Amsterdam Projects 20 Created 21-Mar-16 By Cinzia Paganelli, London, United Kingdom Arcam Amsterdam, René van Zuuk Architekten exposition space Stadgenoot pavilion Music building on the IJ The Whale Conservatory of Amsterdam Nemo WOZOCO BAC Borneo uur Centrum Noorderparkbar 6 Borneo Sporenburg Bridges Amsterdam, West 8 bridge Borneo Sporenburg 13 Zouthavenbrug 14 The Kiss 15 Gallery Borzo 16 Amsterdam, Wiel Arets s gallery 7 Canal houses on Java Island 17 Amsterdam, Kruunenberg Van der Erve en dwellings, private house 8 Synagogue annex Community Centre 18 Amsterdam, search community centre, religion, synagogue 9 Java Island 19 Amsterdam, Soeters Van Eldonk architecten dwellings, urban plan 10 Amsterdam, bureau SLA cafe, pavilion Amsterdam, Jeroen Henneman sculpture Amsterdam, stichting BAC exposition space, information centre 5 Amsterdam, MVRDV housing 12 Amsterdam, Hans van Heeswijk architecten bridge Amsterdam, Renzo Piano museum 4 Amsterdam, de Architekten Cie auditorium, education Van Gogh Museum Exposition wing Amsterdam, West 8 urban plan Amsterdam, de Architekten Cie housing 3 Amsterdam, 3XN cafe, music theatre, restaurant Amsterdam, Kisho Kurokawa exposition space, museum Amsterdam, Steven Holl auditorium, pavilion 2 EYE film institute 20 Amsterdam, Delugan Meissl Associated s archive, cinema, museum 11 Six Dwellings in Borneo Eiland 21 Amsterdam, Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT dwellings http://wwwmimoaeu/users/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 1
photo: Dan Bagnall photo: Bjorn Utpott Arcam Prins Hendrikkade 600 1011 VX Amsterdam http://wwwarcamnl/ 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 2003 477 m² René van Zuuk Architekten Stedelijke Woningdienst Amsterdam Naomi Tuesday - Sunday: 1300-1700 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) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 2
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, 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/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 3
photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst 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 photo: Naomi Schiphorst 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/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 4
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, 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/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 5
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 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/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 6
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 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/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 7
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 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/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 8
photo: Key photo: Key BAC Borneo uur Centrum RJH Fortuynplein 4 1019WL Amsterdam http://wwwbac-amsterdamnl/ Information Centre for the architecture of the Amsterdam Eastern Harbour District Plans, Models, history, education A place to meet, drink and discover everything about this famous architectural area The exhibitions are semi-permanent and will be amplified every now and then photo: Key 9-2013 300 m² Interior architect stichting BAC stichting BAC Key Mo, Tu, Thu, Fri from 13:30-17:00 h, or make an appointment Bus 48 from Central Station, end of the line http://wwwmimoaeu/users/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 9
photo: Jeroen Musch photo: Jeroen Musch Noorderparkbar Floraparkweg 1 1032 BZ Amsterdam http://wwwhetkomtaltijdgoednl All the materials used to build this tiny coffee bar were bought second-hand at marktplaatsnl, a Dutch ebay type site, from around a hundred individuals and small traders Yet, the pavilion looks brand new The architects and designers of Bureau SLA and Overtreders W not only designed the bar: they also acted as initiators, fund-raisers, traders and builders on the project It was only because of this bottom-up approach that the project was finally carried out, in spite of the financial crisis that has put a brake on the Dutch construction industry The process of creating the bar was in itself somewhat unusual Finding money for the project through a website for crowd-funding, buying the second-hand materials, meant that designing and building took place simultaneously It was impossible to make a final design beforehand, since what's on offer at marktplaatsnl changes continuously photo: Jeroen Musch 4-2012 36 m² Main designer, Interior architect bureau SLA Overtreders W bureau SLA & Overtreders W SLA Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays from 10am to 8 pm From Amsterdam Central Station take the ferry to Buiksloterweg Walk or cycle to Wingerdweg 185 or 229 Enter the park from here You cannot miss it! http://wwwmimoaeu/users/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 10
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 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/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 11
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 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/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 12
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 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/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 13
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 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/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 14
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd The Kiss Frankemaheerd 12 1102AN Amsterdam Henneman calls it a 'standing illustration', the carrier of this presentation is not paper, but air 'It has truly been an invention', states Henneman He remembers exactly how the design came to realisation From iron wire he made the word 'sculpture' and put it on a socle Then he realised that the image of the word got more volume if he interrupted a line The brains of the beholder will complete the image, as if the missing parts of the lines lie behind the sculpture Henneman discovered the theme of The Kiss by coincidence in Mexico, 1972 'One day I found a soldering iron They also sold some kind of silverthread I made a spiderweb of silverthread between two stalks and then I noticed the theme' Henneman constructed within that web two threads that he twisted in a way that they formed the profile of a kissing couple The constructors and the artist received the 'Staalprijs' (Steelprice) for this work in 1983 photo: Dirk Verwoerd 1981 Artist Jeroen Henneman dirkverwoerd Train & metro: station Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena http://wwwmimoaeu/users/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 15
photo: Jan Bitter Gallery Borzo Keizersgracht 516 1017 EJ Amsterdam http://wwwborzocom The historic Amsterdam canal house on Keizersgracht 516, which dates back to 1882, used to be an average canal house It now accommodates Gallery Borzo, which opened in January 2006 after a period of careful reconstruction and restoration When the building was assigned for reconstruction in October 2004, its previous structural alternations were rather disguised At the beginning of the 20th century the building was converted into a warehouse In 1932 it was once again remodeled, this time into a bookstore with various routing paths A hanging steel construction was added during this period to allowed the façade to be opened up andallow more natural light into the deep and narrow bookstore A vertical column containing the book elevator spatially balanced these mostly horizontal elements 2006 535 m² Wiel Arets s WielAretss photo: Jan Bitter http://wwwmimoaeu/users/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 16
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 Project is not public! 5-2000 200 m² Kruunenberg Van der Erve en Stichting Bedrijfspensioenfonds voor de Bouwnijverheid, Amsterdam Kruunenberg_en http://wwwmimoaeu/users/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 17
photo: Iwan Baan Synagogue annex Community Centre Zuidelijke Wandelweg 41 1079 RK Amsterdam http://wwwljgamsterdamnl/ SeArch designed the new synagogue annex community center of the Liberal Jewish Congregation in Amsterdam The unstable relationship between Judaism and other religions and the dispersal of the Jewish diaspora have hindered the evolution of a recognized architectural style, this, in contrast to the strong and self-conscious personal Jewish identity Ceremonial traditions and rituals present few recognizable reference points in a synagogue s physical expression And while the identity of a church or a mosque is carved in stone, it is usually conspicuous in its absence with regard to synagogues In this shul the classical parallel installation is reduced to only the heart with the shaft between Biema (pulpit) and Aron Hakodesj (cabinet with the Torah), pointing to the east, being Jerusalem This traditional installation, which was used in the old synagogue for years, as well as the use of daylight are the main principles for the design photo: Iwan Baan 8-2010 search MI_MOA Telephone: +31 (0)20-5400140 or email info@verbondeu The building is located on a small island in the water that separates the Zuidelijke Wandelweg and the famous cemetery Zorgvlied In about one and a half year, the buildings on the west side will be demolished to create a larger space for water and a newly constructed dock, perpendicular to the Zuidelijke Wandelweg The already constructed bridge to the island built leads to the entrance on the ground floor http://wwwmimoaeu/users/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 18
photo: MartinD Java Island Java-eiland 1019 Amsterdam Java and KNSM Island were both created at the end of the 19th century as wave-breakers for Oostelijke Handelskade Later they were enlarged and became part of the harbour docks When the harbour moved away in the 1960s, the islands were deserted, and in the 1990s they were transformed into housing areas for ca 2500 inhabitants On Java Eiland, five architecture firms each designed an apartment building These houses are distributed along the south and north quay according to a seemingly random pattern In the four smaller side canals, younger architects got the chance to design smaller canal houses In-between lies a green corridor, which is only accessible for bikes and pedestrians photo: Bontenbal 2000 Urban planner Soeters Van Eldonk architecten MI_MOA The end stop of tramline 10 is at Azartplein, in the middle of the island Buslines 48 and 65 stop at the same square The island is best accessible by bicycle, foot or tram http://wwwmimoaeu/users/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 19
photo: architour photo: Jeroen Meijer EYE film institute IJpromenade 1 1031 KT Amsterdam http://wwweyefilmnl 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 3-2012 6200 m² Structural engineer Delugan Meissl Associated s ABT ING Real Estate jpmm Sun - Thu: 1000-2200 Fr & Sa: 1000-2300 From the central station take the ferry (Buiksloterweg) across the IJ, on embarking go left, the white building is the museum http://wwwmimoaeu/users/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 20
photo: Adrian Welch Six Dwellings in Borneo Eiland Scheepstimmermanstraat 39 1019 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 8-2000 Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT Smit's Bouwberdrijf BV juan-andres http://wwwmimoaeu/users/cinziap/guides/amsterdam/ 21