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News • News • 30 Jan 2024
Studioninedots completes new residential tower and public plinth aimed at young urbanites
Amsterdam-based architecture and urban design practice Studioninedots has completed Highnote, a landmark residential tower geared towards young urbanites who are just starting out. Located in the center of Almere, a relatively new city in the Netherlands, Highnote combines a public plinth and residential tower in a stepped, leaning volume with a distinguishing terracotta-colored concrete facade.
Sebastian van Damme
In its design for Highnote, Studioninedots created a triangular plinth that includes “urban rooms”, described by the studio as “intimate, urban indoor and outdoor spaces, flowing into each other and enticing you to wander through them.” These spaces are designed to be flexible, offering opportuni... More
Project • By Dam & Partners Architecten • Shops
Noordblok Stadionplein
For years, Stadionplein in Amsterdam was best known as a boarding point for holiday buses and because of the Febo on the square. Once conceived as a temporary parking space for the 1928 Olympic Games, the square was never really finished; nor did it when the Amstelveenseweg was connected to the Amsterdam ring road, effectively making the square an entrance to the city.
Based on the urban master plan that Floris Alkemade / OMA drew up in close consultation with local residents, the square has been redesigned by West 8. Two buildings, a residential building with a mixed program and a hotel, branch on the block structure devised by Berlage. This also enhances the experience of one of the most beautiful and surely the longest urban sightline i... More