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Strijp S and Strijp R

  • Eindhoven
  • Duration: half day
  • Date to be determined

Strijp S and R, once the production grounds of Philips, are now the creative epicenters of Eindhoven, blending post-industrial buildings with modern housing. Strijp, originally a village, became home to Philips’ Strijp S in 1918, featuring radio factories and later a television factory at Strijp R. Post-production, Strijp S evolved into a vibrant creative district, hosting the annual Dutch Design Week. Strijp R transformed into a low-rise residential area with around 500 homes. Piet Hein Eek, a renowned designer, played a pivotal role as placemaker in these areas, initiating various projects starting from a workshop in a former ceramics factory.

Our tour will take you through this dynamic zone, showcasing a mix of raw factory structures, architectural conversions, and contemporary designs, culminating in a visit to Piet Hein Eek’s showroom and café.

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Programme: Strijp S and Strijp R

• Former factory building Klokgebouw (1928 / Van Helmond Zuidam and FAAM architects, 2014)

• Anton and Gerard buildings, renovation by Jo Coenen and DiederenDirrix (2014)

• Ketelhuisplein — heart of the Dutch Design Week

• Affordable housing highrises Haasje Over (VMX, 2021) and Bostoren (Studio Boeri / INBO, 2022), Space S (INBO, 1922)

• Warehouse top-up Veemgebouw (Caruso St John, 2022)

• Green urban axis Torenallee (West 8, 2013)

• Strijp R: explanations about the history and transformation

• Self-build villas by a.o. Monadnock and Studioninedots (2019–2021)

• Row houses by Hilberinkbosch, Happel Cornelisse Verhoeven, DiederenDirrix, Bedaux de Brouwer (2019–2023)

• Designer Piet Hein Eek as placemaker: Green Houses, RAG building, RF building and workshop with shop and restaurant (2016/2017)