#amsterdam
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Project • By Arons en Gelauff architecten • Apartments
Heroes
The team of Arons en Gelauff architecten enriched the rigid block structure on Amsterdam’s newly redeveloped island, Zeeburgereiland, with three vibrant, standalone towers. Each tower is shaped by a series of stepped, expansive terraces, and topped off with generous penthouses.
Sebastian van Damme
Sebastian van Damme
Heroes was designed with a strong focus on its surrounding views. On one side, it benefits from the lively Urban Sport Zone, a haven for skaters and stunt riders that has put Zeeburgereiland on the map. This dynamic environment strongly contrasts with the serene, natural waterfront of the island on the other side. Here, we wanted to make the most of the views over the IJ-lake and the pastoral Waterland. H... More
Project • By B-too • Primary Schools
My school, your distraction, our community
Wooden school building
Often school buildings remain true to traditional architecture and construction methods. Nevertheless, wood construction offers many opportunities for the well-being of children and the sustainability of the environment. This school in Amsterdam therefore explores the potential of wood construction.
Image Courtesy B-too
Image Courtesy B-too
ConnectionThe long ramps in this concept embrace the courtyard and extend the play space to its outer boundaries, seamlessly connecting the street, classrooms and social activities.
Image Courtesy B-too
Sliding elementsThe classrooms in this design are flexibly partitioned by sliding partitions. This is a response to the limited functionality of many current... More
Project • By DAMAST architects • Offices
Rooswijck 5, Amsterdam
Rooswijck 5 is a flexible, multi-tenant mass timber office building in Buitenveldert, a southern district of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Designed by Dutch architectural studio DAMAST architects, this low-carbon, adaptable, and circular wooden construction draws from the functionalist ideals of modernism, including a strong emphasis on light, air, and space, rational planning, and structural clarity. The building’s design combines historical awareness with forward-looking sustainability.
DAMAST architects
A designed influenced by Amsterdam’s 1935 Algemeen Uitbreidingsplan
Rooswijck 5 stands within the uniform street grid defined by the 1935 Algemeen Uitbreidingsplan (General Expansion Plan). A framework for Amsterd... More
Project • By studio RIANKNOP • Restaurants
PODIUM MOZAÏEK
Studio RIANKNOP, an Amsterdam-based studio for interior architecture, designs outspoken interiors. Strong conceptual designs that tell a story in which client, users, building and architect come together. Researched from an organizational strategy perspective, designed with heart and applied driven by functionality. More