The Strijp-S Tribune, a residential building with a two-storey commercial base in one of Eindhoven’s liveliest neighbourhoods, is now under construction. On Tuesday, November 11th, housing association Trudo celebrated the start of construction alongside contractor Stam + De Koning Bouw and Eindhoven alderman Stijn Steenbakkers.

The Strijp-S Tribune’s stepped shape is a response to its surroundings, mediating between the open space of the Ketelhuisplein, the high-rise Haasje Over, the historic former factory building Anton, and the two-storey Area 51 building. With its stepped form, it provides a series of generous green terraces where residents can gather together and watch the events in the square below, which has become a cultural heart of Eindhoven. This grandstand-like role is further emphasised by the inclusion of a lookout that projects over the area’s characteristic Leidingstraat structure, providing a publicly accessible viewpoint from the corner of the Ketlhuisplein.

Providing 44 apartments for social rent and a further 12 for the mid-market rental sector, the interior of the Strijp-S Tribune was designed to encourage community among the residents; its wide corridors receive daylight from both ends and include internal windows to the apartments, functioning more like a small street and encouraging neighbours to get to know each other.

Learn more about the Strijp-S Tribune here.