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1 Amsterdam Projects 40 Created 22-Mar-16 By Max Jensen, buenos aires, Argentina The Whale Amsterdam, de Architekten Cie housing MTV Networks Benelux Arcam Borneo Sling Nemo Silodam Vinoly tower Waternet Parkrand 7 Toyo Ito Amsterdam, Toyo Ito office Zouthavenbrug 14 Animal Shelter 15 WOZOCO 16 Train Station Bijlmer ArenA 17 Amsterdam, Grimshaw subway station, train station, tram station 8 Booster Station East 18 Amsterdam, Bekkering Adams en industry 9 School 'tij49 19 Amsterdam, hvdn architecten primary school 10 Cancer Center Amsterdam 20 Amsterdam, MVRDV health care, hospital 11 Amsterdam, MVRDV housing, kindergarten Amsterdam, MVRDV housing Amsterdam, Herman Hertzberger office 6 Amsterdam, Rafael Vinoly s office 13 Amsterdam, Arons & Gelauff shelter Amsterdam, MVRDV housing 5 Amsterdam, Renzo Piano museum Hermitage Amsterdam Amsterdam, Hans van Heeswijk architecten bridge Amsterdam, De engroep apartment, dwellings 4 Amsterdam, René van Zuuk Architekten exposition space Amsterdam, Hans van Heeswijk architecten museum Amsterdam, QuA Associates office, culture 3 Milos Housing 21 Amsterdam, hvdn architecten housing 12 Albatros 22 Amsterdam, hvdn architecten car park, housing, kindergarten 1

2 House IJburg Amsterdam, Marc Koehler s private house PanamaPaar Conservatory of Amsterdam The 4th Gymnasium De Nieuwe Ooster Cemetery RAI Elicium Pavilion Lloydplein Hubertushuis 27 Home 07 Amsterdam, i29 interior architects apartment Museum Het Schip 34 House LN 35 Six Dwellings in Borneo Eiland 36 EYE film institute 37 Amsterdam, Delugan Meissl Associated s archive, cinema, museum 28 De Kameleon 38 Amsterdam, NL s car park, commercial space, housing 29 The Bank 39 Amsterdam, Rijnboutt commercial space, mixed-use development, office 30 Canal houses on Java Island 40 Amsterdam, Kruunenberg Van der Erve en dwellings, private house 31 Amsterdam, Aldo van Eyck monument, social housing Amsterdam, Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT dwellings Amsterdam, Bekkering Adams en leisure, office 26 Amsterdam, Benthem Crouwel Architekten congress centre, exposition space, office 33 Amsterdam, Emiel Lamers ures private house Amsterdam, Koen van Velsen 25 Amsterdam, Karres en Brands cemetery, crematorium House Vos Cadiz Amsterdam, Michel de Klerk museum Amsterdam, hvdn architecten secondary school 24 Amsterdam, de Architekten Cie auditorium, education Amsterdam, Abbink X de Haas housing Amsterdam, Dedato office 23 Mediahaven Amsterdam 41 Amsterdam, V8 architects office, recording studio 32 IJdock 42 Amsterdam, Dick van Gameren hotel, apartment, government 2

3 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 3

4 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 4

5 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) 5

6 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 6

7 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 7

8 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 8

9 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) 9

10 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 10

11 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 11

12 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 12

13 photo: Luuk Kramer photo: Luuk Kramer Hermitage Amsterdam Amstel DP Amsterdam photo: Luuk Kramer The Amstelhof building, which was built in the 17th century as a home for the elderly, has been renovated and refurbished to house a branch of the Hermitage Museum from St Petersburg The Hermitage has a collection of three million works of art, far more than can ever be shown in St Petersburg Pieces from the collection were first shown in the Nieuwe Kerk After several successful exhibitions of Russian art, the idea was born to establish an annex of the Hermitage here in Amsterdam Besides fine arts, this centre of Russian culture is used as a venue for concerts and symposiums, houses a library, a documentation centre and shops Project is public! Hans van Heeswijk architecten Stichting Hermitage Amsterdam Hans_van_Heeswijk_s Mon-Sun: Wed: In Amsterdam: From Central Station: tram 4 (Rembrandtplein), 9 (Waterlooplein) and subway (Waterlooplein) From Zuid/WTC: metro 51 to Waterlooplein From Sloterdijk Station: metro 50 to Zuid/WTC, from there metro 51 to Waterlooplein From Amstel Station: metro 51, 52, 53 to Waterlooplein The Hermitage Amsterdam is also accessible by the Museum boat (Stopera) Wheelchair Access: All the galleries and facilities are accessible for wheelchair users 13

14 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 14

15 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 15

16 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 16

17 photo: Jan de Vries photo: Jan de Vries Train Station Bijlmer ArenA Bijlmer Arena Station Amsterdam The movements and speed of passing trains characterize the expressive image of this new trains station Inclined columns, sharp edges and large slanting rays of sunlight that come through the glass roofs Everyting seems to be slurped along with the velocity of the trians The new station has got 6 train tracks, 2 subway tracks and the Arena boulevard runs underneath the whole station Project is public! Associate architect Grimshaw ARCADIS ProRail + Municipality Amsterdam Bjorn_Utpott photo: Jan de Vries 17

18 photo: Maarten Helle photo: Maarten Helle Booster Station East Zuiderzeeweg Amsterdam This building, located on Zeeburgereiland in Amsterdam, encloses three booster pumps which pump sewage water from Amsterdam East to the sewage purification station in Amsterdam West As the building is a closed box which has to subdue the sounds made by the pumps, the volume has been treated as a sculpture; it folds around the heavy piping inside photo: Maarten Helle m² Bekkering Adams en DWR Waternet HelleBeelden Access is prohibited, but the exterior is visible 24/7 18

19 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 Associate architect hvdn architecten Ursem Bouwgroep Stadsdeel Zeeburg hvdn-architecten 19

20 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 Associate architect 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 20

21 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

22 photo: Luuk Kramer photo: Luuk Kramer Albatros Johan van Hasseltweg WV Amsterdam The area around the van Hasseltweg in Amsterdam North is to be developed, setting large urban scale projects amongst the existing small 'garden-village' housing estates The planning activity is concentrated around the location of the new North/South axis metro station and the Albatros is the first of the projects to come on stream The most important challenge in designing the Albatros was reconciling the confrontation between the scales of the new large developments and that of the surrounding housing In order that the building would not act as a huge barrier within the neighbourhood, it was decided to 'break it up' by dividing it into four tower-like fins arranged on a base or plinth This plinth contains all the commercial and community orientated services and is equal in height to the neighbouring structures The 130 dwellings are housed in the four fins above The building as a whole has the appearance of a large scale sculpture Contractor hvdn architecten Bouwbedrijf De Waal De Principaal hvdn-architecten photo: Luuk Kramer 22

23 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 23

24 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 24

25 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 25

26 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 26

27 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:

28 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 28

29 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 29

30 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 30

31 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 31

32 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

33 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd Cadiz Wolbrantskerkweg CL Amsterdam The plan is organized into two rows parallel to the water, each consisting of three housing blocks The blocks are repeated along the rows in the tradition of the Western Garden Cities Along the Wolbrantskerkweg, these are broad and low The houses are mirrored to an indoor parking space with private gardens on top On the waterside family houses with private gardens form the base of blocks which are made taller and more slender, to give each house a view to the water Apartments with a roof terrace form the top stories of these blocks Between these slender blocks, public space is created towards the waterside The site forms a connection between two neighbouring parks Therefore the park is allowed to continue into the public area in between housing blocks photo: Dirk Verwoerd m² Abbink X de Haas Delta Forte dirkverwoerd 33

34 photo: Museum Het Schip photo: Museum Het Schip Museum Het Schip Oostzaanstraat WG Amsterdam Museum Het Schip is the architecture and design museum about the Amsterdam School and social housing It is located in the world famous workers palace 'Het Schip' by architect Michel de Klerk in Amsterdam Along the Spaarndammerplantsoen in Amsterdam, three monumental public housing complexes are designed by famous architect Michel de Klerk The most expressionistic block is nicknamed The Ship and belongs to the top of the Amsterdam School architectural movement of the early twentieth century The unconventional building exudes an air of festivity and is a true sculpture of bright orange bricksthe Ship is still inhabited and the museum is located in different parts of the building Every hour a guided tour (often in Dutch) leads around the building, to visit three other parts of the museum Next to Dutch tours there is an English tour at 15h Groups above 10 persons can always make a reservation for an extra guided tour photo: Museum Het Schip Project is public! 1921 Contractor Michel de Klerk Klaas Hille Eigen Haard dirkverwoerd tue-sun: 11:00-17:

35 photo: Andy Mason photo: Andy Mason House LN Edward Wrightstraat WC Amsterdam In 2006 the clients were informed that they have been allotted a plot on the Steigereiland on island IJburg This design by Emiel Lamers ures complies with building regulations but also develops the size of the building envelope to the absolute maximum The two-story house is 15 by six meters A small playroom is situated downstairs, next to the entrance hall and is connected to the three-meter-high living area and open kitchen by a window Four bedrooms and a spacious bathroom are located on the upper floor A frosted window, positioned on the side of the house, provides plenty of light for the landing The house was built within a short time-frame, with a precast concrete building system photo: Andy Mason m², Interior architect Landscape designer Emiel Lamers ures Emiel_Lamers Joke Witteveen Lamers / Nijkamp From Amsterdam Central Station, take tram 26 to IJburg Get off at tram-stop Steigereiland Than it's a two minutes walk, the house is on the left of the blue/green school 35

36 photo: Adrian Welch Six Dwellings in Borneo Eiland Scheepstimmermanstraat WT Amsterdam The Borneo project is a large scale intervention, in the central harbour at Amsterdam The Six Dwellings are a very small part of it EMBT depart from the existing planning conditions; a house on each side of the street and they transformed it into a single long house that faces both streets The first hypothesis is the abstract planning; a single long house from street to street Then, the small street that existed in the planning becomes an empty house EMBT wanted to investigate the Dutch tradition about single room constructions From this abstract hypothesis, a much more intuitive way of working with living conditions is developed The architect like to play with abstract dimensions that later will become living conditions photo: Adrian Welch Project is public! Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT Smit's Bouwberdrijf BV juan-andres 36

37 photo: architour photo: Jeroen Meijer EYE film institute IJpromenade KT Amsterdam The EYE Film Institute, opened in 2011, houses four cinemas, spaces for temporary and permanent exhibitions, a café-restaurant, offices and a museum shop Its sculptural shape reacts to the surroundings and makes it a real icon on the waterfront The light is reflected in multiple ways by the smooth, crystalline surfaces, thus subjecting the appearance of the building to permanent optical changes during the course of the day Movement and light manifest themselves as essential parameters of film as a medium in architectural production photo: Jurgen Beliën Project is public! m² Structural engineer Delugan Meissl Associated s ABT ING Real Estate jpmm Sun - Thu: Fr & Sa: From the central station take the ferry (Buiksloterweg) across the IJ, on embarking go left, the white building is the museum 37

38 photo: Paulo dos Sousa photo: Paulo dos Sousa De Kameleon Kraaiennest CB Amsterdam De Kameleon is a 180m long building located in the problematic area of Bijlmer in the surroundings of Amsterdam This project is part of an urban program that tries to revitalize this area The building combines housing with commercial spaces and public car parking Above the commercial space and the parking a roof garden creates a special calm place for the residents The garden is oriented towards an elevated metro station at the same level From here a wide opening in the building allows an unique visual connection from outside-in and inside-out Project is public! m² NL s Paulo_dos_Sousa photo: Paulo dos Sousa It is possible to take from the Central Station the Metro Line 53 to the Kraaienneststation 38

39 photo: Kees Hummel The Bank Herengracht CE Amsterdam A magnificent building, since it is a truly classic, archetypical bank It is robust, regal, and majestic Citizens would not hesitate for a moment to take their savings there The bank was built in 1926 by the architects Ouëndag The building is decorated with exquisite granite sculptures by Lambertus Zijl, as well as a variety of copper and bronze ornaments, including lamps and letterboxes Surprisingly many of these have been preserved, despite the fact that the building was drastically altered and enlarged in the seventies by architects Zwiers and Fontein At that time, the glass roof and the light cove were closed Rijnboutt architects brought this light back: a whole new atrium was made connecting the 25500m2 of office space What is also new, is the establishment of shops in the arcade in the Utrechtsestraat and at the 'plinth' in the Amstelstraat which makes the building look much more open and accessible In june 2010 the renovation of The Bank has been completed m², Interior architect Rijnboutt Vermeesch photo: Kees Hummel Kroonenberg Groep 39

40 photo: Kruunenberg en photo: Kruunenberg en Canal houses on Java Island Lamongracht / Brantasgracht 1019 RK Amsterdam In this project, both popular tastes and the demand for individualisation were answered by choosing this particular type of housing and commissioning several architects This canal house is designed for co-habitation by two independent households The 'duo-home' has a common living room, kitchen and bathroom and two individual living areas of equal size In order to make the residence suitable for various forms of 'co-habitation' the floors are well connected to each other and yet can be used independently The entry to the house in situated in the side street However, the residents can also gain entry via the garden and reach their own individual living areas without having to pass through the common rooms The living room on the ground floor can be accessed directly from the canal; hence this space is also suitable for other uses The house features outer walls of red brick and wood window frames In the lower level where the common spaces are situated, the casings are finished wit photo: Kruunenberg en m² Kruunenberg Van der Erve en Stichting Bedrijfspensioenfonds voor de Bouwnijverheid, Amsterdam Kruunenberg_en 40

41 photo: Jeroen Musch photo: Jeroen Musch Mediahaven Amsterdam Moermanskkade BC Amsterdam The design refers to the scale and character of the ports; robust details determine the interior and exterior Concrete, steel and glass make up the palette of materials The flexible 'black box', the essence of the television studio, is the leitmotiv for the architecture of the building With its rough appearance and commanding, beautiful vistas, the western port of Amsterdam is set to transform over the coming years to a vital urban environment with creative companies and institutions The 'Mediahaven' is an important stepping stone to that vision, and is realized to meet the growing demand for television production in Amsterdam The entrance with stairs acts as a red carpet is linked to the atrium This space functions as a foyer during TV recording, and is visible as a beacon from the harbor The foyer can beopened through industrial folding doors 5 meters high and connects the studio with the harbour photo: Jeroen Musch m² V8 architects Mediahaven BV V8 41

42 photo: architour photo: architour IJdock IJdok 1013 MM Amsterdam The masterplan for the IJDock, a mixed-use complex of 89,000 square metres, was devised by Dick van Gameren and Bjarne Mastenbroek of SeArch The process started with a volume of maximum size and height, which then was excavated to create individual buildings Sightlines, views of the surrounding neighbourhoods, transportation access and the on-water location influenced the design of the sculptural volume Planning of the individual buildings was handed off to Claus en Kaan en for the Palace of Justice, Jan Bakers and Ben Loerakker for the Hotel, and Zeinstra van Gelderen for the Water Police Offices, apartments and office spaces A marina provides space for boat slips and improves water-based travel and connectivity photo: Matthijs Borghgraef Project is public! 2012 Main designer, Dick van Gameren search Roderick 42