Amsterdam Projects 38 Created 20-Oct-11 By Huang Rui, Copenhagen, Denmark Jan Schaeferbrug Amsterdam, Venhoeven CS bridge The Whale Studio Thonik Qubic Music building on the IJ Warehouse De Zwijger Bicycle Flat Stadgenoot pavilion Piraeus 7 Australie - Boston ING House 14 Borneo Sporenburg Bridges 15 Nemo 16 Silodam 17 Amsterdam, MVRDV housing 8 Vinoly tower 18 Amsterdam, Rafael Vinoly s office 9 Parkrand 19 Amsterdam, MVRDV housing, kindergarten 10 Toyo Ito 20 Amsterdam, Toyo Ito office 11 Amsterdam, Hans Kollhoff commercial space, housing Amsterdam, Renzo Piano museum Amsterdam, Steven Holl auditorium, pavilion 6 Amsterdam, VMX s bicycle stand 13 Amsterdam, West 8 bridge Amsterdam, enbureau J van Stigt culture, exposition space, theatre 5 Amsterdam, 3XN cafe, music theatre, restaurant Timorplein Amsterdam, MVSA s office Amsterdam, hvdn architecten social housing, student housing 4 Amsterdam, MVRDV atelier, private house Amsterdam, Dok en housing Amsterdam, de Architekten Cie housing 3 OZW 21 Amsterdam, Jeanne Dekkers uur education, secondary school, university 12 Amsterdam, DKV en housing http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ Zouthavenbrug 22 Amsterdam, Hans van Heeswijk architecten bridge 1
Animal Shelter Amsterdam, Arons & Gelauff shelter WOZOCO Van Gogh Museum Van Gogh Museum Exposition wing Rietveld Schröderhuis Ernst & Young Tower Educatorium The Funen Cancer Center Amsterdam The 4th Gymnasium 33 Villa KBWW 34 Schirmeister House 35 Amsterdam, Herman Hertzberger private house 27 RAI Elicium 36 Amsterdam, Benthem Crouwel Architekten congress centre, exposition space, office 28 Apolloschool 37 Amsterdam, Herman Hertzberger primary school 29 La Grande Cour 38 Amsterdam, MVSA s housing, social housing 30 Amsterdam, de Architekten Cie housing 26 Utrecht, OMA - Rem Koolhaas auditorium, university 32 Utrecht, MVRDV private house Amsterdam, Foster & Partners office 25 Utrecht, Gerrit Rietveld private house Conservatory of Amsterdam Amsterdam, hvdn architecten secondary school Amsterdam, Kisho Kurokawa exposition space, museum 24 Amsterdam, Gerrit Rietveld museum Amsterdam, de Architekten Cie auditorium, education Amsterdam, MVRDV housing 23 Houseboat De Omval 39 Amsterdam, +31ARCHITECTS boat house, private house 31 Amsterdam, MVRDV health care, hospital http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ David de Wied Building 40 Utrecht, Herman Hertzberger education, laboratorium, university 2
Jan Schaeferbrug Piet Heinkade 179-181 1019 HC Amsterdam A 285 meter long bridge over the IJ canal links Oostelijke Handelskade to the new housing area on Java-island The logic location for the bridge was the place, where 1934 warehouse The Zwijger stood Instead of demolishing the old warehouse, the client decided to pierce the bridge through the building The bridge is designed for cars, bicycles and pedestrians The separate roads for these traffic types differ in inclination The underside of the bridge has an asymmetric curving shape, and its legs are set wide apart in the water Parts of the road-deck are detachable to allow incidental passing of large boats Project is public! 9-2001 Building costs consultant Lighting designer Artist Building physics consultant Venhoeven CS IBA Amsterdam Kees van de Lagemaat lightdesign Marc Ruygrok Peutz Consulting Engineers & Associes Gemeentelijk Grondbedrijf Amsterdam Venhoeven_CS_s 24/7 Busses 32-39-43-59 pass by http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 3
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 2000 35800 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 4
photo: Maarten Helle 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 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 5
photo: Luuk Kramer photo: Luuk Kramer Qubic Stavangerweg 50-877 1013 AT Amsterdam http://wwwspaarndammerhoutnl/ 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 10-2004 25000 m² Structural engineer hvdn architecten Ursem Bouwgroep De Principaal, Amsterdam hvdn-architecten The surrounding streets are open to the public http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 6
Music building on the IJ Piet Heinkade 1 1019 BR Amsterdam http://wwwmuziekgebouwnl/ 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 Project is public! 6-2005 13400 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 7
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, Interior architect Contractor enbureau 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/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 8
Bicycle Flat Stationsplein 49 1012 AB Amsterdam The 100 metre long bicycle flat at the Central Station was built to temporarily store thousands of bikes during the period that old bicycle-stands had to be removed during the large renovation of the surroundings at Central Station The building was built over water to maximise land-use (or in this case: water-use) It consists out of three slightly sloping parking decks There is a small surveillance facility in the centre of this quayside structure The bicycle flat was supposed to be closed and removed in 2004 In 2006 it still exists Now the flat is planned to be removed in 2009 There are plans to built a second one photo: Maarten Helle Project is public! 4-2001 3000 m² VMX s Amsterdam City Council MI_MOA 24/7 Next to Central Station http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 9
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 2000 330 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 10
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/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 11
Australie - Boston Purperhoedenveem 10 1019 HM Amsterdam http://wwwhureninbostonnl/ The urban plan for the Oostelijke Handelskade was developed by Rapp & Rapp, based on a series of monoliths, Australië - Boston lies in middle of the line These giants are being realized via construction envelopes that simultaneously guarantee good urbanism and a large freedom of design DKV decided to conserve the 19th century warehouse Australie and built a new U-shaped mass over the old warehouse, connecting each other with glass volumes The apartments in the old part are (to be) sold The new Boston are only rented apartments; high-end rent All have glass facades and an open floor-plan, with only one fixed element: the service block with bathroom and kitchen Inhabitants can use the indoor swimming pool, fitness and sauna inside neighbor deluxe Detroit In 2002, with the construction fully underway, the Australië - Boston warehouse was completely destroyed by fire Because it was the determining image for the entire complex, it was decided to reconstruct the building 2006 DKV en Vesteda MI_MOA Boston is just 10 min walking form Central Station Or take tram 26 to IJburg and stop at Kattenburgerstraat http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 12
Timorplein Celebesstraat 1 1094 EJ Amsterdam New housing replacing existing buildings in 4 locations, comprising a total of 128 apartments, in 3 different phases The first section, on Timorplein (square) was built in 2002 The second section is on the corner of Borneostraat and Delistraat The third section includes the end of the flats on Celebesstraat These end flats are linked by a car park that runs underneath Delistraat The flats on Celebesstraat are along the railway line Despite the need for sound reduction the architect decided to use the same storey-high windows that characterize the neighbors The large amount of space gives the apartments a very light, spacious feel The 72 units in this 3th section are very diverse in type, ranging from apartments to maisonettes, to penthouses and studio apartments The project also includes 21 social sector apartments, 2 of which are studio apartments This is a very beautiful urban plan, interacting with the existing structures in a very sensitive and subtle way 2004 Contractor Structural engineer Dok en Vink Bouw Nieuwkoop Strackee De Alliantie MI_MOA Take tram 9 from Central Station direction Diemen Stop at Lineausstraat and walk north, into the 'Eerste van Swindenstraat' Go left at the Celebesstraat, walk for 100 m and you'll see the houses on your left http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 13
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Bjorn Utpott ING House Amstelveenseweg 500 1081 KL Amsterdam http://inghouseingcom/ 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 9-2002 20000 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 14
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/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 15
photo: Martin Alberts 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 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/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 16
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 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/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 17
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, 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 2005 32260 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) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 18
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 6-2007 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/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 19
photo: Gijs photo: Gijs Toyo Ito Gustav Mahlerplein 117 1082 MS Amsterdam http://wwwmahler4nl 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 2005 34600 m² Main designer, Interior architect Technical engineer Toyo Ito Ontwerpgroep Trude Hooykaas Deerns Raadgevende Ingenieurs ING Real Estate Gijs photo: Gijs http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 20
photo: Daria Scagliola photo: Daria Scagliola OZW De Boelelaan 1109 1081 HV Amsterdam http://wwwozwnl 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! 1-2006 19925 m² Jeanne Dekkers uur Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam jeannedekkers http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 21
photo: Rien van Rijthoven photo: Rob Hoekstra Zouthavenbrug Piet Heinkade 1 1019 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! 9-2004 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 22
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 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/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 23
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 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/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 24
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 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/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 25
photo: Jannes Linders photo: Jannes Linders Van Gogh Museum Exposition wing Paulus Potterstraat 7 1071 CX Amsterdam http://wwwvangoghmuseumnl 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 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/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 26
photo: Ernst Moritz photo: Dirk Verwoerd Rietveld Schröderhuis Prins Hendriklaan 50 3583 Utrecht http://wwwrietveldschroderhuisnl/ A visit to the Rietveld Schröder House remains a fascinating experience This house is the only building ever realized on the basis of the architectural principles of De Stijl Typical features are the use of the Stijl colours red, blue and yellow, in combination with white, grey and black, the relation between interior and exterior and the unity between the free-standing pieces of furniture and the fitted parts of the interior According to Rietveld and Schröder one had to have an active attitude to life For them too living in a home is a conscious act The furnishing of the house reflects this conviction The occupant has to perform a transaction for every activity: the bathroom is created by opening out a wall, while the sleeping areas could be screened off with sliding walls, and privacy was obtained by placing shutters in front of the windows The house is literally a machine for living in photo: Jannes Linders Project is public! 1924 Gerrit Rietveld Truus Schröder MI_MOA On Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday you can visit the Rietveld Schröderhuis The house can only be visited with a tour of max 10 people You can reserve a place in the tour by sending an email to rhreserveringen[at]centraalmuseumnl There is a special Rietveld bus that leaves from the Centraal Museum at 1145, 1245, 1345 and 1445 hr It takes you to all Rietveld-designs and back to the Centraal Museum (address: Nicolaaskerkhof 10, Utrecht) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 27
photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott Ernst & Young Tower Antonio Vivaldistraat 150 1083 HP Amsterdam http://wwweynl/ 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 2007 30000 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) 20 549 72 22 Car: From the A2 Utrecht, take the A10 (Amsterdam/Zaandam/ RAI exit), as far as the RAI exit http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 28
photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Viktor Ramos Educatorium Leuvenlaan 19 3584 CE Utrecht http://wwwuunl Situated in the centre of the University Campus the Uithof, just outside the centre of Utrecht, this building is most famous for its use of concrete The concrete construction of the building folds and forms the floor, wall and ceiling in one curved motion In the ceiling, steel reinforcement bars emerge from the exposed concrete slab Steel and concrete dissociate allowing each material to work at optimum efficiency: the 20cm thick concrete slab is made to span 21 metres "Composed of two planes which fold to accommodate a range of distinct programs including an outdoor plaza, two lecture halls, cafeteria and a testing facility Planes interlock to create a single trajectory in which the entire university experience socialization, learning, examination is encapsulated" Bad detailing or lack of proper maintenance has caused the facade to look old and worn out, even after a couple of years photo: Piotr Krajewski Project is public! 1997 11000 m² Structural engineer Contractor OMA - Rem Koolhaas ABT BAM University of Utrecht NGHM The building is public and open to visit freely, at workdays on office hours For guided tours, contact the Utrecht ure Centre at aorta@aortanu and tours@aortanu or call +31 (0)30 232 1686 Buslines 11, 12 and 12-S go from Utrecht Central Station to the Uithof university campus Call the reception of the Educatorium at +31 (0) 30 253 8530 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 29
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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 30
photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Maarten Helle Cancer Center Amsterdam De Boelelaan 1118 1081 HZ Amsterdam http://wwwcancercenteramsterdamnl/ 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 6-2006 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 31
photo: Matthijs Borghgraef photo: Luis Monteiro Conservatory of Amsterdam Oosterdokskade 151 1011 DL Amsterdam http://wwwconservatoriumvanamsterdamnl 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! 2007 16000 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 0800-2300 Sat-Sun 0900-1800 5 min walk from the Central Station It s located next to the OBA library http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 32
photo: Jeroen Apers photo: Jeroen Apers The 4th Gymnasium Stavangerweg 902 1013 AX Amsterdam http://wwwhet4egymnasiumnl/ 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 2008 4000 m² hvdn architecten Esprit-Groep + Stadsdeel Westerpark Amsterdam Apers http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 33
Villa KBWW Koningslaan 124 3981 Utrecht http://wwwmvrdvnl/ Two separate private houses have been merged into one cubical volume, located south of the Wilhelminapark The two houses each have 4 floors The two houses are separated by a meandering wall/floor that interlocks both volumes three-dimensionally This way both houses have great views over the park, have big living spaces each, and at the same time share orientation One of the living rooms occupies the entire first floor, while the other occupies the second floor The façade of the house reveals the subdivision, intersection and complexity of the space it encloses The façade of this double house is made out of panels of concrete-triplex and glass 1997 300 m² Main designer, Structural engineer MVRDV search ABT pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 34
photo: Piotr Krajewski Schirmeister House Scheepstimmermanstraat 56 1019 Amsterdam Investor budget could only cover 50% of the available volume, meaning that roughly half of the lot would have to be left unbuilt Theoretically, this could only be achieved in one of two ways The architect could make an internal court, dividing the house into something resembling the traditional front and back sections, or he could develop only half the depth of the six-metre-wide lot, leaving an alleyway of sorts As it happens, this second strategy was perfect for parking the client's three cars in procession on his own property as requested The result was an ultra-slender (270m clear), relatively deep house with an adjoining open space that so widened the view from the property that the head elevations could be blankwalled save for a few low-lying horizontal slits The long, freestanding sidewall on the other hand sports mainly tall narrow windows that permit a sidelong view of things All this together stitches the undeveloped area to the house (text from architect's website) 1999 Herman Hertzberger pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 35
photo: Jeroen Meijer photo: Jeroen Meijer RAI Elicium Europaplein 22 1078 GZ Amsterdam http://wwwrainl 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! 2009 13500 m² Benthem Crouwel Architekten Amsterdam RAI jpmm photo: Bjorn Utpott http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 36
Apolloschool Willem Witsenstraat 12-14 1077AZ Amsterdam In the 1980s, Hertzberger designed the Apollo School, a combination of two different schools with two different educational systems He organized all the classrooms around an internal space, an amphitheatre-like organization that has been wholeheartedly emulated since There are smaller corridors and blocked-out areas that allow students to work outside the classrooms The 1990s were a time of shrinking budgets for school construction in the, said Hertzberger To stretch the money, he spent it on creating cohesive organization This tactic was also a response to the wave of immigration: by organizing space well, students of all languages and levels of understanding could feel comfortable photo: Wing-Ni Lam 1983 Herman Hertzberger Wing-Ni http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 37
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd La Grande Cour Westerdokseiland 1 1013 EH Amsterdam http://wwwlagrandecourinfo/ The apartment building La Grande Cour was the first completed building on the newly regenerated Westerdokseiland The redevelopment is part of the large-scale development along the south bank of the IJ The urban plan by Peter Defesche (OD205) made a clear distinction between the buildings along the IJ (high-scale) and on the other hand the city centre side (small-scale) La Grande Cour is the most southern of the three urban blocks The architecture of the south block is allocated to three architects Each office was given a courtyard and a periscope tower to develop During the planning process continual coordination between the three schemes was paramount in order to ensure a unified architectural outcome, similarly a high level of attention was given to the architectural details The three courtyards (cours) each contain a more individual architecture They all have varying heights, the IJ side (eastern side) is higher than the western edge photo: Dirk Verwoerd 12-2007 Main designer, MVSA s de Architekten Cie Heren 5 architecten City Cour Combination VOF dirkverwoerd This recently developed area lies just west of Central train station, about 5 minutes walking along side of the IJ http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 38
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 7-2010 197 m² +31ARCHITECTS PLUS31ARCHITECTS http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 39
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd David de Wied Building Universiteitsweg 99 3584 Utrecht The new Faculty of Science is located as a freestanding building on a prominent site of the University Utrecht campus Approximately half of the building contains laboratories and the rest provides education and work space on various and open floors, grouped around the central hall This atrium-like space is directed to the outside in a covered outdoor area with an open classroom, where there is an opportunity of open air events The 'oval' free-standing building, as an island on this area, is on the border between the inside and provides all opportunities for meetings, which all contribute to social cohesion photo: Dirk Verwoerd Project is public! 4-2011 19500 m² Landscape designer Contractor Herman Hertzberger DS Landschapsarchitekten Hurks Universiteit Utrecht dirkverwoerd http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ray/guides/amsterdam/ 40