Best of Dutch Housing Projects 13 Created 06-Feb-12 By Trine Kobbelvedt, Amsterdam, Silodam Amsterdam, MVRDV housing Borneo Sporenburg Piraeus Hoogtij Museum Het Schip WOZOCO Crystal Court 9 Bloembollenhof 10 Cube Housing 11 Rotterdam, Piet Blom dwellings, housing, promenade 5 Ciboga Terrain 12 Groningen, S333 housing, shop 6 Block 16 13 Almere, René van Zuuk Architekten housing 7 Amsterdam, MVRDV housing 4 Amsterdam, Michel de Klerk museum Hartenlust II Vijfhuizen, S333 housing, social housing Amsterdam, Diener & Diener apartment, housing 3 Amsterdam, Hans Kollhoff commercial space, housing Amsterdam, Atelier Kempe Thill housing Amsterdam, West 8 urban plan 2 Waterwijk Ypenburg 14 Den Haag, MVRDV housing, urban plan 8 Amsterdam, TANGRAM Architekten housing http://wwwmimoaeu/users/uretours_nl/guides/best%20of%20dutch%20housing/ 1
Silodam Silodam 1 1013 AL Amsterdam http://wwwsilodamorg/ 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 Floor area/size 2002 26000 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/uretours_nl/guides/best%20of%20dutch%20housing/ 2
photo: architour photo: City of Amsterdam, Archives Borneo Sporenburg C van Eesterenlaan 41 1019 JK Amsterdam http://wwwamsterdamdocklandscom A total of 2500 dwellings have been built on the two former harbour peninsulas Borneo and Sporenburg The area was covered with a carpet of low-rise/high-density back-to-back patio houses, interrupted by 3 large landmark buildings Various architects each designed a type of patio house, which were grouped in small clusters and re-appear in several places on the islands The main challenge was to develop a typology in which a small patio provides daylight and private outdoor space for the inhabitants photo: City of Amsterdam, Archives Project is public! 1997 Urban planner West 8 City of Amsterdam Naomi 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 You can also take tram 10 or 26 from Central Station Or rent a bike http://wwwmimoaeu/users/uretours_nl/guides/best%20of%20dutch%20housing/ 3
Piraeus Levantkade 127 1019 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 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/uretours_nl/guides/best%20of%20dutch%20housing/ 4
Hoogtij KNSM laan 2 1019 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/uretours_nl/guides/best%20of%20dutch%20housing/ 5
photo: Museum Het Schip photo: Museum Het Schip Museum Het Schip Oostzaanstraat 45 1013WG Amsterdam http://wwwhetschipnl 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: 11:00-17:00 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/uretours_nl/guides/best%20of%20dutch%20housing/ 6
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd WOZOCO Reimerswaalstraat 1 1069 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 Floor area/size 1997 10000 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/uretours_nl/guides/best%20of%20dutch%20housing/ 7
photo: Jeroen Apers photo: Jeroen Apers Crystal Court Willem van Weldammelaan 99 1082 KT Amsterdam http://wwwcrystal-courtnl/ 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 Floor area/size 2008 8000 m² TANGRAM Architekten Hillen & Roosen Apers http://wwwmimoaeu/users/uretours_nl/guides/best%20of%20dutch%20housing/ 8
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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/uretours_nl/guides/best%20of%20dutch%20housing/ 9
photo: Jan Bitter photo: Jan Bitter Bloembollenhof Arsenaal 2141 NE Vijfhuizen Vijfhuizen is a small town near Amsterdam Airport Schiphol S333 designed 56 houses adjacent to this village The density of the housing, the small plots and the intense mixture of different cost categories implied that traditional row housing proved insufficient to meet this challenge A simple series of houses have been designed and systematically located in an innovative way Through arranging the housing plots in a 'regular irregularity', the desired atmosphere has been created of cosy village-like density with a remarkable contemporary openness S333 has designed the scheme with the template of a rural farmyard in mind - or at least, the idea of clusters of barns, stables and outbuildings around a farmhouse The interior layout also varies from open-plan models with ceilings that are twice the typical height to more conventional, compartmentalised dwellings The façades have been wrapped by vertically grooved hard wood (Cumaru) siding and ribbed steel plating in equal proportion photo: Jan Bitter Floor area/size 2003 7000 m² Main designer, Urban planner Landscape architect Services engineer Structural engineer Contractor S333 Dok en Hosper Adviesburo Nieman Constructie-adviesbureau Steens Thunnissen Bouw Gemeente Haarlemmermeer & Dura Bouw Franks Public transport: From Schiphol Airport, take bus 300 to Haarlem After 15 minutes, get out at Vijfhuizen and walk 5 minutes to Bloembollenhof By car: Take the A9 to Haarlem Before you reach Haarlem, take exit N205 (Hoofddorp-West) Then follow the blue signs to Vijfhuizen, following the N205 After 3,2 km, take a right turn at Stelling and after that, take the second exit at the roundabout (go straight ahead) After 100 m, the project will be on your left hand http://wwwmimoaeu/users/uretours_nl/guides/best%20of%20dutch%20housing/ 10
photo: Olivier van den Hoven Cube Housing Overblaak 70 3011 MH Rotterdam http://wwwkubuswoningnl/ The cube house (pole- or tree house) is designed as an abstract tree, the total complex (Blaak Heights) a wood (village) The village is like a safe oasis where several functions could take place: small-scale business, shops, school and a children s playground downstairs (promenade level) and living in the cube houses upstairs The strong interaction between the private (upstairs) and the public is characteristic for this situation The inhabitant has a great view because of the sloping windows The complex is in fact a pedestrian bridge, crossing a traffic artery This was an idea of the municipality at the time Piet Blom was asked to furnish this bridge The cube house could be called an architectonic experiment, in which Blom has considered form, aesthetics and spatial effects of greater importance than functionality and practical purpose Living in a cube (the top) reminds of a tree house which is accessible through the pole (the trunk) An archetypical way of living really photo: Dirk Verwoerd Project is public! Floor area/size 1984 20000 m² Piet Blom City of Rotterdam olivier_van_den_hoven The show-cube at number 70 is open daily, from 11:00-17:00 h Entrance: 2 euro For more information see the website wwwkubuswoningnl Take the Subway or train to Station Blaak Or tram 21 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/uretours_nl/guides/best%20of%20dutch%20housing/ 11
photo: João Morgado photo: João Morgado Ciboga Terrain Bloemsingel 10 9713 BZ Groningen The urban concept developed by the municipality extends the network of routes and views through the site The municipality's desire to establish 'openness' through an equal relationship between landscape and building was central to the success of the plan However this ambition had to be negotiated with the market requirements for programmatic density This led the municipality to create the concept of 'schotsen' A 'schots' is considered a compact building block eroded internally by new forms of semi-public space Thirteen 'schotsen' are distributed across the site in an open landscape that operates as a filter zone between the city centre and 19th century housing extensions S333 have developed Schots 1 and 2, which forms a strategic link in the city's ecological corridor linking the canal with an existing urban park, as the first phase of the project on the original Europan 3 site photo: João Morgado 9-2002 Services engineer S333 DGMR ING Vastgoed, Amstelland Ontwikkeling, Bouwbedrijf MoesBV, Amvest Vastgoed and Nijestee Vastgoed JMMM http://wwwmimoaeu/users/uretours_nl/guides/best%20of%20dutch%20housing/ 12
photo: Christian Richters photo: Christian Richters Block 16 Koetsierbaan Almere Block 16 is part of the masterplan designed by OMA for a new prestigious city centre in Almere The autonomous expressive block reacts on two conditions: the billowing end marks as a kind of gatekeeper and the building fits in with the right angled grid of the adjacent glass high-rise housing blocks The clock is sited on a basement car park (design OMA) serving as a pedestal The elevated deck level is half occupied by the common entrance and the storerooms The other part is a gym which continued on the parking level below where it ends in the fitness-café, an autonomous pavilion The design of Block 16 is largely based on an analysis of tunnel formwork constructions Implementation of this mode of construction is financially attractive in developing major housing projects Variation in the length of adjacent tunnels breaks the monotonous structure The result is a wavy facade surface providing the block with a dynamic quality (Maarten Willems for René van Zuuk Architekten) Floor area/size 9-2004 8740 m² Contractor Roof & facade consultant Structural engineer René van Zuuk Architekten Dura Vermeer Metaalbouw TSV Pieters Bouwtechniek Ontwikkelingscombinatie Almere Hart cv Rene_van_Zuuk photo: DJ Hoogerdijk http://wwwmimoaeu/users/uretours_nl/guides/best%20of%20dutch%20housing/ 13
photo: João Morgado photo: João Morgado Waterwijk Ypenburg Stiemensvaart 48 2497 ZE Den Haag http://waterwijkypenburgnu/ Hagen Island offers an attractive image, for consumption by a broad range of people Clearly, the project does not aspire to appeal to just an elite group of artistic souls 'receptive' to such housing Almost half the houses are for the rental sector, while the rest are for sale at prices of between 35 and 55 million guilders One section of the neighbourhood is now inhabited and signs of domesticity are already visible - flower pots, paved paths, lace decorations MVRDV styling, it would seem, has not influenced residents' preferences The large sliding glass doors on each floor reveal the interiors ranging from curving plastic bedroom kitsch to Scandinavian timber cosiness The greatest quality of these houses is just how smoothly they accommodate the everyday Personal touches do not detract from the overall picture, as so often happens with housing schemes that aspire to the title ure photo: Rositsa Andreeva 10-2001 MVRDV Amvest Vastgoed Amsterdam JMMM go from The Hague to the neighbourhood of Ypenburg Hageneiland http://wwwmimoaeu/users/uretours_nl/guides/best%20of%20dutch%20housing/ 14