amsterdam 2010.Projects 81

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1 amsterdam 2010 Projects 81 Created 29-Jun-10 By farah farah, haifa, Israel The Whale de Architekten Cie housing Qubic Studio Thonik IJ tower Music building on the IJ Stadgenoot pavilion De Tropenpunt Hoogtij Piraeus 10 Multifunk Parkrand 17 WOZOCO 18 Vinoly tower 19 ING House 20 MVSA s office 11 Booster Station South 21 GROUP A industry 12 Depot Scheepvaart Museum 22 Dok en archive 13 Toyo Ito 23 Toyo Ito office 14 Hans Kollhoff commercial space, housing Rafael Vinoly s office Diener & Diener apartment, housing 9 Designed by Erick van Egeraat apartment, atelier, bar, cafe 16 MVRDV housing Steven Holl auditorium, pavilion 8 3XN cafe, music theatre, restaurant Rietlanden MVRDV housing, kindergarten Neutelings Riedijk housing, fitness club 7 MVRDV atelier, private house Venhoeven CS housing hvdn architecten social housing, student housing 6 Silodam 24 MVRDV housing 15 ANA en commercial space, housing, kindergarten, office Nemo 25 Renzo Piano museum 1

2 Binnenhof & Gelderhof Designed by Erick van Egeraat community centre, education, housing Studenthousing Oslofjordweg Living Tomorrow MTV Networks Benelux Huys Afrika Residential Building Arcam The Rock RAI Elicium 30 Van Gogh Museum Passenger Terminal Amsterdam 37 Movenpick Hotel 38 Loftice 39 Nescio Bridge 40 Wilkinson Eyre s bridge 31 The Funen Park 41 de Architekten Cie park, urban plan 32 Detroit 42 AWG en housing 33 8 villas 43 Bosch s dwellings, private house 34 Benthem Crouwel Architekten congress centre, exposition space, office Bastiaan Jongerius office Designed by Erick van Egeraat office 29 René van Zuuk Architekten exposition space 36 Claus en Kaan en congress centre, hotel KCAP s & Planners housing, office 28 QuA Associates office, culture UVA Dek Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc (HOK) leisure, passenger terminal, tourism MVRDV health care, hospital 27 UNStudio showroom Cancer Center Amsterdam Claus en Kaan en commercial space, student housing Te Kiefte en student housing 26 INIT 44 Groosman office, mixed-use development 35 Gerrit Rietveld museum Borneo Sporenburg Bridges 45 West 8 bridge 2

3 Borneo Sling De engroep apartment, dwellings IJburg Waternet Van Gogh Museum Exposition wing Kraanspoor Nieuw Peil WTC Tower H Hervormd Lyceum West OZW 50 Zouthavenbrug Animal Shelter 57 Atradius 58 Ernst & Young Tower 59 The Funen 60 de Architekten Cie housing 51 Plaza Arena - Gaudi Building 61 Joost Valk uur office 52 Milos Housing 62 hvdn architecten housing 53 School 'tij49 63 hvdn architecten primary school 54 Jeanne Dekkers uur education, secondary school, university Foster & Partners office TANGRAM Architekten secondary school 49 Kohn Pedersen Fox office 56 van den Oever, Zaaijer & Partners architecten commercial space, office MVSA s housing 48 Ontwerpgroep Trude Hooykaas office De Kikker Arons & Gelauff shelter Kisho Kurokawa exposition space, museum 47 Herman Hertzberger office Dok en education, kindergarten, primary school Project Bureau IJburg urban plan 46 F side 64 ONL Oosterhuis Lénárd housing 55 Hans van Heeswijk architecten bridge Het Funen Housing 65 DKV en housing 3

4 House IJburg Marc Koehler s private house PanamaPaar Conservatory of Amsterdam The 4th Gymnasium De Nieuwe Ooster Cemetery Akbank Headquarters UvA Faculty of Science Scheepvaarthuis Crystal Court 70 Fusion Multicultural centre Four Towers 77 Borneokade Dwellings 78 Het Waterfort 79 Lloydbar 80 Richard Hutten bar 71 Pavilion Lloydplein 81 Bekkering Adams en leisure, office 72 Home i29 interior architects apartment 73 Hubertushuis 83 Aldo van Eyck monument, social housing 74 TANGRAM Architekten housing KOW housing Joan Melchior van der Meij 69 Rudy Uytenhaak auditorium, laboratorium, university 76 Change s dwellings dagli + atélier d'architecture office 68 Karres en Brands cemetery, crematorium House Vos Wiel Arets s housing hvdn architecten secondary school 67 de Architekten Cie auditorium, education Koen van Velsen Dedato office 66 Hartenlust II 84 Atelier Kempe Thill housing 75 Marlies Rohmer community centre, mosque Amsterdam Arena Plinth 85 Soeters Van Eldonk architecten commercial space, office 4

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6 photo: architour photo: Allard van der Hoek The Whale Baron G A Tindalplein TW Amsterdam The Whale is one of three big meteorites which have landed in-between the lowrise row houses on the Islands of Borneo and Sporenburg Thanks to its sculptural shape, this building by Frits van Dongen is a real landmark Inside are 194 apartments and 1100 m2 office and retail space Underneath is a large parking garage with 179 places The traditional closed block (100 by 60 m) has been transformed by lifting the two, so the public space flows through underneath Inside the block is a private garden, designed by West 8 The apartments are accessed from galleries running along the inner façade m² Main designer, Landscape architect Contractor Supplier Structural engineer de Architekten Cie West 8 Heijmans NedZink NTV Pieters Bouwtechniek Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij New Deal MI_MOA photo: Luis Monteiro 6

7 photo: Luuk Kramer photo: Luuk Kramer Qubic Stavangerweg AT Amsterdam In the Houthavens, a former harbour area on the West of the city centre of Amsterdam, 1000 students will temporarily be housed here Until the new housing developments start, these students will live on a ship (the Rochdale One), in former asylumseeker-housing and in 715 container-houses, that were designed bij hvdn architects The project was designed and built within 12 months The architects made a prefabricated system out of containers of 9 by 3 meters This system made that the houses could be built rapidly, they are re-usable and the costs were kept to a minimum Six different façades with six different colours where chosen to make several changing combinations Each unit contains a private kitchen, a shower and a toilet In the most northern block, at the IJ river is a restaurant and bar photo: Luuk Kramer m² Structural engineer hvdn architecten Ursem Bouwgroep De Principaal, Amsterdam hvdn-architecten The surrounding streets are open to the public 7

8 photo: Maarten Helle photo: Naomi Schiphorst Studio Thonik Weesperzijde 79d 1091 EJ Amsterdam In this inner city courtyard the Amsterdam-based studio for visual communication, Thonik, has its atelier and house The two storey volume is wrapped by a polyurethane coating, a material that mergers the volume into a homogeneous building without details To emphasise on the 'plastic' effect of the material, originally bright orange had been chosen for the colour, a favourite colour from the palette of the users, Studio Thonik, graphic designers But, the inhabitants of the surrounding houses claimed they experienced serious nuisance from this colour Quote: ''The doctor had ordered me not to be preoccupied with it anymore It has given me so much private misery Orange does something to you It does not really hurt the eyes, it injures the mind" Part of the interior is designed bij Richard Hutten photo: Naomi Schiphorst 2001 Main designer, Interior architect MVRDV Richard Hutten Thonik MI_MOA You can visit the inner courtyard throughout the day Tram 3, subway 51, 53, 54 stop at Wibautstraat 8

9 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst IJ tower Oostelijke Handelskade DN Amsterdam This seventy meters high, 20 stories apartment tower is situated on the dam towards the KNSM Island, in the former docklands, east of the centre of Amsterdam The tower has a regular facade composition with a diagonal window pattern Several 'holes' in the building give it a strong sculpturally and generate a variety of 20 different dwelling types The tower has been sculpted differently at each side The building works as an orientating element in the new dockland area The 3 stories plinth of the tower consists of a fitness club, roof garden, commercial retail spaces and a parking garage m² Structural engineer Contractor Neutelings Riedijk Ingenieursbureau Zonneveld Dura Vermeer Blauwhoed Eurowoningen, Rotterdam Naomi photo: Naomi Schiphorst Tram 10 passes by Stop at Van Eesterenlaan 9

10 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Music building on the IJ Piet Heinkade BR Amsterdam Located at the head of Oostelijke Handelskade, the Muziekgebouw aan t IJ is the new home of two organizations devoted to modern and non-western music Each organisation has been given its own architectural identity inside the new building by placing its concert hall in clearly separate volumes Eye-catcher and unifying element is the gigantic roof At its headend, the building features a large open space which functions as a public plaza On the waterside lies a wide square with an outdoor café on the water The 24 meter high glass façade provides a panoramic view of the river IJ photo: Naomi Schiphorst Project is public! m² Associate architect Contractor Theatre consultant Acoustics consultant 3XN ABT BAM Hans Wolff & partners Peutz Consulting Engineers & Associes Royal Haskoning Steven Scott ULC Group Gemeentelijk Havenbedrijf Amsterdam Services engineer Lighting designer Services engineer MI_MOA Tram line 26 (direction IJburg) from Central Station Tram line 25 from city centre 10 minutes walk from the Central Station 10

11 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Stadgenoot pavilion Sarphatistraat GW Amsterdam This pavilion is part of a renovation Steven Holl did for Het Oosten, a housing developer in Amsterdam Since a merger in 2008 Het Oosten is part of StadgenootThe old brick building (1889) on the De Singel canal in Amsterdam was originally built as a storage for medicine With this pavilion the housing developer wanted to explain its views on sustainable building with the use of ornaments The pavilion is 285 m2 big, and 7 meter high It can house gatherings from 20 up to 280 persons The pavilion is not open to the public and is currently used by the people who work at Stadgenoot, for their lunch breaks photo: Maarten Thewissen m², Interior architect Structural engineer Lighting designer Associate architect Steven Holl MI_MOA Ingenieursgroep Van Rossum L'Observatoire International Rappange & Partners en bv Woningcorporatie Stadgenoot, Amsterdam public transport: tram 6, 7 and 10 stop at 's-gravezandestaat, or take the subway, nr 51, 53, 54 to Weesperplein 11

12 photo: Christian Richters photo: Naomi Schiphorst De Tropenpunt Mauritskade RP Amsterdam Opposite of the largest anthropological museum, The Tropenmuseum, a new apartment building was set up, De Tropenpunt It consists out of twelve luxurious apartments, above an exposition space, bar and 14 mechanically organized indoor parking lots Its triangular location forms the new end of a 19th century building block Because of this shape, the apartments have a special floor plan, with light coming in from both sides Also in the façade we can recognize a special scheme with light: a mix of vertical and horizontal lines of dark stone, glass and aluminium The floors at the corner slightly overlap each other m² Contractor Designed by Erick van Egeraat Bouwbedrijf MJ de Nijs en Zn De Principaal, Amsterdam MI_MOA photo: Naomi Schiphorst East side of town: tram 9 and bus 22 stop at Linnaeusstraat 12

13 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Hoogtij KNSM laan LL Amsterdam At the southern entrance of the Java-eiland, the large housing project of the Swiss architects Diener and Diener, is divided into two parts and links Java (west) and KNSM (eastern part of the island) with each other Both are made out of red bricks, but differ in shape and size West is the larger of the two: Langhaus Langhaus has large gaps on each side of the block It is 8 stories high The lower part, on the east side, is called Hofhaus It is a square shaped block, with a restaurant and ateliers on the ground floor This project raised very different reactions: some find it the little ugly duckling of the island, others think this is a masterpiece since it is very quiet photo: Maarten Helle 2000 Diener & Diener HelleBeelden Tram 10 stops at the Azartplein 13

14 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Piraeus Levantkade MJ Amsterdam The masterplan for the conversion of KNSM-island consists of a central boulevard, along which large residential blocks are aligned, interspersed with some old buildings, such as a former harbour canteen Housing block Piraeus, recognizable from afar due to its sloping roof, measures 170 by 57 meters It comprises 330 apartments, commercial spaces, an underground parking garage and two enclosed public spaces It is wrapped around a 19th century office building, which now contains appartments The south side of Piraeus is 4 stories high, the north 8 The block counts 150 different types of apartments, 95 % of which are social housing All façades are different in rhythm, details and openings photo: Naomi Schiphorst 1994 Main designer, Artist Contractor Hans Kollhoff Rapp + Rapp Arno van der Mark Slokker Bouwmaatschappij bv De Doelen, woningbouwvereniging, Amsterdam MI_MOA Tram 10 to Azartplein Bus 41 / 42 to Azartplein 14

15 photo: ANA en / Rolf Bastiaans Multifunk Pieter Holmplein ZH Amsterdam This is multifunctionality at its best: apartments that can be offices and turned back into apartments Multifunk applies equally to both functions ANA s analyzed the needs for both: different floor heights, exits, entrances, construction - but especially the difference in installation requirements was a big tackle The solution lies in the absence of mechanical air-condition Sunscreens and blinds combined with natural ventilation through the façade made the deal The construction is integrated in the façade with columns in the centre of the building Glass roof parts together with gaps in the floors allow daylight to enter into the heart of the building Project is public! m² Structural engineer Contractor Project manager Services engineer Project manager ANA en DHV KBK Bouw Volendam Lingotto Vastgoed Wolf Dikken Adviseurs Ymere Lingotto Vastgoed photo: ANA en / Rolf Bastiaans Tram 26 with direction IJburg, stop at Stijgereiland 15

16 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Rietlanden Rietlandpark DT Amsterdam Five metallic housing-towers mark the entrance of the Piet-Hein tunnel in the Eastern Docklands They look like large guards The towers contain 156 apartments, of which 36 are social rent Several have outside space, like a loggia, a balcony or terrace At the ground floor are commercial spaces and offices and the entrances to the apartments From here the parking garage is entered On the roof of the parking a basketball field is made This forms a podium in between the towers photo: Naomi Schiphorst m² Contractor Roof & facade consultant Venhoeven CS Ingenieursgroep Van Rossum BDA Groep Woningstichting Zomers Buiten Amsterdam Venhoeven_CS_s Tram 10 stop at Rietlandpark 16

17 photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott Parkrand Dr Colijnstraat CP Amsterdam The neighbourhood Geuzenveld is located in the western garden cities of Amsterdam There is plenty of public space available but most of these green spaces lack grandeur The project is regarded to be a 'key-operation within the urban renewal of Geuzeveld-Slotermeer The building should provide an iconographic quality to the neighbourhood which it was lacking before The housing block is situated at the edge of a park and consists out of 5 towers, positioned on a deck, carrying a two level roof plate The positioning of the towers provides a clear view from all apartments to the park Because of the holes, or empty spaces in-between, the dwellings behind the big block also still have a view on the park The title of the project - Parkrand means park-edge photo: Bjorn Utpott Developer MVRDV Kristal Het Oosten Bjorn_Utpott The Geuzenveld neighbourhood is west of the city centre of Amsterdam Tram line 13 takes you from the Central Train Station to the neighbourhood Geuzenveld Stop at Dhr H Colijnstraat You can also take bus number 21 and 192 from the centre Stop at Dhr H Colijnstraat 17

18 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd WOZOCO Reimerswaalstraat AE Amsterdam This housing for elderly people is probably one of the most published architecture projects of its times and also from Holland Its very powerful image is the result of urban policy: the architects couldn't place all the 100 apartments in a linear building, because there was a height restriction Thus the overhang volumes: all the apartments that couldn't fit into the linear volume where hang on the northern side, with a east-west orientation photo: Dirk Verwoerd m² Structural engineer Contractor Structural engineer MVRDV Arup Intervam Noordwest Pieters Bouwtechniek Woningbouwvereniging Het Oosten (Stadgenoot) stefan_tuchila Bus 23; from Central Station bus 19 and 64 The interior is not open for the public 18

19 photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott Vinoly tower Mahlerlaan LS Amsterdam The Viñoly tower is part of the Mahler 4 complex on the Amsterdam Zuidas (south-axe) This is the first project Viñoly completed in Europe Next to this tower, the complex consists out of office buildings by Toyo Ito, Michael Graves, en Cie and Skidmore, Owings & Merill The overall masterplan was designed by Dutch architect Pi de Bruijn of the en Cie The construction of this 91m high tower if made out of steel, with a concrete core for stability Very recognizable characteristics of this building are the carved flight stairs and the prominent façade-profiles The Dutch designing counterpart was Van den Oever, Zaaijer & partners m² Main designer, Structural engineer Structural engineer Rafael Vinoly s van den Oever, Zaaijer & Partners architecten Deerns Raadgevende Ingenieurs Ingenieursgroep Van Rossum ING Real Estate Bjorn_Utpott photo: Norbert van Onna Take the train, or the subway to the WTC trainstation Mahler4 is situated at the best site on the A10 ring road, with easy access from two exits (S108 and S109) There are optimal traffic facilities, most of which will be at underground level in future Close to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, with the high speed train on the doorstep By tram it s only a short ride to the Dam or Amstelveen There are plenty of parking places (capacity for 1,950 cars, underground) 19

20 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Bjorn Utpott ING House Amstelveenseweg KL Amsterdam A streamlined shape in anodized aluminum and glass, ING House is constructed like a table on sixteen steel legs They stand freely on pins in large concrete blocks in the ground, a technique used in bridge building On top of this table, the floors were built The belly of the building on the second floor thus rises to the level of the highway Ground level is below the highway About half of the total office space (20,000 m2) is reserved for flexible work stations There are fewer work stations than staff members (500) ING House also has a lobby, an auditorium with 250 seats and adjacent foyer, a restaurant, reception areas, a library and several meeting rooms The six inner gardens in the building are a totally integrated part of the office design The building is designed to save energy by the double skin and the specially controlled installations photo: Dirk Verwoerd m² Main designer, Interior architect Structural engineer Project manager Services engineer MVSA s Ontwerpgroep Trude Hooykaas Aronsohn IPMMC Vastgoed Van Heugten ING Real Estate Bjorn_Utpott It is possible to bike from Amsterdam Central to the building (30-45 min), which is located just in the Zuidas area south west of Amsterdam Or take the Metro and get off at Amstelveenseweg The building is about 5 minutes walk away from that station 20

21 photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Maarten Helle Booster Station South Spaklerweg 1099 BB Amsterdam One of four new booster sewage pumping stations is situated in an industrial area in the city s Zuideramstel district, on the corner of a busy junction and right next to a railway viaduct The building contains 3 pumps, a high- and low-tension unit, a traveling crane and pipes Because the stainless steel façade is stretched like a tight skin around this minimal programme, the building looks like a streamlined science fiction sculpture Almost like a spaceship The incoming and outgoing pipes, together with the ventilation grilles, are exposed to view on the side of the road and contribute to the booster station s aerodynamic appearance photo: Bjorn Utpott m² Structural engineer Contractor GROUP A ABT JP van Eesteren DWR Waternet Bjorn_Utpott You can not enter the building, or visit the interior, but the exterior is 24/7 visible from the street Subway 53, 54 stop at Van de Madeweg 21

22 photo: Naomi Schiphorst Depot Scheepvaart Museum Kattenburgerstraat JA Amsterdam Hidden behind a long closed brick wall stands this awkward looking titanium shape It is a pity passing pedestrians can never reach the other side of the wall The terrain is part of the Marine Etablissement, a secured naval complex in the centre of Amsterdam, and closed for the public All this enhances the air of secrecy around it The building by Liesbeth van der Pol is designed to house the collection of the Maritime Museum, next door It has no windows and is completely encased in titanium, to protect the valuable objects inside form light and exposure to the outside elements There is one possibility to visit this building: when you are studying or scientifically investigating a marine-related subject, and are in need of an object, map, photo or book that is part of the collection, you can make an appointment with the Scheepvaart Museum to obtain permission photo: Naomi Schiphorst m² Structural engineer Contractor Dok en Rijksgebouwen Dienst JP van Eesteren Rijksgebouwen Dienst Naomi Take bus 42 from central station to KSNM-Laan Stop at Kattenburgerstraat 22

23 photo: Gijs photo: Gijs Toyo Ito Gustav Mahlerplein MS Amsterdam The tower Toyo Ito (the building is named after its designer) is part of the Mahler 4 complex on the international business centre the Zuidas in Amsterdam Together with its neighbor Viñoly it is one of the most striking and recognizable buildings so far The building has several glass windows or holes in it The idea behind these voids is to enter the outside life into the building and to add light and space to the interior The first 6 floors are mainly occupied with offices, for the 370 employees The upper floors, in the second part of the building are reserved for meeting rooms This way the employees can reach their workspace faster, while meetings are held in the most elevated spaces m² Main designer, Interior architect Technical engineer Toyo Ito Ontwerpgroep Trude Hooykaas Deerns Raadgevende Ingenieurs ING Real Estate Gijs photo: Gijs 23

24 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Silodam Silodam AL Amsterdam The Housing Silo is situated on the IJ River, at the tip of the pier, next to two former grain warehouses (silos) that have been converted into housing The 157 apartments, business units and public spaces, in the Housing Silo, are compressed within a 10 storey high and 20 meters deep urban envelope The apartments, rental and owner in different sizes, are stacked, legible on the façade, each of which is expressed differently The aim of mixing functions spatially (commercial units and semi-public spaces were not to be confined automatically to ground level but distributed throughout the complex) has not been realized All commercial units have been gathered in a clearly recognisable volume At the west side is a shared roof terrace for residents, and small boats can moor between the columns underneath photo: Bjorn Utpott m² Contractor Structural engineer Structural engineer MVRDV Bouwbedrijf MJ de Nijs en Zn Cauberg-Huygen Pieters Bouwtechniek Rabo Vastgoed, De Principaal BV MI_MOA For more info about excursions in the Silodam (Costs: 3 Euro pp) or to make an appointment, please mail to: excursie at silodamorg Requests should be made 2 weeks prior to the requested excursion date Tram 3, stop at Planciusstraat / Zoutkeetsgracht, cross the bridge, go right, into the Barentszstraat Go to the end of the street, and then go left, onto the Barentszplein At the trafficlights, walk straight on, towards the Silodam Bus 48 from Central Station to stop Westerdoksdijk / Van Diemenstraat 24

25 photo: Martin Alberts photo: Naomi Schiphorst Nemo Oosterdok VX Amsterdam NEMO is a science museum for children, located on a small plot in the old port of Amsterdam It is built on top of the IJtunnel, which connects Amsterdam Noord with the city centre Surrounded by water, the building has the shape of a ship s bow and a green copper façade The public roof is designed as a large grandstand and acts as a public piazza, offering a beautiful view over the old town photo: Wikipedia - Gamekeeper Project is public! 1997 Contractor Renzo Piano BAM Nederlands Instituut voor Nijverheid en Techniek (NINT) MI_MOA Tuesday to Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM During Dutch school holidays and in June, July and August open every day Closed: New Years Day, 27 April (Kingsday), 25 December (Christmas) From Amsterdam Central Station, it is a five-minute walk to NEMO Leave the station on the south side and then turn left 25

26 photo: Bjorn Utpott Binnenhof & Gelderhof Arent Janszoon Ernststraat LT Amsterdam Around a public square a new housing complex is combined with two schools, kindergarten, several community functions, a small theatre and an underground parking The street façades of the houses have vertical stripes, of stone and glass Through this pattern diagonal white stripes are drawn The façades on the public square side have a warmer look with red panels and glass The multifunctional centre combines several public functions in an optimal setting and each user has a personal identity in the whole complex All users were consulted during the process and had influence in the design Erick van Egeraat s were initially commissioned to design the building, and cooperated in this project up to the preliminary design After that, Hillen & Roosen - the project developer - took over photo: Bjorn Utpott Project is public! m² Contractor Designed by Erick van Egeraat Hillen & Roosen Stadsdeel Zuideramstel, Hillen & Roosen Bjorn_Utpott From Central Station take subway 51 to De Boelelaan VU Then walk for another 9 min along the Buitenveldertselaan, and go left into the Arent Janszoon Ernststraat 26

27 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Naomi Schiphorst Studenthousing Oslofjordweg Ms Oslofjordweg SL Amsterdam On the former NDSM-wharf, an industrial area, now transformed into a new-media park with upcoming events and creative companies, these 380 living-cabins have temporarily been placed for students The containers will stay here (at least) until 2010 Each box has its own services like a kitchen, bathroom, toilet, tv-connection and internet, measuring 24 m2 One box costs about 350 euro to rent, all inclusive The students have a larger communal space for parties, gatherings, or, just to get together Another shared facility is the wash-space, to do the laundry, and a container for garbage The ferry-boat takes the students to the Central Train station According to the Duwo, "there really is no need to take the boat to the centre," the next-door IJ-halls offer several different activities, parties and large festivals The former ship-yard hall has a large skate-ramp with bars, restaurants, and even MTV has found its new headquarters in one of the halls next door photo: Dirk Verwoerd Project is public! 2005 Contractor Te Kiefte en Plegt-Vos Stichting DUWO Naomi You can visit the public places in between the boxes If you want to enter them, you could try your luck and ask one of the inhabitants From the Central Train station take the (free) ferry-boat to the most western-stop there is to the NDSM-werf Is't a 2 minute walk from there 27

28 photo: Piotr Krajewski Living Tomorrow Holterbergweg Amsterdam Living Tomorrow is a temporary building The project gives an insight in the most innovative technologies that could be integrated in future daily life and working environments The aim to be the most innovative means that five years after the opening, the building will be demolished It is expected that in 2007 all things exhibited and integrated in the building will be out of date and probably already part of the daily life In the pavilion visitors can get acquainted with the products and services, which can enhance the quality of living or working in the near future On the ground floor the entrance, auditorium, event hall, exhibition room, administration and kitchen are located On the four levels above, more exhibition rooms, a small restaurant and other secondary facilities are situated Public access unknown! m² UNStudio Mr Beliën pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski The building was closed for the public in June

29 photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Maarten Helle Cancer Center Amsterdam De Boelelaan HZ Amsterdam The Cancer Center Amsterdam (CCA) is part of and built in the direct vicinity of the VU Medical Centre (VUmc) It is an academical cancer expertise centre for research and treatment The CCA is financed mainly through private means and therefore built their semi-permanent housing with prefabricated building units that look like stacked containers The building has 7 storeys, each covering some 1425 m2 The whole complex was built within a year The team of project members supported the CCA by delivering the building system and their services for cost-price Contractor MVRDV De Meeuw Bouwsystemen Cancer Center Amsterdam Bjorn_Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott The closest train station is Zuid-WTC, from which it is about 15 minutes walking You can also take tram/subway 50 to the stop at Amstelveenseweg From here it's about 10 minutes walking Tram 16 and 24 leave from Central Station and stop directly at the Vumc 29

30 photo: Hans Fonk photo: Hans Fonk MTV Networks Benelux Neveritaweg WC Amsterdam In March 2007, MTV Networks moved to the NDSM area on the north bank of the IJ, in Amsterdam Previously based in Bussum, North Holland, the move signals a boost for creative business; one of the main aims in the economic policy of the City of Amsterdam The former industrial dock buildings on the eastern side of the NDSM are home to several media-related businesses, the area was subsequently renamed MediaWharf QuA Associates transformed the interior of the former factory into a spectacular multimedia workplace, where 180 people will be employed The concept for the interior design aims to respect the original architecture of the building as much as possible The 5000 sq m building includes studios, control room, edit-suites, offices for the various stations and a restaurant for all divisions of MTV Networks Max van Aerschot architects take credit for the exterior of the building photo: Hans Fonk Project is public! Main designer, Interior architect QuA Associates Max van Aerschot en Media Wharf Boat: Every half hour a free boat leaves from the Central Station on the south bank, to the north (only accessible by bike or foot) Bus: Take line 35 in front of Central Station towards Molenwijk Stop at Atatürk Or take line 91 & 94 from the backside of the Central Station, stop at the Klaprozenweg 30

31 photo: Jeroen Musch photo: Jeroen Musch Huys Afrika Residential Building Vemenplein AT Amsterdam The new Huys Afrika residential building has been designed as a periscope that overlooks the old Afrika warehouse in the direction of the river, with respect to the cruise ship terminal The entrance to the new Afrika warehouse has been formed by maximizing the integration of living and working, as well as the creation of a mix between old and new The façade is made of rust-coloured, prefabricated concrete elements that form a 'fabric' in order to emphasise the sculptural properties of the volume The northern façade, which faces the river, has been tilted up and is in its entirety constructed of glass This double façade forms a barrier to the noisy ships Due to the disturbing noise levels from the adjacent railway line, the other façades are to be made of extra thick glazed elements The newly placed columns interact with the existing ones in a manner by which the building's proportions are retained, thus doing justice to this monument photo: Jeroen Musch KCAP s & Planners Heijmans IBC Property Development KCAP 31

32 photo: Dan Bagnall photo: Bjorn Utpott Arcam Prins Hendrikkade VX Amsterdam The building of local architecture centre Arcam is compact and sculptural It contains three storeys, interconnected by voids The offices are situated on the top storey On street level are the exhibition space and information desk, and on water level is a space for small-scale events and group receptions The blob-shaped building is clad with coated aluminium strips, folded over the roof On the waterside, the building is cut open to reveal its interior behind a large glass façade photo: Dirk Verwoerd Project is public! m² René van Zuuk Architekten Stedelijke Woningdienst Amsterdam Naomi Tuesday - Sunday: hr Free entrance Closed on Easter Day, Kingsday, Whit Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Second Day of Christmas and on New Year's Eve You can find ARCAM at the Prins Hendrikkade 600 between NEMO and the Maritime Museum From the Amsterdam-Central Station it is a 15 minutes walk to ARCAM With public transport it is possible to take bus 22 from Amsterdam Central Station, stop: Kadijksplein The Museum boat has a stop near ARCAM: stop 6 Parking is possible in Markenhoven or at Artis (the Zoo) 32

33 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd The Rock Claude Debussylaan MD Amsterdam The Erick van Egeraat office tower, also known as The Rock, is part of an expressive high-rise urban development south of Amsterdam, named Zuidas Located in the proximity of the city centre and with direct access to the urban network of public transport and highways, the project incorporates the potential of this unique location The ambitious programming of a vibrant, high-density mixture of offices, housing, retail and public space, designed by 9 international architects, all contribute to an exceptional development of metropolitan scale The urban concept for this location as developed by De Architekten Cie, is based on a vertical layering structure with the anatomical analogy of legs, torso and head The Erick van Egeraat office tower challenges this masterplan further and proposes to create an explicit tactile and emotional experience out of the stacked block structure Both an innovative composition of shifted volumes and a transformation from a light to heavy materialisation photo: Dirk Verwoerd m², Interior architect Project manager Developer Designed by Erick van Egeraat IPMMC IPMMC Vastgoed Mahler4 de Brauw Blackstone Westbroek 33

34 photo: Jeroen Meijer photo: Jeroen Meijer RAI Elicium Europaplein GZ Amsterdam The RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre is to be extended with a new building, Elicium (from Elysium, meaning a delightful place) Its lower component, the Expo Foyer or 'Ballroom', hovers 5 metres above street level and is attached to the existing complex on both sides by aerial walkways This creates a circuit or perimeter walk, transforming the old forecourt into an 'enclosed garden' Shifted up half a storey alongside the Expo Foyer are five congress halls; these are spatially linked but can be used separately The Ballroom is a single large column-free space that may be divided up using sliding partitions A seven-storey stack rises above the congress halls Elicium puts the RAI in a better position to attract large multi-day international events and gives it a bold new front Public access unknown! m² Benthem Crouwel Architekten Amsterdam RAI jpmm photo: Bjorn Utpott 34

35 photo: Luuk Kramer photo: Luuk Kramer Van Gogh Museum Paulus Potterstraat CX Amsterdam The main building of the Van Gogh Museum is located at the Paulus Potterstraat, and was the first building of the museum, where both the collection was house and the varying expositions took place Now this part is only used for the presentation of the permanent collection The building was designed in by Dutch architect and furniture designer Gerrit Rietveld After he died, his companions completed the building Rietveld was an important member of De Stijl, a group of progressive artiest and architects who where active during the 1920s and published their own magazine From his modernist vision, Rietveld emphasized in his designs on the geometric shapes with light and open spaces The most striking part of this museum are the stairs in the central hall The daylight enters the hall from above, through the large hall and pours into the adjacent galleries Project is public! 1973 Gerrit Rietveld Van Gogh Museum MI_MOA photo: Luuk Kramer Museum: daily hr, Friday until 22 hr Buy your ticket online, to skip the large waiting cues The Van Gogh Museum is parked at the Museumplein in Amsterdam, in-between the Rijksmuseum the Stedelijk Museum From Central Station take tram 2 (direction Nieuw Sloten) or 5 (direction Amstelveen Binnenhof) stop at Van Baerlestraat From train Station Zuid WTC take tram 5 (direction Centraal Station) and stop at Van Baerlestraat Or take tram 3 or 12 and stop at Van Baerlestraat, or bus 145, 170 & 172 and stop at Museumplein 35

36 photo: Maarten Helle photo: Naomi Schiphorst UVA Dek Sarphatistraat GD Amsterdam These student houses are pretty small: 35 to 55 m2 To compensate their lack of physical space they get a large window on the street The windows are set, not in a conventional matrix, but move from side to side The ground floor is reserved for commercial space and large entrée halls with big glass façades The choice of materials is based upon the old monumental canal-facing warehouses The glass windows are enclosed with metal, a modern version of the wooden frames surrounding the windows on the canal houses The brick is painted black This way the façade is perceived as a flat stretch instead of separate bricks This is an effect often seen at the canals in Amsterdam photo: Naomi Schiphorst m² Claus en Kaan en Woonstichting De Key, De Principaal, Amsterdam MI_MOA tram 10 and 7 and subway 53 stop at Weesperplein 36

37 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Passenger Terminal Amsterdam Piet Heinkade BR Amsterdam The Passenger Terminal Amsterdam (PTA) was the first completed building in the regeneration master plan for the revitalization of the Eastern Docklands Big cruise-ships can moore at the large terminal in walking distance from the city centre, next to the Music Building and Movenpick Hotel It houses a combination of functions: large meeting spaces, a touring car terminal, offices, a conference centre and an underground parking garage While in high season foreign visitors are welcomed, in low season the building is used for events, large commercial happenings, exhibitions and conferences The PTA is a joint venture between NS Stations (Dutch Railway Stations) and the Harbour of Amsterdam London architecture firm HOK provided it with a wave-like shape for the nautical look photo: Naomi Schiphorst Project is public! m² Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc (HOK) BOAG Bouw Advies Groep BV Gemeentelijk Havenbedrijf Amsterdam Project manager MI_MOA The Passenger Terminal is aprox 15 minutes walking from Central Station Tram 26 from Central Station stops at the Music Building on the IJ, next-door 37

38 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Movenpick Hotel Piet Heinkade BR Amsterdam wwwmoevenpick-amsterdamcom This 65 m high, four-star hotel counts 410 rooms and features a touring car terminal, an underground parking garage and several conference rooms On top of a red ceramic-clad plinth, which runs through to the Passenger Terminal, stands the nine-storey hotel tower The façade of the hotel is made out of horizontal strips of glass, granite, marble and white concrete Due to the stripe pattern and the materials, the façade is unusually abstract: neither the floors nor the function can be read from outside Project is public! m² Claus en Kaan en Amplan Vastgoed MI_MOA photo: Naomi Schiphorst 24/7 Tram

39 photo: Luuk Kramer photo: Luuk Kramer Loftice De Ruyterkade AB Amsterdam With the development of the South Bank of the IJ, Amsterdam is rapidly acquiring a big new inner city area The small strip of ware and trading houses at the Ruyterkade still has its old historical flair This new office fills a left over gap It has two faces In keeping with the adjoining buildings, the front façade has an imposing character with a stone plinth and a glazed elevation The back is more closed with silver and dark blue profiled steel plates It has a large floor hanging over the railway tracks In between these two is a large glass atrium By its external shape, it is to produce a symbolic link across the railway track joining the old town and river The inside organization is reminiscent of the neo-classical canal house When viewed from a travelling train, the building seems to change its colour from silver to dark blue The name is a fusion of loft and office It reflects the idea of large, open and attractive space of the work environment m² Services engineer Contractor Bastiaan Jongerius ABT Slavenburg Rami Exploitatiemaatschappij bv bastiaanjongerius photo: Luuk Kramer Just behind and next to Central Station, Amsterdam 39

40 photo: Luis Monteiro photo: Luis Monteiro Nescio Bridge Buitenkerkerweg 1095 KL Amsterdam This cycle and pedestrian bridge is the longest in the, spanning the busy Rijn Kanaal in the IJburg district of Amsterdam The result of a close collaboration between architects and engineers, the bridge provides a vital connection for residents of IJburg, a suburb built on recently reclaimed land east of the city, with the Diemerpark at the mainland With its slender form, the bridge slots elegantly into its surroundingsthe bridge has a clear span of 170 m, providing the 10 cm clearance necessary for boats on the canal below The long approaches at either end have e a shallow gradient for cyclists and other bridge users Curved in plan, the bridge is designed to sit elegantly within the reclaimed landscape and to respect its unique ecological habitats A unique feature of this first suspension bridge in the is that the deck is suspended on one side only It is also Wilkinson Eyre s first project in the country photo: Bjorn Utpott Project is public! 2005 Structural engineer Wilkinson Eyre s Arup City of Amsterdam Bjorn_Utpott 24/7 Take tram 26 to IJburg, or tram 9 to Diemen 40

41 photo: Het Funen Park photo: Het Funen Park The Funen Park Funenpark AK Amsterdam This is an innovative urban development concept that combines living and working in high city-centre densities with sufficient green space on Het Funen, a former industrial zone on the edge of Amsterdam s city centre It is a concept that incorporates the qualities of diverse typologies: the construction of perimeter blocks along two sides, with a novel interpretation of the garden city model to their rear The perimeter blocks shelter the inner grounds and simultaneously serve as a noise baffler for the railway behind them The inner space is composed of a park landscape with a great diversity of smaller building types, each with a distinctive identity and programme These Hidden Delights were designed by various architects The contributing architects are: de Architekten Cie, De architectengroep, NL s, Geurts en Schulze, Claus en Kaan architecten, DKV Architekten, Architektenburo L Lafour & R Wijk, Van Sambeek en Van Veen architecten photo: Gemeente Amsterdam Project is public! m², Urban planner de Architekten Cie IBC Het Funen Park, Almere MI_MOA Take bus 22 from the Central Station to the Indische Buurt Stop at Oostenburgergracht Walk in the direction the bus is heading, and cross the street at the first crossing, this is the Cruquiuskade At the other side of the railwaytracks you've reached the Funen Park 41

42 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Detroit Oostelijke Handelskade Purperhoedenveem HE Amsterdam On a former warehouse site in the Eastern Harbour Area this large black brick block houses 82 luxurious apartments and 1650 m2 office space Rental prices includes all extras, in a building where everything is made to please, save time and to ensure spare time is free of all cares An indoor swimming pool and sauna, health club and private parking are just part of the ordinary extras In Detroit its the small things that mater Laundry machines on the first floor, super-fast cleaning, saving time and space, since no laundry room is required in your own apartment Lights and sun blinds can be adjusted and arranged on a touch screen Shopping with your fingertips and finding them in your personal refrigerator / safe box after work Guests can stay in the luxury hotel rooms, and as you lock your apartment, the elevator automatically arrives Ahh photo: Naomi Schiphorst Building costs consultant Services engineer Services engineer Contractor Services engineer Structural engineer AWG en VVG Viac Temid raadgevende ingenieurs Midreth Huygen adviseurs Cumae Vesteda MI_MOA Detroit is just 10 min walking form Central Station Or take tram 26 to IJburg and stop at Kattenburgerstraat 42

43 photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott 8 villas Lisdoddelaan KA Amsterdam The urban design drawn up by Bosch s for the Small Rietisland on IJburg, provides for 140 luxury dwellings, most of which are to be designed and built as individual homes by the owners themselves, and some as a cluster Within the scheme, Bosch s designed a cluster of 8 villas, characterized by dark concrete façade elements, interspersed with white stucco and glass Each villa is designed as an elongated box containing the living room as an enclosed, introverted space on the south side Two patios provide daylight in the elongated space A staircase in the middle leas to the first floor where there is a sunroom with glass on all sides on top of a grass-covered roof A second staircase leads to a closed turret room with round portholes, which provide a view of the surrounding area, Diemerpark and cloud filled skies In 2006 Bosch merged with Van den Oever Zaaijer & partners architects photo: Bjorn Utpott 2005 Main designer, Contractor Bosch s van den Oever, Zaaijer & Partners architecten Moes Bouwgroep IJburger Maatschappij Bjorn_Utpott Tram 26 to IJburg, stop at Diemerparklaan 43

44 photo: Jan de Vries photo: Jan de Vries INIT Jacob Bontiusplaats PL Amsterdam This Multi-company building occupies a central position in the inner-city Oostenburgereiland industrial estate which has been earmarked for redevelopment The size (approx 90 by 190 metres and some 19 metres high), the no-nonsense detailing and materials (concrete, steel, glass), and the neutral Manhattan grid of internal streets give the building an industrial character One-third of the total gross floor area of m2 is in use on the two lowest levels as a depot for the city sanitation department This underworld has been topped by a second ground level above which there are three floors of lettable business premises, car parking and collective facilities Two wide streets and, at right angles to these, three alleyways containing vertical circulation and sanitary units, divide the building into twelve blocks The façade has a double glass skin capable of acting as an information carrier for advertising and suchlike photo: Jan de Vries Project is public! 2004 Building physics consultant Structural engineer Groosman Cauberg-Huygen DHV Heijmans Vastgoed Groosman 44

45 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: architour Borneo Sporenburg Bridges Panamakade AX Amsterdam Two red steel bridges span the water between the residential islands Sporenburg and Borneo The pedestrian bridge is very high and designed as an architectural walk, taking pedestrians to a height where they have a spectacular view over the surrounding patio houses and also allowing sail boats to access a small marina The lower bridge at the opposite end of the harbour is made for disabled persons, buggies and bikes photo: Matthijs Borghgraef Project is public! 2000 Landscape architect West 8 Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Amsterdam Naomi 24/7 in public space The nicest way to go to the Eastern Docklands, is to take the boat from the Central Station to the Java-island It leaves from behind the central station, at pier 7 It's a free ride, and takes about 10 min, to the head of the Java-island From there it's about 15 min walking to the KNSM-island and 20 min to Sporenburg and Borneo 45

46 photo: Bastiaan Vlierboom photo: Bastiaan Vlierboom Borneo Sling P Dijkstraplein WE Amsterdam At the end of a row-housing with patios and an internal corridor with garages, this 3 storey apartment block is made by using the ending of the concrete tunnel structure The concrete tunnel construction is a very common way to built series of row-housing in the This project is an atypical solution to the inevitably end of such a row The block of dwellings has been cut of at the end of the line, and here 3 spacious apartments with terraces have been built The apartments have their façade over the full width of the block, giving them a panoramic view over the IJ The space in-between the balconies is filled with several glazed rooms, executed in different colors, symbolizing the functions and giving the spectator a view of what could be inside photo: Christian Richters m² Main designer, De engroep search Smit's Bouwbedrijf Bastiaan_E_Vlierboom The the Borneo Bus 43 from Central Station to the island Walk all the way to the end of the island 46

47 photo: City of Amsterdam, Archives photo: Projectbureau IJburg IJburg IJburglaan CE Amsterdam The first design for this new-land-neighbourhood dates from 1965, when Van den Broek and Bakema designed a City on the island Pampus, inside the lake the IJmeer In the eighties the province of North Holland once again saw possibilities for reclaiming land in this former sea, next to Amsterdam After 1990 the first urban plans were made for (the now still targeted) 18,000 houses IN 1996 the final decision was made to start the process of developing one of Amsterdam s largest housing expansions The city designed the infrastructure and public space and allocated the different plots to all kinds of buildings: private investors, individuals, large corporate housing developers, developers etc 30% Of all houses will be social rent, another 30% is private property and 40 % will be rented to middle-class incomes The seven reclaimed land islands are developed in phases and during 2007 the first part Steigereiland will not even be finished yet photo: Dirk Verwoerd Project is public! m² Urban planner Project Bureau IJburg Dienst Ruimtelijke Ordening Amsterdam Naomi 24/7 urban plan public transport: Tram 26 from central station Bus 37 and 245 Nightbus 359 Car: take exit S 114 from ring-way east Amsterdam, go right at the traffic lights and cros the white bridge: you are now on IJburg Or rent a bike, from the city centre 47

48 photo: Bjorn Utpott Waternet Spaklerweg BA Amsterdam The Water Management and Sewerage Service is the ' first wastewater chain company The Waternet Double Tower head office now stands at a bend in the River Amstel in Amsterdam The open workplace, social space, the building as urban object, the building's capacity to accept change, and Structuralism are themes found throughout Hertzberger's office designs A number of bridges link the two tower components, forging them into a single organic and organizational whole This happens most literally at the eighth and ninth storey Here is the building's heart, where a restaurant and a meeting centre with a large congress hall, a foyer and a café will draw to them all those working in the building This is the place with the best views It is also the most arresting part of the building seen from outside, certainly when lit up at night Each storey has a straight side ideal for furnishing with traditional office rooms, and a curved side inviting a more open planning photo: Bjorn Utpott m² Structural engineer Contractor Herman Hertzberger Royal Haskoning Ballast Nedam Dienst Waterbeheer en Riolering Waternet Bjorn_Utpott At walking distance from Spakleweg-station To reach this stop, take Subway line 51, 53 or 54 From Amstel Station its about 10 min walking 48

49 photo: Jannes Linders photo: Jannes Linders Van Gogh Museum Exposition wing Paulus Potterstraat CX Amsterdam The exposition wing of the Van Gogh Museum is designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa He is mainly known for his original design for several Japanese museum, and for the airport in Kuala Lumpur Characteristic for his work is the use of simple geometric shapes, like cones, ellipses and squares The buildings embody the symbioses between the eastern and western principles of philosophy and architecture For the extension to the Van Gogh museum he started with a very sober design, which joins the existing museum perfectly The rational (western) geometry joins the eastern asymmetry photo: Jannes Linders Project is public! 1999 Kisho Kurokawa Van Gogh Museum MI_MOA Museum: daily hr, Friday until 22 hr Buy your ticket online, to skip the large waiting cues The Van Gogh Museum is parked at the Museumplein in Amsterdam, in-between the Rijksmuseum the Stedelijk Museum From Central Station take tram 2 (direction Nieuw Sloten) or 5 (direction Amstelveen Binnenhof) stop at Van Baerlestraat From train Station Zuid WTC take tram 5 (direction Centraal Station) and stop at Van Baerlestraat Or take tram 3 or 12 and stop at Van Baerlestraat, or bus 145, 170 & 172 and stop at Museumplein 49

50 photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Mieke Vullings Kraanspoor Ms Oslofjordweg 1033 SL Amsterdam The eye-catcher of the development of Amsterdam's Northern IJ-Oever is the unique Kraanspoor project It is one of the first projects to be realized in this new development area 'River IJ North Bank', which will be turned into a new combined living and working area Ontwerpgroep Trude Hooykaas designed a 3-story building with over 10,000 m² unique working space with a phenomenal view on the river IJ It is build on a historic concrete structure, with the first working floor 15 metres high Kraanspoor displayes the interaction between industrial heritage and state-of-the-art architecture as no other One of the most remarkable features of Kraanspoor is the completely transparent climate façade with double glazing photo: Mieke Vullings m² Structural engineer Contractor Building costs consultant Roof & facade consultant Services engineer Associate architect Project manager Building physics consultant Ontwerpgroep Trude Hooykaas Aronsohn Bouwcombinatie Bot - De Nijs Caltek Facade Consulting & Engineering Huygen adviseurs INBO Kats en Waalwijk Groep Lichtveld Buis & Partners ING Real Estate Development MI_MOA You can take the ferry-boat from Central Station 50

51 photo: Allard van der Hoek photo: Allard van der Hoek Nieuw Peil Nicolaas Ruychaverstraat 1067 NH Amsterdam The main thrust of the regeneration of Dutch post-war housing estates is demolition and new-build Thus far, few of the interventions have taken much account of the context and the particular identity of these neighbourhoods, which has resulted in dissonant building types and the introduction of shapes, colours and materials that sit oddly with the characteristic, simple modern architecture The apartment building that Roberto Meyer and Jeroen van Schooten realized in Amsterdam-West differs from this generality precisely because it does not deviate fundamentally from what stood there before it and to some extent still stands around it The chief difference is the radiant presence in a setting that is dominated by grey and brown The concrete block with white granite aggregate and the glass balconies lend distinction to an apartment building containing low and medium-priced rental units It is a radiant signal that a better future is at hand photo: Allard van der Hoek 2006 MVSA s Nieuw Peil (De Key/Principaal) Hans_Ibelings Tram 13 stops just in front of the building 51

52 photo: Norbert van Onna photo: Gijs WTC Tower H Zuidplein 1077 XV Amsterdam KPF architects were commissioned to renew and partly replace the existing complex of four towers, connected at ground level by an uninspiring and outdated podium The podium was demolished, replacing it with a number of new structures under a 300m x 100m curved lightweight roof Part of the renovation includes a new sixteen-story tower looking over the busy A10 motorway The structure houses highly serviced office space and a double height dealing room Timber screens and coloured panels, set behind a glazed skin, add a rich texture and warm appearance to the façade m² Structural engineer Kohn Pedersen Fox Ingenieursgroep Van Rossum ING Real Estate Gijs photo: Norbert van Onna You can visit the ground floor lobby, which contains a restaurant and bar Take the train to Amsterdam Zuid train station, or the subway to the same stop Make sure to go the the northern exit 52

53 photo: John Lewis Marshall photo: John Lewis Marshall Hervormd Lyceum West Hemsterhuisstraat JX Amsterdam The use of light in architecture has long been confined to the interior where it remained largely invisible to passers-by Tangram s have succeeded in abolishing the barrier between the illuminated inner world of the building and the city outside with their translucent extension of a secondary school The architects wanted their extension to give new impetus to the school as a whole and to the use of the outdoor space around it Colour and light are crucial ingredients for the new wing and give the school a new identity The lighting, integrated with the internal walls, ceilings and furniture, defines routes through the building and its different functions At night the multicoloured areas of light lend the gardens and the school yard a theatrical quality photo: John Lewis Marshall Public access unknown! 2006 Contractor TANGRAM Architekten Bouwbedrijf MJ de Nijs en Zn Stichting Ceder Groep Kirsten_Hannema 53

54 photo: Daria Scagliola photo: Daria Scagliola OZW De Boelelaan HV Amsterdam The OZW health care and well-being training institute is a new landmark for the architectural landscape of the VU University It embodies an innovative training concept that combines intermediate and higher level vocational training programmes and university programmes The softly shaped brick walls that bring to mind the Amsterdam School are in keeping with the nature of the training programmes The window spacing emphasizes the main outlines of the exterior and immediately draws attention to the transparency and vitality of the interior: a playful combination of training centres around atria From the south side, the atria gradually and diagonally lend access to the facilities From the base, one can see al the way up to the sixth floor The utility core is incorporated in the 'back bone' The private offices are at the far ends of the building The public base is transparent and the mysterious volume of the lecture hall inside catches the eye photo: Daria Scagliola Project is public! m² Jeanne Dekkers uur Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam jeannedekkers 54

55 photo: Rien van Rijthoven photo: Rob Hoekstra Zouthavenbrug Piet Heinkade BR Amsterdam The new concert hall Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ is the figurehead on the bow of the Amsterdam Eastern Docklands The nautical character of the location is enhanced by connecting the building with the mainland by a bridge that is inspired by a gangplank Next door the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam welcomes cruise ships and offers a short walk to the canal boat marina under the bridge As befits a real gangplank, the bridge slopes somewhat askew from the quay to the entrance The only thing visible above the bridge deck are the railings on both sides which incorporate the lighting Underneath, a steel construction of 200 feet long and weighing almost 220 tons supports the bridge It's like a spinal column with 21 trusses that are kept in place by tension cables below During fabrication and after installation full-scale vibration tests determined the position and calibration of shock absorbers They assure that the bridge is firmly in place photo: Rien van Rijthoven Project is public! Structural engineer Hans van Heeswijk architecten Ingenieursbureau Amsterdam Gemeentelijk Grondbedrijf Amsterdam Hans_van_Heeswijk_s bridge is always open Muziekgebouw Monday - Saturday 1200 to 1900 The bridge to the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ is at 10 minutes walking distance of the backside of central train station and can also be reached wit tram 25 and 26 departing in front of central station by car you reach it within 3 minutes from A10 ring oost The parking garage of the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam is connected to the Muziekgebouw and has a capacity of 500 cars 55

56 photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Dirk Verwoerd De Kikker Evertsweertplantsoen RK Amsterdam Two primary schools, a day-care centre and an area health authority share a new, green complex: a Community School in the neighbourhood Osdorp The goal is to encourage interaction between the groups The design allows each individual part of the building to function at its best Each classroom, for example, has a block containing a cloakroom, toilets, kitchen, (computer) work stations and a mezzanine The whole complex surrounds two inner courtyards in the form of a communal assembly hall and winter garden This forms the basis for the placing of two playgrounds One, for the youngest children, is safely fenced off, the other, for the older and local children has a large platform The whole supporting section of the building is made of wood, making it light in terms of weight and in its overall effect Wood is also a tactile, soft, colourful and varied material, this makes the whole building much more welcoming The project was nicknamed 'The Frog' (in Dutch: De Kikker) photo: Dirk Verwoerd m² Contractor Dok en Heijmans Stadsdeel Osdorp Bjorn_Utpott Tram 1 stop at: Baden Powellweg Tram 17 stop at: Baden Powellweg Train Station Lelylaan, then take tram 1 or 17 with direction Osdorp 56

57 photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott Animal Shelter Ookmeerweg SP Amsterdam The largest animal shelter of the (2007) houses 180 dogs and 480 cats The building is isolated to reduce noise from the barking dogs That is also why the shelters for the cats are stacked upon the dog-houses In the centre of the building is a large open space an outside play area The colours in the building skin are derived from a pixelated print of grass photo: Bjorn Utpott Project is public! m² Arons & Gelauff Project Management Bureau Amsterdam Bjorn_Utpott Monday - Saturday from 10: Closed on Sunday Take the train to Station Lelylaan, then take the bus (no 63 towards Osdorp Get out at the Jan Rebelstraat and walk for 1 minute Or: from Central Station in Amsterdam, take tram 17 towards Osdorp Get out at the Baden Powellweg, and walk for another 12 minutes 57

58 Atradius David Ricardostraat 1066 JS Amsterdam With its dynamic, sculptural design, the new head office of the Atradius insurance bank is a conspicuous eye-catcher along Amsterdam s Johan Huizingalaan To break with the individuality-focused working atmosphere that is so characteristic of the world of insurance banking, the design is based on communication and human contact Space to meet one another was the theme on which the spatial organisation of the plan of requirements was based Areas in which employees of different departments can meet one another are created by arranging a large number of voids - 11 in total across the building in the form of green atria These atria differ in shape and height and are intended to serve as municipal parks or tree-lined squares The parks are connected via stairs, enabling people to follow an interesting route through the entire building Superfluous parts of the basic volume - the rectangular box have been cut away to obtain a dynamic crystal shape (OZ-P architects) Project is public! m² van den Oever, Zaaijer & Partners architecten G&S Vastgoed Peter_Varkevisser_Photography photo: Peter Varkevisser Photography 58

59 photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott Ernst & Young Tower Antonio Vivaldistraat HP Amsterdam The 87m-high 24-storey tower was commissioned by ING Real Estate - with Ernst & Young as the principal tenants It is one of several office buildings located at the eastern gateway to the mixed-use Zuidas development, south of Amsterdam The appearance of the building is determined by a distinctive 'diagrid' that ensures the tower is readily-identifiable on the drive into Amsterdam The structural steel diagrid is clad in silver aluminium and offset against the dark glazed cladding panels, which reduce the definition of the individual floor levels This creates an elegant and arresting lattice that scales the entire facade For the first month after the completion, the newly opened building is transformed by colour m² Contractor Foster & Partners Strukton ING Real Estate Bjorn_Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott Office Hours You might be able to visit the entrance lobby The offices are situated next to the KPN Telecom building, approximately 200 metres from RAI railway station Phone: +31 (0) Car: From the A2 Utrecht, take the A10 (Amsterdam/Zaandam/ RAI exit), as far as the RAI exit 59

60 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst The Funen Funenpark NL-1018 AK Amsterdam This housing project is part of the larger urban masterplan 'The Funen Park', also designed by de Architekten Cie The urban plan in characterized by an inner area with sufficient green space, a park-like area with smaller building typologies This inner-space is surrounded by these large scale mixed use buildings The peripheral construction protects the inner area and also serves as a sound barrier against noise from the railway Four small gates, which adjoin the entrance halls, and one large gateway provides access to and view of the inner area The peripheral construction was designed by a single architect The contrast between the peripheral construction and the inner area enlivens the whole complex 2005 Contractor de Architekten Cie Heijmans Heijmans MI_MOA photo: Naomi Schiphorst 60

61 photo: Maarten Helle photo: Maarten Helle Plaza Arena - Gaudi Building Holterbergweg 1101 Amsterdam This office building is part of Plaza Arena, an office building complex in Amsterdam South-East It is located near the Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam's main football stadium, whose surroundings have become a lively neighbourhood for business and commerce Each of the buildings in Plaza Arena has got a name that references to a historical figure, like 'Minerva' and 'Dali'; this building is called 'Gaudi' The 5500 square metre façade has been realised in anodised aluminium To accentuate the vertical joints, slightly protruding shade bars have been placed vertically on the façade photo: Maarten Helle Public access unknown! m² Main designer, Structural engineer Joost Valk uur ZZDP architecten VPT Versteeg HelleBeelden Train station 'Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena' and metro station 'Bijlmer Arena' are within five minutes walking distance of the building complex 61

62 photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott Milos Housing Carolina MacGillavrylaan XA Amsterdam This housing complex Milos is part of a larger mixed-used development around the Science Park Amsterdam, located in the neighbourhood Watergraafsmeer The Science Park is transformed into an international knowledge centre, and next to new educational buildings and related companies, the area is completed with housing Milos is the most western building with a plinth of 4 to 5 layers, and a 45m high tower The complex gives the impression of a modern castle, surrounded by water Pedestrians and cyclists enter the building by passing a bridge The closed inner courtyard is furnished with wooden floors Because of the situation next to the railway tracks, the building has a double façade: a glass screen is placed in front of the thermal skin, and serves as a sound barrier Contractor hvdn architecten Heddes Hopman Interheem Groep Bjorn_Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott The Sciencepark is close to trainstation Muiderpoort You can also take bus

63 photo: Luuk Kramer photo: Luuk Kramer School 'tij49 Frans Zieglerstraat HN Amsterdam Blok 49 on IJburg is reserved to accommodate unusual functions and activities such as Blijburg, a temporary beach with its associated bars This temporary school, with a planned lifespan of 20 years, is intended to accommodate the forecast swell in the number of IJburg's schoolchildren The proposal involves a three-storey building with a wide, double-loaded central corridor The three entrances are located in the building's long elevation facing the schoolyard To harmonise the stacked prefabricated elements into a convincing building, the horizontal bands in the façade are strongly articulated The cantilevered strips also function as effective sun screens and shelter for the entrances They are finished with a sprayed rubber layer, white on the outside and with a different brightly coloured soffit per floor The colouring corresponds with the school's internal colour scheme By illuminating the bands at night, the building acts as a beacon in the neighbourhood photo: Luuk Kramer Contractor hvdn architecten Ursem Bouwgroep Stadsdeel Zeeburg hvdn-architecten 63

64 photo: Maarten Helle photo: Maarten Helle F side Milovan Djilasstraat 1102 JV Amsterdam The façade of this housing block in Amsterdam is composed of 6 mm cold formed aluminum plates, each of them unique in its 3D imprint pattern This pattern is actually the intuitive sketch drawn by designer Ilona Lénárd, and has been wrapped around the exterior of the housing block, including the roof This continuity of the pattern on the roof is important since the residents of the remaining parts of the original F-Zuid high rise apartment building have a view on the roofscape photo: Maarten Helle 2007 Contractor ONL Oosterhuis Lénárd Centraal Staal Delta Forte HelleBeelden 64

65 photo: Maarten Helle photo: Maarten Helle Het Funen Housing Funenpark 1018 Amsterdam For the urban renewal programme 'Het Funen' in Amsterdam, DKV en has designed 3 identical housing pavilions that are distributed around the location and named 'Bodoni', 'Plantin' and 'Baskerville' Each of the housing blocks has 4 storeys with 12 apartments, including 2 penthouses with a spacious roof garden The zoning plan required parcels of limited dimensions By liberating the ground floor and the first floor from the upper storeys, the surface area that needs to be accessed could remain within the specified norm of 880 m2, so that it is possible to keep the traffic areas extremely compact The structures are clear volumes that accommodate the exterior spaces A white concrete skeleton forms the framework of the image and, within this, the surfaces are alternately substantiated in subtle brickwork and aluminium fronts At the spots where gaps are left in the block for the entrances and roof gardens, the façade is realized in wood (text from website DKV en) photo: Maarten Helle 2008 DKV en HelleBeelden 65

66 photo: Marcel van der Burg photo: Marcel van der Burg House IJburg Pedro Nuñesstraat XX Amsterdam The house is located on a small plot in IJburg; a suburb of Amsterdam Designed as a vertical garden giving space to flora and fauna to grow in a densely urbanised area Closed private spaces contrast with open collective spaces, that seem to have been 'carved out' from the solid volume as a continuous transparent void In this way the interior space is visually and physically connected to the street, the garden and roof terraces Outdoor- and indoor spaces become one and natural daylight flows into the interior 3 bedrooms, a small bathroom, WC and a 'multipurpose hall' are situated on the ground floor whereas the first floor remains completely open for living, cooking and eating, flooded with daylight The hall is much more than an entry zone It also functions as an artist studio, work desk, laundrette and playground The façade contains specific brick detailing inspired by techniques from the famous Amsterdamse School style from the 1920's photo: Marcel van der Burg m² Main designer, Interior architect Roof & facade consultant Technical engineer Marc Koehler s Madeup interior works Bricx Maxit Elmar, Machteld and Kawai van den Elzen Marc_Koehler Take tram 26 from the centre of Amsterdam, and in about 15 min you'll bee in IJburg 66

67 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst PanamaPaar Panamalaan AZ Amsterdam PanamaPaar is a plan for two office buildings on either side of the Panamalaan These two offices house different small scale starting companies that rent space in either one of the buildings Both have a roof terrace which is shared among the users The name PanamaPaar means Panama Pair or Panama Couple, referring to the twin-ness ure office Dedato has a record of building fast, easy and simple concrete office spaces, and with the completion of these two new buildings, they are expanding their notable reign over the Eastern districts of Amsterdam m² Midreth Bjorn_Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott info@amsterdamsecompagnienl Tram line 26 (with direction IJburg) and bus line 43 (to Borneo Island) leave from Central Train Station, and stop near the PanamaPaar The train station Muiderpoort is at 10 minutes walking distance 67

68 photo: Matthijs Borghgraef photo: Luis Monteiro Conservatory of Amsterdam Oosterdokskade DL Amsterdam The Conservatorium building, designed by Frits van Dongen, had to fit into a narrow slot on Oosterdokseiland The music school building has a glass façade, which not only lets daylight into the areas behind, but also serves as a sound barrier For the same reason, all corridors are arranged along the façade, while the functional spaces lie in the core of the building It houses 5 auditoriums, classrooms and study rooms, a library and offices Project is public! m² Structural engineer Contractor Technical engineer Acoustics consultant de Architekten Cie Aronsohn Hillen & Roosen Huygen Elwako Peutz Consulting Engineers & Associes Stichting Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten luismonteiro photo: Van Dongen - Koschuch Mon-Fri Sat-Sun min walk from the Central Station It s located next to the OBA library 68

69 photo: Jeroen Apers photo: Jeroen Apers The 4th Gymnasium Stavangerweg AX Amsterdam In 2007 it was decided that the secondary school 'Het 4e Gymnasium' will be located in the new district of Amsterdam's Houthavens to the west of the centre Until that time, for the coming 5-10 years, this interim building is used To help it fit in with the adjacent temporary container student housing and so it can be used afterwards at different places, it was built using a modular system To create an enclosed inner space in this open area, it's been built around a courtyard The sports facilities with a gym and a large fitness suite are behind the main school This way, all the qualities of the Houthavens district are well used As well as classrooms, the 4000m2 building has modern facilities, such as a media centre and a large auditorium The façade has 2 elements that help intensify the character of the building; the flat aluminium façade of the inner courtyard, which also runs through to the outside, and the wooden façade which has been developed more spatially and in depth photo: Jeroen Apers m² hvdn architecten Esprit-Groep + Stadsdeel Westerpark Amsterdam Apers 69

70 photo: Tom Harper photo: Tom Harper De Nieuwe Ooster Cemetery Kruislaan GA Amsterdam De Nieuwe Ooster Cemetery and Crematorium is the biggest cemetery in The, in terms of numbers of graves It was built in three phases: the first two in 1889 and 1915 by architect Leonard Springer; the third phase was built in 1928 and shows some characteristics of Springer's style, but it stands on its own in terms of design Landscape architects Karres and Brands have chosen not to connect the three parts, but make the contrast more clearly defined This way, each part of the cemetery gets an individual identity (text from website architects) photo: Tom Harper Project is public! m² Landscape architect Karres en Brands Tom_Harper Monday - Friday: / Saturday and Sunday:

71 photo: Jörg Hempel photo: Jörg Hempel Akbank Headquarters Amstelplein HA Amsterdam This project is the interior design of the Headquarters of AKBANK NV in the high-rise Rembrandt Tower in Amsterdam As concept for the design, the architects concentrated on the concrete core of the building and created a windmill-shaped arrangement of elements around it During the design process, it was most important to the architects to research the identity of the client, to analyze it and to merge it together with the architecture into a unity This fusion of corporate identity, the design, furniture and users creates a convincing new identity of the AKBANK for the public Project architect of this project is Mathias Eichhorn photo: Jörg Hempel m² dagli + atélier d'architecture Akbank NV dagli_plus 71

72 photo: Pieter Kers photo: Pieter Kers UvA Faculty of Science Science Park XH Amsterdam Due to it's large size the Science Faculty of the University of Amsterdam gains a central position in the Amsterdam Science Park The nearly m2 large building is a joint venture between 'uurstudio HH s and Urban Designers', 'Meyer en van Schooten en' and 'Rudy Uytenhaak enbureau' as coordinating architect (text from architects' website) photo: Pieter Kers Project is public! m², Interior architect, Urban planner Associate architect Rudy Uytenhaak Associate architect uurstudio Herman Hertzberger Meyer en Van Schooten Universiteit van Amsterdam Rudy-Uytenhaak Bus 40, Science Park (from NS Stations Amsterdam Amstel and Amsterdam Muiderpoort) 72

73 photo: AMR grandhotel photo: AMR grandhotel Scheepvaarthuis Prins Hendrikkade AK Amsterdam Built by the architectural cooperative Van der Mey, De Klerk and Kramer, this monument - which now houses a luxury hotel - is considered to be the first building in Amsterdam School style Its brick exterior is covered in ornaments referring to the shipping companies which once had their offices in the building The building was supposed to function as a practical, modern office building and at the same time point back to the prosperous shipping tradition of the It is shaped like a moored ship, the starboard side being on the waterfront and the bow pointing towards the Central Station photo: Janericloebe Project is public! 1916 Main designer, Joan Melchior van der Meij Michel de Klerk Pieter Lodewijk Kramer MI_MOA Tours are organised on Sunday by Museum Het Schip from 11-13:00hr, including coffee There are special arrangements for groups, on other days too Reserve at forehand at info@museumhetschipnl or call +31(0) More info on the website of Museum Het Ship: Phone the hotel at +31 (0) , info@amrathamsterdamcom 10 minutes walking from Central Train Station 73

74 photo: Jeroen Apers photo: Jeroen Apers Crystal Court Willem van Weldammelaan KT Amsterdam Crystal Court is located in Buitenveldert, next to the Gijsbrecht van Aemstelpark To keep a connection between the neighbourhood and the park and not to be a barrier, it was designed as an accumulation of square volumes with big openings in between As a result of the concept, all apartments have different plans and fascinating views through the building The basin around the building floats through the open spaces between the pile of housing volumes, marking the entrances with a clear relation between inside and outside These entrances can also be seen as the winter garden as it is designed as a hothouse photo: Matthijs Borghgraef m² TANGRAM Architekten Hillen & Roosen Apers 74

75 photo: Marcel van der Burg photo: Luuk Kramer Fusion Multicultural centre Joubertstraat XN Amsterdam In the multifunctional building in Amsterdam s Transvaal neighbourhood, the task was to combine a Turkish and Moroccan centre (including prayer spaces and training classrooms) with a more typically Dutch institution for job creation It is highly unusual to accommodate Moroccan, Turkish and Dutch activities under one roof The rooms for Moroccan and Turkish organizations each have their own separate entrances, but these are subordinate to the communal, more assertive, main entrance Together with the central staircase, the latter forms a space for contact and mutual interaction Blending Arabic architectural styles with that of the surrounding Amsterdam School architecture with geometrical brickwork motifs The result is a hybrid architecture whose exterior does not immediately betray what happens inside The ground plan is generic and flexible in design, so that it will be capable of handling different programmes in the future photo: Luuk Kramer Project is public! Marlies Rohmer jpmm 75

76 photo: Duccio Malagamba photo: Duccio Malagamba House Vos Scheepstimmermanstraat Amsterdam The Scheepstimmermansstraat in Amsterdam consists of row houses designed by different architects and realized for private clients To the south, the houses directly face the water This house was designed for mountaineer Bart Vos and was built in a black concrete frame On the street side, there is parking space for a car and a patio with an acacia tree Behind this lies the four-storey high dwelling Glass for the façade and the roof was extensively used m² Contractor Koen van Velsen Visser en Mol Bart Vos jpmm photo: Duccio Malagamba 76

77 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd Four Towers Jan van Zutphenplantsoen 1069 Amsterdam In Osdorp, SW of Amsterdam, major changes are under way to transform a currently vacant zone into a residential district connected to the existing housing area alongside it All towers are sited according to the given urban footprint and take up the maximum envelope, giving a total of 390 apartments evenly distributed over 11 levels The plan allows for a high degree of interchangeability of layouts so as to offer a diversity of apartment types A central core and a number of strategically positioned service shafts enable the different types to mirror and shift not only with regard to each other but also in terms of the spatial configuration within one apartment An aluminum cladding indicates the separation between the apartments, while the mirroring concept of the plan results in a playful façade pattern ranging between alteration and iteration, between standardizing and individualizing The twofold elements bring about a subtle discontinuation within the unitized surface photo: Dirk Verwoerd 2008 Wiel Arets s Delta Forte jpmm 77

78 photo: Pieter Kers photo: Pieter Kers Borneokade Dwellings Borneokade XE Amsterdam These five houses on the Borneokade in Amsterdam were designed in 1997 with Rudy Uytenhaak and expanded in with an additional room on the third floor The design is special because not only spectacular views are offered towards the Entrepothaven, but also because the view from the street between the houses is preserved as much as possible One of the house interiors was designed by Belle van 't Hoff (interior architect) photo: Pieter Kers m² Change s Belle van 't Hoff Change 78

79 photo: KOW - Ronald Schlundt Bodien photo: Dirk Verwoerd Het Waterfort President Allendelaan Amsterdam t Waterfort is a striking building, both in form and location, situated in a unique complex of residential buildings on the banks of the Sloter lake nearby Amsterdam The building, which houses 130 high-end apartment units, lies as a 'veste' on the waters of the Sloter Pond Access is provided through a portal of ample proportions (25m by 6m) As with most forts, the silhouette is the basis of its identity, reinforced through the white contour framing that transitions into a grid work interior of white, open planes Strong contrast is made between the dark façade of the building and the light, structural elements of the interior The parking terrain is laid out as a barge on the water, with a garden rooftop upper deck Greenery and natural day lighting enhances the entry to the building through a bridge that connects the parking level A second pedestrian bridge leads to an interior courtyard mainly of wood and the core centre bordered with trees photo: KOW - Ronald Schlundt Bodien m² Acoustics consultant Contractor Structural engineer Technical engineer KOW DGMR Dura Vermeer Ingenieursbureau Zonneveld Installatietechniek T&H Proper-Stok Woningen, Delta Forte BV KOW_ure 79

80 photo: Daria Scagliola & Stijn Brakkee photo: Daria Scagliola & Stijn Brakkee Lloydbar Oostelijke Handelskade BN Amsterdam After an intensive renovation project led by MVRDV, in 2004, the Lloyd reopened, this time as a one- to five-star hotel A creature of habitual change, the age-old building needed yet another refurbishment in 2008 Hotel owners asked Richard Hutten to change the restaurant He created a freestanding bar that fronts a vertical shop and features an enormous black lamp I wasn t permitted to attach light sources for the bar and shop to the building, says Hutten To make a virtue of necessity, I designed the Lloyd Llamp as part of the drinks cabinet at the middle of the bar The object is a seemingly arbitrary cluster of lamps to which several long rods are affixed, each ending in a spotlight; Hutten s Lloyd Llamp lights the entire space, from top to bottom Currently no plans exist to commercialize the lamp, but design, too, is a creature of habitual change Spider Spot: Like a titanic tarantula, Richard Hutten s Lloyd Llamp erects above the bar in the Lloyd Hotel in Amsterdam photo: Daria Scagliola & Stijn Brakkee Project is public! 2008 Interior architect Richard Hutten Suzanne Oxenaar and Otto Nan Richard_Hutten_Studio CAR: coming from the A10: Take exit S114 (Zeeburg/Centrum/Artis) and follow the signs for Centrum Follow this road straight ahead It will lead you into the Piet Hein tunnel In the tunnel, keep to the right hand lane When you exit the tunnel turn right at the lights, onto the Piet Heinkade Turn right at the first lights The road takes a sharp turn to the right, you are now on the Oostelijke Handelskade TRAM: Take tram 26 (IJtram) for a direct connection and get off at stop Rietlandpark 80

81 photo: Christian Richters photo: Christian Richters Pavilion Lloydplein Lloydplein BZ Amsterdam This pavilion is situated on the Lloydplein, a square along the river IJ in Amsterdam It is a freestanding object, framed on three sides by several large complexes It has spacious views towards the harbour on the north side The building has been designed as two interwoven volumes: on the ground floor, a space for the catering industry, and on the first floor an office space The two patios on the first floor and the stairwell diversify the volume and refine the shape The total complex of dark-stained stone with frames of zinc forms a distinct sculpture on the square, with a framed window on the head of the volume guaranteeing a spectacular view towards the river photo: Christian Richters Public access unknown! m² Bekkering Adams en Blauwhoed Vastgoed Bekkering_Adams Tram 10 to stop C van Eesterenlaan, or: Tram 10 or 26 to stop Rietlandpark, then walk about 300m 81

82 photo: i29 interior architects photo: i29 interior architects Home 06 Singel AH Amsterdam This residence at the Singel in Amsterdam consists of one open space where several functions have been put into freestanding objects The kitchen and wardrobe are placed near the entrance and are combined into one single volume The bath/bedroom has been hidden into a volume which is placed at back of the house From the open living area, one looks alongside the volume towards the vertical garden and the entrance stairs to the roof terrace The view on the green wall holds a promise in itself, which will be redeemed once you enter the bed/bathroom The panorama on the overgrown plant wall and the contrast with the minimalistic white bed/bathroom provides an intense experience Integration of nature is an important aspect of traditional culture in Japan, the homeland of the client The integrated in-house vertical garden is an example of this Other features were simplicity and minimalist details photo: i29 interior architects m² Interior architect i29 interior architects Private i

83 Hubertushuis Plantage Middenlaan DB Amsterdam Van Eyck's work lies in line with that important tradition of humanitarian modernism central to 20th century Dutch architecture The 6-storey Hubertus House cannot be viewed in isolation, although its social success is clearly a result of the way its particular design was carried out It is concerned with the spirit and the establishment of a comfortable scale for the building of this type and size (an open 'home' for single parents and their children) with the creation of a non-stressful environment, in a block that seems to say 'house' Like so many of Van Eyck's schemes, it was a cooperative effort with contributions from Hannie van Eyck and Theo Bosch in particular ( text from Dennis Sharp Twentieth Century ure: a Visual History p363) Project is public! m² Aldo van Eyck Hubertus Vereniging Wing-Ni photo: Wing-Ni Lam 83

84 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd Hartenlust II Domela Nieuwenhuisstraat 1069 Amsterdam The existing row of houses is replaced by an optimized modern version of the terraced house In order to build as many houses as possible on the site, the width of the houses is brought to the minimum according the regulation As a result the houses become quiet deep accomplishing the surface asked by the client As a side effect the façade known as the most expensive part of a building also is reduced in relation to the surface In order to bring enough daylight the opening are maximized Besides an innovative concept is developed for the outside of the house Storage and cars are integrated in the house on ground floor The accessing street is covered by terraces on the first floor (text website architect) photo: Dirk Verwoerd 2008 Contractor Atelier Kempe Thill Smit's Bouwbedrijf Delta Forte jpmm A10> Denhaag; E19/A4>exit Sloten; Anderlechtlaan; left Sloterweg; right Vrije Geer; straight on roundabout; right Pieter Calandlaan; 3th right Domela Nieuwenhuisstraat 84

85 photo: Frankss photo: Frankss Amsterdam Arena Plinth Arena Boulevard DM Amsterdam This plinth construction consists of 5 buildings, of which the entrance hall is directly related to the Amsterdam ArenA stadium The buildings are located on the southern side of the stadium and form the northern wall of the boulevard within the new center of the Amsterdam Zuidoost area Megastores, offices and small scale facilities are located here, as well as a parking garage on the roof of one of the buildings The 275 m long boulevard facade is cut into colored surfaces at the height of the offices, breaking up the length and creating a 'bar code' These colors are brought to ground level by means of a bulge and columns, in order to make the facade more vertical The columns also form an arcade for visitors Advertisement can be placed between the columns photo: Frankss Project is public! m² Contractor Acoustics consultant Structural engineer Soeters Van Eldonk architecten BAM Omegam Strackee Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij Centrumgebied Zuidoost Franks Weekdays: 10am - 9pm Saturday: 9am - 6pm Sunday: 11am 6pm Train and metro station Bijlmer ArenA is a 1 minute walk from the project By car, follow the blue signs to Transferium (from A1, A2, A9 and A10) 85

86 photo: i29 interior architects photo: i29 interior architects Home 07 Rooseveltlaan 1079 Amsterdam This single-family apartment for four people is situated in a stately building in southern Amsterdam The original structure, with rooms for staff, a double hall and long hallways with lots of doors has been transformed into a spacious, transparent dwelling full of light and air A kitchen in combination with cabinets from floor to ceiling has laser-cut front panels, all spray-painted white This pattern results in a dynamic mixture of open and closed cabinets, the holes also function as integrated hand grips The transparency of the object's skin gives depth to the volume, which is complimented by furniture like the Grcic chair one An atrium with open staircases brings natural light from a large roof light into the living area Along the open staircase a wall of two stories high is covered with clear pine wood, and connects the two levels Upstairs the master bedroom is situated next to a large bathroom with a finish of structured tiles from Patricia Urquiola photo: i29 interior architects m² Interior architect i29 interior architects private i