Amsterdam Guide Projects 17 Created 19-Jul-11 By luiza bassani, sao paulo, Brazil The Whale Amsterdam, de Architekten Cie housing Cinema Het Ketelhuis Studio Thonik Warehouse De Zwijger Stadgenoot pavilion Restaurant Bazar Borneo Sporenburg Bridges Nemo Vinoly tower Hervormd Lyceum West 12 ABC Book Store 13 Animal Shelter 14 Amsterdam, Arons & Gelauff shelter 6 WOZOCO 15 Amsterdam, MVRDV housing 7 Van Gogh Museum 16 Amsterdam, Gerrit Rietveld museum 8 Minibar 17 Amsterdam, concrete architectural associates bar 9 Amsterdam, Renzo Piano museum 5 Amsterdam, West 8 bridge 11 Amsterdam, ADP Architecten shop Amsterdam, KossmanndeJong restaurant 4 Amsterdam, Steven Holl auditorium, pavilion Parkrand Amsterdam, TANGRAM Architekten secondary school Amsterdam, Architectenbureau J van Stigt culture, exposition space, theatre 3 Amsterdam, MVRDV atelier, private house Amsterdam, MVRDV housing, kindergarten Amsterdam, Ramin Visch cinema, bar 2 Houseboat De Omval 18 Amsterdam, +31ARCHITECTS boat house, private house 10 Amsterdam, Rafael Vinoly Architects office http://wwwmimoaeu/users/luizabassani/guides/amsterdam%20guide/ 1
photo: architour photo: Allard van der Hoek The Whale Baron G A Tindalplein 1 1019 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 Project is not public! 2000 35800 m² Main designer, Architect Landscape architect Contractor Supplier Structural engineer de Architekten Cie West 8 Heijmans NedZink NTV Pieters Bouwtechniek Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij New Deal MI_MOA photo: Luis Monteiro http://wwwmimoaeu/users/luizabassani/guides/amsterdam%20guide/ 2
photo: Jeroen Musch photo: René Mesman Cinema Het Ketelhuis Pazzanistraat 13 1014 DB Amsterdam http://wwwketelhuisnl The State Monument Ketelhuis (used for the heating installation of the Westergas Factory) has been renovated into a cinema The Ketelhuis wanted to create an environment where film and bar merge and (film) festivals and congresses can be held for 200 persons Now the Ketelhuis has three grand halls for cinema, all rooms are put in one large box The space that is "left" is used for a new bigger café photo: Jeroen Musch Project is public! 9-2006 645 m² Interior architect Ramin Visch Stichting Het Ketelhuis MI_MOA Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday from 13:00, other days from 16:00 Tram line 10, bus 21 and 22 and also bus 46 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/luizabassani/guides/amsterdam%20guide/ 3
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 Project is not public! 2001 Main designer, Architect 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/luizabassani/guides/amsterdam%20guide/ 4
photo: Hans Kuiper photo: Pakhuis de Zwijger Warehouse De Zwijger Piet Heinkade 181 1019 HC Amsterdam http://wwwdezwijgernl This warehouse was originally built in 1934 and is an exponent of the functional expressionism Two special elements of the concrete construction are the mushroom-columns and the large floors hanging over the ground floor It was used as a cooling house for food From 1960 onwards it deteriorated and was squatted and used as an underground practice space for several bands like Herman Brood and Loïs Lane Many plans for re-use and re-development failed to start In 2001 a bridge was built right through the building Shortly afterward it became a National Monument and now the warehouse is a place for media and culture It has a TV-studio, exposition-space, ateliers, conference rooms, offices, several stages for theatre, music, concerts and lectures On the ground floor is a public bar and restaurant Project is public! 9-2006 5000 m² Architect, Interior architect Contractor Architectenbureau J van Stigt MI_MOA Bouwbedrijf MJ de Nijs en Zn Stadsherstel Amsterdam photo: Hans Kuiper Bar/Restaurant Mon - Fri: 09:00-23:00 h Other functions in the building depend on their agenda From Central Station take tram 26 to IJburg; stop Kattenburgerstraat Or bus 42 to KNSM eiland, stop at Schaeferbrug http://wwwmimoaeu/users/luizabassani/guides/amsterdam%20guide/ 5
photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Stadgenoot pavilion Sarphatistraat 370 1018 GW Amsterdam http://wwwstadgenootnl/ 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 Project is not public! 2000 330 m² Architect, Interior architect Structural engineer Lighting designer Associate architect Steven Holl MI_MOA Ingenieursgroep Van Rossum L'Observatoire International Rappange & Partners Architecten 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/luizabassani/guides/amsterdam%20guide/ 6
photo: Maarten Helle photo: Maarten Helle Restaurant Bazar Albert Cuypstraat 182 1073 BL Amsterdam http://wwwbazaramsterdamnl/ Inside this world-food-house at the famous Amsterdam open air marketstreet Albert Cuyp is a typical arabic markt-feeling created, in an enormous building, a real souk It is a very lively, busy place, chaotic but always gezellig (untranslatable Dutch word for cosy; with friends) Different styles meet in the interior, the food and the personal service Cheap and flavorful North African cooking covering the range from falafel to mixed grilled meats is served here in an atmosphere of convivial chaos Next to the countries largest open air market, it is also the perfect place to break for coffee in between rounds of market wandering Bazar also has a restaurant in Rotterdam, at the Witte de Withstraat, number 16 This venue even has a hotel, with twenty-seven rooms furnished in Middle-Eastern, African and South-American style Project is public! 3-2005 650 m² Interior architect Security consultant KossmanndeJong PDK Beveiligingen Hotel Bazar Rotterdam Naomi photo: Maarten Helle Monday to Thursdag 0900-0100 Friday 0900-0200 Saturday 0900-0200 Sun- and holiday 0900-2400 From Central Station: Tram 16, direction: VU Medisch Centrum, stop: Albert Cuypstraat Tram: 24, direction: Stadionplein, stop: Albert Cuypstraat http://wwwmimoaeu/users/luizabassani/guides/amsterdam%20guide/ 7
photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: architour Borneo Sporenburg Bridges Panamakade 144 1019 AX Amsterdam http://wwwamsterdamdocklandscom 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/luizabassani/guides/amsterdam%20guide/ 8
photo: Martin Alberts photo: Naomi Schiphorst Nemo Oosterdok 2 1011 VX Amsterdam http://wwwe-nemonl/ 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 Architect 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/luizabassani/guides/amsterdam%20guide/ 9
photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott Vinoly tower Mahlerlaan 14 1082 LS Amsterdam http://wwwmahler4nl/ 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, Architecten Cie and Skidmore, Owings & Merill The overall masterplan was designed by Dutch architect Pi de Bruijn of the Architecten 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 Project is not public! 2005 32260 m² Main designer, Architect Architect Contractor Structural engineer Rafael Vinoly Architects 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) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/luizabassani/guides/amsterdam%20guide/ 10
photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott Parkrand Dr Colijnstraat 260 1067 CP Amsterdam http://wwwparkrandnl/ 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 Project is not public! 6-2007 Architect 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/luizabassani/guides/amsterdam%20guide/ 11
photo: John Lewis Marshall photo: John Lewis Marshall Hervormd Lyceum West Hemsterhuisstraat 79 1065 JX Amsterdam http://wwwhlwnl The use of light in architecture has long been confined to the interior where it remained largely invisible to passers-by Tangram Architects 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 Architect Contractor TANGRAM Architekten Bouwbedrijf MJ de Nijs en Zn Stichting Ceder Groep Kirsten_Hannema http://wwwmimoaeu/users/luizabassani/guides/amsterdam%20guide/ 12
photo: HMADP photo: HMADP ABC Book Store Spui 12 1012 XA Amsterdam http://wwwabcnl/ A new inside of an old piano store turned into a modern book shop A 3 story high book wall pertrudes through the 3 floors, not only accompanying a fluid multiple floor access, but also serving as a show element for the whole city Project is public! 11-2006 738 m² Main designer, Architect, Interior architect Architect Cooperating designer Technical engineer Cooperating designer Cooperating designer ADP Architecten ThomasDieben Yaniv Turgeman Allard Wendrich Duyts Bouwconstructies BV Jan van der Schaaf Thomas Dieben ABC Book Store photo: HMADP Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 10h00-20h00 Thursday 10h00 21h00 Friday, Saturday 10h00-20h00 Sunday 11h00-18h30 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/luizabassani/guides/amsterdam%20guide/ 13
photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott Animal Shelter Ookmeerweg 270 1067 SP Amsterdam http://wwwdierenasielamsterdamnl/ 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! 10-2007 8500 m² Architect Arons & Gelauff Project Management Bureau Amsterdam Bjorn_Utpott Monday - Saturday from 10:00-1600 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/luizabassani/guides/amsterdam%20guide/ 14
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 Project is not public! 1997 10000 m² Architect 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/luizabassani/guides/amsterdam%20guide/ 15
photo: Luuk Kramer photo: Luuk Kramer Van Gogh Museum Paulus Potterstraat 7 1071 CX Amsterdam http://wwwvangoghmuseumnl 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 1963-64 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 Architect Gerrit Rietveld Van Gogh Museum MI_MOA photo: Luuk Kramer Museum: daily 10-18 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/luizabassani/guides/amsterdam%20guide/ 16
photo: Ewout Huibers photo: Ewout Huibers Minibar Prinsengracht 478 1017 KG Amsterdam http://wwwminibaronlinecom/ The founding concept for the Minibar was created by 3 Dutch friends, who were looking for a different way of having a drink in a relaxed environment No more queuing, trying to catch the bartenders eye, or being ignored at the bar, but a comprehensive selection of drinks taken at your own pace, from your own personal minibar Concrete translated this idea into an experience At the Minibar you ll be welcomed by a receptionist, checked in and given a key to your own personal minibar There are beer bars, champagne bars or regular bars filled with combinations of drinks, allowing you to go straight, mix up a storm or try an exotic beer or two And if you re a little hungry there is a delicious selection of nuts, for something more, Sushi and Curry can be ordered and delivered After a good time with friends, clients or just having chilled with a magazine at the reading table, you can check out at reception and pay the bill [Note: the minibar is closed since September 2011] photo: Ewout Huibers Project is public! 3-2009 120 m² Interior architect concrete architectural associates Brewster Dubois-Reymond Macdonald BV concrete NOTE: the minibar is closed since September 2011 contact@minibaronlinecom trams 1, 2, 5 stop at Prinsengracht (Leidsestraat) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/luizabassani/guides/amsterdam%20guide/ 17
photo: +31ARCHITECTS photo: +31ARCHITECTS Houseboat De Omval Omval 4 1096 AA Amsterdam This watervilla has a wide view over the Amstel The villa has two spacious floors and a sunny roof terrace The roof terrace was made possible by lowering the bedroom half a story In this way there is also a logical transition from the ground floor to the basement Due to the strict regulation it was only possible to create watervilla with a small height To still get daylight into the basement a large void has been made, the void connects the two floors together The light in the guest room, also located in the basement, is through a "cuckoo window" just positioned beneath the fireplace in the living room so that no space is lost The split-level principle of the watervilla is accentuated by the round design of the facade photo: +31ARCHITECTS Project is not public! 7-2010 197 m² Architect +31ARCHITECTS PLUS31ARCHITECTS http://wwwmimoaeu/users/luizabassani/guides/amsterdam%20guide/ 18