidiary in 1995. He stayed there for another year until he started working at Van Dijk Steenhuis Architecten in Gieten and 's-Hertogenbosch . Most of his buildings were built during his time with the Nederlandse Spoorwegen. From 2000 he was head of Bureau Spoorbouwmeester , an independently operating body of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen and ProRail . The Spoorbeeld ( German  "Eisenbahnbild" ) was set up under him . He also developed the first version of the Spoorbeeldgid (German "Eisenbahnbild- Leitfaden ") and was mainly responsible for advice and preparation. In collaboration with the former Rijksbouwmeester , Jo Coenen , he conceived the approach for the so-called Nieuwe Sleutelprojecten (German "New Key Projects "), the large-scale development plans for the train stations in Amsterdam Zuid , Arnhem Centraal , Breda , Den Haag Centraal , Rotterdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal and the connection to the European high-speed network. In 2005 he became director of the Arcadis studio and held this position until 2007. Until his death, Steenhuis managed SOTAstudio , based in Nijmegen. Steenhuis died on February 9, 2018 in Rosmalen near 's-Hertogenbosch. He was a member of the Association of Dutch Architects .

Buildings

Steenhuis designed the buildings of the following train stations:

He was also responsible for the conversion and restoration of the following station buildings:

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  • Amsterdam De Vlugtlaan station (1989)

  • Amsterdam Lelylaan Station (2015)

  • Helmond Brouwhuis station (2011)

  • Arnhem Velperpoort railway station (2019)

  • Assen station (2007)

  • Heerhugowaard Railway Station (2008)

  • Amsterdam RAI station (2014)

  • Diemen Zuid station (2005)

  • 'S-Hertogenbosch station (2015)

Awards

Steenhuis has been nominated or awarded a prize for the following projects:

  • 1986: National Staalprijs - Award for RoRo ship in Hoek van Holland
  • 1987: Schildersprijs - nomination for Amsterdam Lelylaan station
  • 1989: Brunel Award for Arnhem Velperpoort station
  • 1991: Betonprijs - nomination for a four-lane lift bridge over the Gouwe
  • 1992: Schildersprijs - nomination for Amsterdam RAI station
  • 1993: Sphinx Cultuurprijs - Award for complete works
  • 1994: Brunel Award for Amsterdam RAI station
  • 2000: Architectuurprijs 2000 's-Hertogenbosch - Nomination for' s-Hertogenbosch station
  • 2000: Welstandsprijs Noord-Brabant - nomination for the workplace Den Hartog Staalbouw in Aalburg
  • 2001: Europa Nostra Award - Award for Groningen train station
  • 2007: Waterford Crystal - Award for Bahnhof 's-Hertogenbosch

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supporting documents

  • Curriculum vitae Ir. RMJA Steenhuis . In: docplayer.nl (Dutch).

Single receipts

  1. ↑ Rob Steenhuis. In: Spoorbeeld. Retrieved March 25, 2019 (Dutch).
  2. ↑ Station architect Rob Steenhuis overleden. In: Bastion Oranje. Paul Kriele, March 3, 2018, accessed March 25, 2019 (Dutch).

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personal data
SURNAME Steenhuis, Rob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Steenhuis, Robert Marie Joseph Alphonse (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch architect
DATE OF BIRTH October 26, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Amsterdam
DATE OF DEATH February 9, 2018
Place of death Rose painting