Index: Core/Gui/src/Core.Gui/Core.Gui.csproj
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diff -u -r34219ecd23ac9062bbada84f001cafe8899a2cd9 -rcf6a8a632e8f790a5bf3f25ab54d80ca0c91bc74
--- Core/Gui/src/Core.Gui/Core.Gui.csproj	(.../Core.Gui.csproj)	(revision 34219ecd23ac9062bbada84f001cafe8899a2cd9)
+++ Core/Gui/src/Core.Gui/Core.Gui.csproj	(.../Core.Gui.csproj)	(revision cf6a8a632e8f790a5bf3f25ab54d80ca0c91bc74)
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </Page>
+    <Page Include="Forms\MainWindow\StartScreen.xaml">
+      <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
+      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
+    </Page>
     <Page Include="Forms\MainWindow\MainWindow.xaml">
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
Index: Core/Gui/src/Core.Gui/Forms/MainWindow/StartScreen.xaml
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diff -u
--- Core/Gui/src/Core.Gui/Forms/MainWindow/StartScreen.xaml	(revision 0)
+++ Core/Gui/src/Core.Gui/Forms/MainWindow/StartScreen.xaml	(revision cf6a8a632e8f790a5bf3f25ab54d80ca0c91bc74)
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+<!--
+Copyright (C) Stichting Deltares 2021. All rights reserved.
+
+This file is part of Riskeer.
+
+Riskeer is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+All names, logos, and references to "Deltares" are registered trademarks of
+Stichting Deltares and remain full property of Stichting Deltares at all times.
+All rights reserved.
+-->
+<metro:MetroWindow x:Class="Core.Gui.Forms.MainWindow.StartScreen" 
+                   xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+                   xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" 
+                   xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" 
+                   xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+                   xmlns:metro="http://metro.mahapps.com/winfx/xaml/controls"
+                   mc:Ignorable="d"
+                   MinWidth="1366"
+                   MinHeight="768"
+                   Width="1366"
+                   Height="768">
+
+    <metro:MetroWindow.Resources>
+        <ResourceDictionary>
+            <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+                <ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/Core.Gui;component/Style/DeltaresStyle.xaml" /> 
+                <ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/Core.Gui;component/Style/DeltaresBackstageStyle.xaml" />
+                <ResourceDictionary Source="pack://application:,,,/Core.Gui;component/Style/Symbols/RiskeerSymbols.xaml" />
+            </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+
+            <Style x:Key="BigButtonStyle" TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
+                <Setter Property="Margin" Value="0 0 4 4" />
+                <Setter Property="Width" Value="128" />
+                <Setter Property="Height" Value="128" />
+                <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White" />
+                <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource StartScreenBigButtonMouseOverBrush}" />
+                <Setter Property="Template">
+                    <Setter.Value>
+                        <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type Button}">
+                            <Border x:Name="Border" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
+                                    BorderThickness="1"
+                                    BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}">
+                                <DockPanel Margin="8">
+                                    <TextBlock FontSize="13" DockPanel.Dock="Bottom" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
+                                        <ContentPresenter Content="{TemplateBinding Tag}" />
+                                    </TextBlock>
+                                    <ContentPresenter />
+                                </DockPanel>
+                            </Border>
+                            <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
+                                <Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
+                                    <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#5FFFFFFF" />
+                                    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="#11FFFFFF" />
+                                </Trigger>
+                                <Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
+                                    <Setter Property="Background"
+                                            Value="{StaticResource StartScreenBigButtonMouseOverBrush}" />
+                                </Trigger>
+                                <Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="True">
+                                    <Setter Property="Background"
+                                            Value="{StaticResource StartScreenBigButtonMouseDownBrush}" />
+                                    <Setter Property="BorderBrush"
+                                            TargetName="Border"
+                                            Value="{StaticResource StartScreenBigButtonMouseDownBrush}" />
+                                </Trigger>
+                            </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
+                        </ControlTemplate>
+                    </Setter.Value>
+                </Setter>
+            </Style>
+            
+            <Style x:Key="RecentFileListBorder" TargetType="ScrollViewer">
+                <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0 0 0 1" />
+                <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="White" />
+            </Style>
+            
+        </ResourceDictionary>
+    </metro:MetroWindow.Resources>
+
+    <Grid Background="{StaticResource DeltaresBlueBrush}">
+        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
+        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+            
+         <Grid VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
+            <Border Padding="15,25">
+                <Border BorderThickness="0 0 1 0" Margin="0 20" Padding="20 0"
+                        BorderBrush="White">
+                    <Grid Width="500">
+                        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                            <RowDefinition Height="*" />
+                            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                        <ContentControl Grid.Row="0" Content="{Binding Title, ElementName=StartScreenParent}" />
+                        <TextBlock Grid.Row="1" FontSize="28" Margin="0 16 0 8"
+                                   Foreground="{StaticResource WhiteBrush}"
+                                   Text="Recent" />
+                        <Grid Grid.Row="2">
+                            <ScrollViewer Style="{StaticResource RecentFileListBorder}"
+                                          VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
+                                <!-- <controls:RecentFileList -->
+                                <!--     DataContext="{Binding DataContext.RecentFiles, ElementName=StartScreenParent}" /> -->
+                            </ScrollViewer>
+                        </Grid>
+                        <Grid Grid.Row="3" Margin="0 8 0 0" VerticalAlignment="Top">
+                            <Button Padding="4 8" FontSize="16">Browse</Button>
+                            <!-- <controls:IconButton -->
+                            <!--     x:Name="BrowseButton" -->
+                            <!--     Padding="4 8" -->
+                            <!--     Foreground="White" -->
+                            <!--     IconSize="36" HeaderSize="16" -->
+                            <!--     Icon="&#xE90C;" Header="{x:Static p:Resources.BackstageTabItem_Header_Browse}" -->
+                            <!--     Command="{x:Static controls:RibbonCommands.Open}" /> -->
+                        </Grid>
+                    </Grid>
+                </Border>
+            </Border>
+        </Grid>
+
+        <Grid Height="Auto" Grid.Column="1">
+            <Border Padding="33,16">
+                <Grid>
+                    <DockPanel LastChildFill="False">
+                        <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="8 20"
+                                    Orientation="Horizontal" DockPanel.Dock="Left">
+                            <Button Style="{StaticResource BigButtonStyle}"
+                                           Tag="Nieuw"
+                                           IsDefault="True">
+                                <TextBlock Text="&#xE90B;"
+                                           FontFamily="{StaticResource RiskeerFont}"
+                                           HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                                           VerticalAlignment="Center" FontSize="56" />
+                            </Button>
+                        </StackPanel>
+                    </DockPanel>
+                </Grid>
+            </Border>
+        </Grid>
+    </Grid>
+</metro:MetroWindow>
\ No newline at end of file
Index: Core/Gui/src/Core.Gui/Forms/MainWindow/StartScreen.xaml.cs
===================================================================
diff -u
--- Core/Gui/src/Core.Gui/Forms/MainWindow/StartScreen.xaml.cs	(revision 0)
+++ Core/Gui/src/Core.Gui/Forms/MainWindow/StartScreen.xaml.cs	(revision cf6a8a632e8f790a5bf3f25ab54d80ca0c91bc74)
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright (C) Stichting Deltares 2021. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This file is part of Riskeer.
+//
+// Riskeer is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+// 
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+// All names, logos, and references to "Deltares" are registered trademarks of
+// Stichting Deltares and remain full property of Stichting Deltares at all times.
+// All rights reserved.
+
+using MahApps.Metro.Controls;
+
+namespace Core.Gui.Forms.MainWindow
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interaction logic for <see cref="StartScreen"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public partial class StartScreen : MetroWindow
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="StartScreen"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public StartScreen()
+        {
+            InitializeComponent();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
Index: Core/Gui/src/Core.Gui/Style/DeltaresGeneralStyle.xaml
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diff -u -r5c202d52a79aed02ad53d49527630f4b6730bc4c -rcf6a8a632e8f790a5bf3f25ab54d80ca0c91bc74
--- Core/Gui/src/Core.Gui/Style/DeltaresGeneralStyle.xaml	(.../DeltaresGeneralStyle.xaml)	(revision 5c202d52a79aed02ad53d49527630f4b6730bc4c)
+++ Core/Gui/src/Core.Gui/Style/DeltaresGeneralStyle.xaml	(.../DeltaresGeneralStyle.xaml)	(revision cf6a8a632e8f790a5bf3f25ab54d80ca0c91bc74)
@@ -70,6 +70,15 @@
     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="BackstageBigButtonMouseDownBrush" Color="{StaticResource DeltaresBlue}" Opacity="0.1" />
     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="BackstageBigButtonMouseOverBrush" Color="{StaticResource DeltaresBlue}" Opacity="0.1" />
 
+    <Style TargetType="mainWindow:StartScreen">
+        <Setter Property="GlowBrush" Value="{StaticResource WindowGlowBrush}" />
+        <Setter Property="OverlayBrush" Value="{StaticResource WindowOverlayBrush}" />
+        <Setter Property="WindowTitleBrush" Value="{StaticResource DeltaresBlueBrush}" />
+        <Setter Property="ShowIconOnTitleBar" Value="False" />
+        <Setter Property="Height" Value="350" />
+        <Setter Property="Width" Value="525" />
+    </Style>
+    
     <Style TargetType="mainWindow:MainWindow">
         <Setter Property="GlowBrush" Value="{StaticResource WindowGlowBrush}" />
         <Setter Property="OverlayBrush" Value="{StaticResource WindowOverlayBrush}" />