Hodge Velluewe Park is far from a stranger to architectural wonders. The Kroller-Muller Museum and Sint Hubertus Castle are just two of the attractions in the park and so when asked to design three porters lodges at the main entrance, Dutch firm MVRDV had somewhat of a challenge.
Seeking to be representational of both the man-made wonders and the natural surroundings in the park, the designers carefully utilized materials such as yes, red cedar (the wooded environment) brick and concrete (to reflect the park's existing buildings) and Cor-Ten Steel (apparently as reference to the modern art in the Kroller-Mullers collection). Whilst obviously disappointed not to have seen any copper cladding anywhere, I soon forgot as the fab thing about these little wonders is their ability to simply stop being a kiosk (lodge, whatever). They shut up shop! As simple as the old fashioned Wendy houses, shut the flaps (although am sure the architects would rather call them something more technical) and they turn into sculptural objects sitting happily within the park. I hope these little lodges sell tickets and little else, it would be so sad to find out they supply over weight park goers with deep fried nasties and slush puppies.
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