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New Babylon, The Hague

New Babylon, The Hague is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand New Babylon, The Hague rather than just read about it. In short: The New Babylon is a high-rise residential complex in The Hague, Netherlands. Built between 2006 and 2013, the complex consists of two main towers standing at 141.8 m (465 ft) tall with 45 floors (City Tower) respectively 101.6 m (333 ft) with 31 floors (Park Tower), with the tallest being the 4th tallest building in The Hague.

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Reference excerpt

The New Babylon is a high-rise residential complex in The Hague, Netherlands. Built between 2006 and 2013, the complex consists of two main towers standing at 141.8 m (465 ft) tall with 45 floors (City Tower) respectively 101.6 m (333 ft) with 31 floors (Park Tower), with the tallest being the 4th tallest building in The Hague.

History

Design The New Babylon, designed by the architectural firm Meyer and Van Schooten, replaces the Babylon complex. This "old" Babylon building was completed in 1978 and consisted of offices, a hotel, a shopping center, and a cinema. It was only partially demolished, but was renovated and expanded, becoming almost partially enclosed by two residential towers. The hotel's original facade is still visible between two V-shaped concrete structures. New Babylon consists of several shops on the ground floor, offices, the two residential towers, and the hotel. The north side of the complex is marked by a 102-meter-high residential tower, the 'Park Tower'. On the south side stands the 142-meter-high 'City Tower'. This residential tower is crowned by a 16-meter-high flagpole, the tallest in the Netherlands. In 2011, the City Tower won one of the fifteen Cobouw Awards for the best project in the residential construction category.

Origin The name New Babylon refers not only to the earlier building but also to the anti-capitalist visionary art project New Babylon, conceived and designed by visual artist Constant Nieuwenhuys (1920-2005) between 1959 and 1974, which has had a significant influence on architects. Constant, in turn, was inspired by the book Homo Ludens, in which author Johan Huizinga describes a future society in which all labor is fully automated, giving people an abundance of free time. Constant's New Babylon is a global vision of the future in which people are liberated from physical labor and can devote themselves entirely to creative work. Many of the models, sculptures and two-dimensional artworks from Constant's New Babylon project are in the possession of the Kunstmuseum Den Haag and can be viewed there.

Ownership New Babylon was originally a joint venture project between real estate developer Erik de Vlieger and ABN Amro Bouwfonds. Rotterdam real estate developer Fortress took over Vlieger's share, and Bouwfonds was acquired by SNS Reaal. In 2014, SNS Reaal's Property Finance became the full owner of the complex for €1. New Babylon was the largest Dutch project in SNS Reaal's portfolio. In December 2015, Propertize, the new name for SNS Reaal's Property Finance, sold its stake to real estate investor Victory Advisors. In addition to the two office towers and the New Babylon shopping center, this investor also acquired the WKO installation that supplies heat and cold to New Babylon.

Gallery

See also List of tallest buildings in the Netherlands List of tallest buildings in The Hague

References

External links

City Tower at SkyscraperPage Park Tower at SkyscraperPage City Tower at Structurae

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with New Babylon, The Hague

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what New Babylon, The Hague claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to New Babylon, The Hague before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about New Babylon, The Hague ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of New Babylon, The Hague

In research: New Babylon, The Hague appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses New Babylon, The Hague in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: New Babylon, The Hague is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2013 establishments in the Netherlands, 21st-century architecture in the Netherlands, Buildings and structures completed in 2013, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for New Babylon, The Hague outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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