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Project • By OFMAA Architects • Bars
skatepark NOORD
Three years after the closing om the skatepark on the NDSM Wharf, Amsterdam Noord found a new location for it’s indoor skatepark. This time it’s on the Hamerstraatgebied, situated on the north side of the IJ.The renovated hall at the Aambeeldstraat offers 1400m2 space for skate activities, including recreation and lessons on every level. Besides, there is a 150m2 catering facility with a double function as a ‘canteen’ and external hospitality.This newly created hospitality unit protrudes two meters from the original façade. The Glass entrance façade functions as an intermediary between the skatepark and the outside space. The timber frame construction of the façade is cladded with horizontal Fraké slats. The striking slope in the roof refer... More
Project • By OFMAA Architects • Universities
i am college
With Limited capacities, a new private entrepreneurial higher professional school is realised in the forma industrial district of Amsterdam Noord. Opened in 2017 and doubled in students in 2018. Both designs, the first floor in the first year and ground floor after the expansion are done by OFMAA. The rough materialisation breathes the industrial history of thebuilding and surrounding and represents the entrepreneurship of de industrialarea. It also connects to the perceptions of these young students. The ground floor is classified as the reception, discuss,brainstorm and open working space, whereas the first floor is meant for grouplessons, seminars and coaching. In this way, students are pushed to worktogether to inspire and learn from ea... More