City hall of Venlo, Town hall in Venlo, Netherlands
The City Hall of Venlo is a public administrative building in the Dutch city of Venlo, completed in 2016. The facade is covered with plants and fitted with solar panels, while the interior combines office floors with publicly accessible spaces on the lower levels.
A town hall has stood in Venlo since the 15th century, with the original structure rebuilt and expanded several times over the centuries. The current building replaced all earlier versions entirely when it was completed in 2016.
The building hosts weddings, exhibitions, and public events that are open to local residents and visitors alike. The ground-floor areas are freely accessible and give a sense of how the city conducts its daily civic life.
The public areas on the lower floors are freely accessible and worth a short visit, while the office floors above are generally closed to visitors. The building sits in the center of Venlo and is easy to reach on foot from the surrounding streets.
The building was constructed following Cradle to Cradle principles, meaning every material used was documented so it can be fully reused or recycled in the future. This approach treats a building as a material bank rather than a permanent structure.
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