Tagged: zutphen

Photo of the Marstunnel in Zutphen looking from Noorderhaven and De Mars towards the city center

3. January 2016

Marstunnel Zutphen: a Colorful Underpass

Since I was in the neighborhood, I took the opportunity to visit the Marstunnel in Zutphen. Another recently completed project in the east of the country in which I’ve put an lot of hours. Among other things, I made the artist impressions for the project when I was working at Royal HaskoningDV. The name Marstunnel has nothing to do with the Red Planet and also not with candy bars, but everything with business park De Mars. The new tunnel connects that area, and the new district Noorderhaven with Zutphen town center. The underpass replaces the a level crossing. Architecture Responsible...

Artist impression of the Marstunnel in Zutphen, The Netherlands, as seen from the city side, with dark brick walls and light art by Herman Kuyer

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27. March 2014

Is it Mars? No, it’s Zutphen!

In April work will start on the Marstunnel in Zutphen, a collaborative project of ProRail and Rail Infra Solutions. During my years at Royal HaskoningDHV I have been involved in the design of the tunnel, for which I made, among other things, these artist impressions. The Marstunnel has nothing to do with our red planetary neighbor. The name refers to an area called De Mars which will be connected to the city center by the tunnel. However, it must be said that there’s a 38 kilometre wide crater on Mars called Zutphen. Brick and artwork It’s great news that the...