De Tulp is the final building to be completed as part of a restoration project in a housing block running along Singelgracht.
The client, Delta Lloyd Vastgoed, wanted a residential project with an impressive appearance as well as the largest possible underground parking garage to provide parking for the Amstel Hotel and the residents of the entire block.
In consultation with municipal authorities, an area-planning framework was drafted with buildings aesthetics criteria that served as the basis for the design. The most important objective was to restore the city block that had been decimated by a swathe of demolition whilst devoting close attention to architectural context and residential quality.
With its height, the block on Tulpplein complements the façade of the urban square across from the Amstel Hotel whilst its substructure of blue Belgian limestone blocks and expressive cornice responds to the design of the existing 19th-century architecture. The block at right angles to it that runs along Huddekade ends with a mansard roof. Both entrance lobbies are accessed by high entrances with bronze doors. The parcelling of the blocks is emphasised by the use of shallow masonry projections in varying bonds. A total of 19 apartments ranging from 75 to 105 m² in surface area were built. Storage space is accommodated in the substructure. Behind the hook-shaped block of buildings is a shared courtyard. The three-storey parking garage can accommodate 80 cars.
