Lumen is like a ship in a sea of beach grass. The project deploys on a sense of community through the common functions such as surfing facilities, communal living room with terrace, and the organization of the big hall as a meeting place. The starting points for the design of Lumen was the quality of the beach feeling of the former historic Scheveningen beach hotels and the differentiation of the apartments. Lumen has become an outward, seaward, nature-oriented complex with great appeal for both local and non-local sea lovers. OZ combined the wishes of the residents of Scheveningen with regard to their living environment with the vision of the municipality to create apartments that would also attract people from outside Scheveningen. The location by the sea was one of the few places that offered the possibility to realize a design of this size (69 apartments over six floors) with views over the square with lighthouse, the harbour and the sea.

The new buildings, a varied group of current and new residents can be taken into account: born and raised residents of Scheveningen and The Hague, people from outside, young and old, surfers, families and seniors. One of the goals is to significantly expand the housing stock and create a central urban living environment. Despite that, Scheveningen is in need of major renewal, which is why the municipality presented the master plan in 2009. The coastal city is a seaside and harbor town and an attractive residential area.

The redevelopment of this former office location into a unique place to live is part of the municipal Masterplan Scheveningen Coast. The municipality of The Hague is striving to give the coast a new, mundane ambiance. Lumen is part of the 2 mile-long sea front of the Dutch mid-sized coastal town of Scheveningen, The Hague.

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