Collective Private Commission: a 100 year old schoolbuilding in the center of Amsterdam is transformed into 10 spacious and sustainable apartments directly for the group Ons Dorp Amsterdam (Our Amsterdam Village) consisting of 10 young families with children. Each apartment has a different floor plan and a different use of materials based completely on the individual wishes of the participants.
By restoring the original entrances that were removed during an earlier renovation of the school in the 1960's, and by removing all the internal additions from the 1960’s, the basic architectural qualities of the building were uncovered. New windows were placed in the original style and details but with modern triple glazing and double sealing.
Sustainable technologies like solar technology, ground source heat pumps, insulation, green roofs etc. have been used to obtain a almost passive null-emission building. Massive wooden floors are used for the entresols to create enough height under and above the entresols in the former schoolrooms.
