Dirk Jan Postel   Rotterdam

Dirk Jan Postel, based in Rotterdam, has created a highly diverse body of work in recent years. He first attracted attention with the small meditative pavilion known as « le Temple de l’Amour II », near Avallon, followed by the new Town Hall of ​“s‑Hertogenbosch, the theater in Alphen aan den Rijn, several schools including the British School in The Hague, as well as smaller-scale projects such as the Glass House in Almedo, the Glass Bridge in Rotterdam, the renovation of the Dordrecht Museum, and the residence of the Dutch Ambassador in Beijing.

Whatever the scale of the project, transparency, the relationship between spaces, and interior perspective constitute its essential and constant themes. Unlike most modern architects, particularly those of the « Superdutch » movement, Dirk Jan Postel’s research does not focus so much on the periphery of cities but rather on the complexity of public buildings at the heart of the historic city. His projects reveal the paradox of transparency and modernity in this context.

(Original text of 2006, machine translated in 2026.)