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Delta Museum

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Project
Delta Museum
City
Vlissingen
Year
2025
Area
12,400 m²
Type
Culture
Sheet
A-004
Delta Museum, Vlissingen
Client
Delta Heritage Foundation
Partner
Lars Haugen
Team
Pieter Kroon, Sanne de Wit
Engineering
Vos & Lind Engineering
Year
2019 — 2025
Recognition
2026 · Low Countries Daylight Prize, winner2026 · North Sea Building Award, winner

A stone room standing in the water. The Delta Museum tells the story of the 1953 flood from a single block of limestone, opened on one side so the sea is always part of the exhibition.

The light slot, main hall, late afternoon
The light slot, main hall, late afternoon
Limestone, glazed tile and reclaimed Zeeland brick
Limestone, glazed tile and reclaimed Zeeland brick
One room, cut open: working material for Delta Museum

One room, cut open

We drew the museum as a solid and then removed what the light needed. The galleries sit where the stone is thickest; the route ends at the opening facing the Westerschelde.

The causeway to the single opening, low tide
The causeway to the single opening, low tide
All viewsDrag, or use ← → · 05 views
01 Delta Museum, Vlissingen
02 The light slot, main hall, late afternoon
03 Limestone, glazed tile and reclaimed Zeeland brick
04 One room, cut open
05 The causeway to the single opening, low tide
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