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Up in the clouds

            The Johanna, also called ‘Johanna in the Clouds’, is a unique student complex on the Utrecht Science Park, De Uithof. The clouds are a reference to the students who arrive and drive into the city to ‘blow’ away again after four or five years; as the student population in Utrecht is rather diverse. 

The building was completed in the summer of 2015 and more than 655 students live have here. The building is traditionally modular, with prefabricated concrete construction and façade elements. The building is designed like an amorphous, as another reference to the clouds.

The Johanna with its blue-white tiled facade can not to be missed among the other buildings on De Uithof. The facades are finished with tiles made by Koninklijke Tichelaar Makkum. With these glazed tiles, a cloud pattern has been designed in which the windows together with the tiles form a diffuse pattern. The fresh façade reacts unexpectedly to light and moisture. Due to the reaction of the glaze with the bark print in the clay behind it, a great variety of coagulated results is created in addition to the main shade.
P.s.: the name “Johanna” is derived of the Johannapolder, which is situated just around the corner of the Bisschopssteeg.

Technical stuff
This shot was taken with my typical settings: 400ISO, F8.0, 1/5000, -2/3 at 16mils.
Post-production was quick and simple. I balanced the lighting a little and removed the obvious chromatic aberration.  Finally, I added some copyright signs (in PS). The latter is, alas, there to stay due to the fact that my photos were frequently copied. So, don't bother commenting on that.

Taken in: Holland / Provincie Utrecht / Uithof (show map)

Taken on: March 22, 2020

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