Calslaan, campus UT University Twente, Enschede 160 student-housing units 260 m² communal space 245 m² commercial space (physiotherapy/ dental office) client: De Veste, Ommen contractor: Plegt Vos, Oldenzaal start: 2006 completion: 2007 photos: Jeroen Musch The location of Calslaan lies on the edge of the Residential and Social Centre. In order to leave the wonderful green space as intact as possible, the building has been located on a former parking lot. We have set the building immediately next to the edge of the wood so that you are almost literally able to live in the wood. The entrances to all the dwellings lie on the inside of the complex. The contrast between the serene exterior and the busy and informal interior is boosted to a maximum by this. The colourful glass frontages reflect the wood on the outside, the round bicycle sheds, the stairs and access ramps on the inside. The building is linked to the facilities street, the Boulevard, by a square cut into the block. On the square, in the inside corner of the building the communal space is spread over three layers ending in a communal roof terrace.