Porcelains & Energy Plants

This building definitely has a strong Dutch taste, in a beautiful blend of old and new.

It is a new Combined Cycle Energy plant (CHP) in Roombeek, Holland. Its core function to provide light and heat to the city - hence its name, Stadshaard (Dutch for "city hearth").
To celebrate this building's identity, architecture design firm Cie collaborated with artist Hugo Kaagman to tile it in an iconic Delftware style.

It is a touch of tradition, which makes Stadshaard the largest delftware artwork in the Netherlands.
Following their original use, the tiles depict scenes (and you can see a sample in the images) that communicate the function of the building.

The result is charming. Read more.