Robin Wood is coming to Centrumeiland in IJburg, Amsterdam: a high-quality urban block ‘cut from wood’ that embraces a tiny forest. A striking beacon that forms a playful, open connection between a lively city street and a pleasant residential neighbourhood.

Here a free-living environment is created, where the green invites you to move. The building is like the trees; made of wood, self-sufficient and circular. Its modular construction enables both large and small, flexible reconfigurable, and linkable dwellings which are easily adaptable over time. Robin Wood gives something back to the island’s residents and invites them to contribute to their own living environment.

Add new meaning

Robin Wood is a logical addition to the string of beacons on IJburg that give the neighbourhood its signature and identity. The building is characterized by a clear formal language, firm plinths, height accents on its corners, and uniform use of materials. In this way, a new meaning is added to the series of striking corner buildings on the island. A wooden, split monolith with a sculptural roofline as a landmark. Visible from far across the water. In close-up, you experience a layered, transparent, and refined building. Robin Wood entices passersby to explore and discover the building.

Robin Wood has been awarded the WAF Best Future Residential Project 2022.