Orient
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Project • By WAM architecten • Restaurants
Knus Café-Pavilion, Delft
The emphasis in the design is on the accentuation of the holiday mood and the picturesque surroundings by employing architecture that is atypical of Holland. The plan is a cross between an American prairie bungalow and a Norwegian chalet. The wooden structure, which seems to rise up from the earth, stands alongside the elongated inlet that connects with the Delftse Hout lake. The ground-plan is composed of a square and a cross that interlock diagonally, resulting in an octagonal middle section. Four of its corners are extended with rectangular chambers: two of these are meant to cater for large parties in a private alcove. The entrance and the kitchen, which are connected with the bar, are situated in the two other corners. In the open void... More
Project • By WAM architecten • Apartments
De Oriënt, Transvaal, The Hague
The idea that buildings should possess a social significance is certainly to be found in the residential project De Oriënt in The Hague. Pivotal here was to realise homes tailored to the largely Surinamese-Hindustani community that is concentrated in the third largest city in the Netherlands, the seat of our government. The design is a combination of the typical residential blocks in The Hague, which surround semi-public courtyards, and ornamentation which reflects Hindustani influences but also refers to the Art Nouveau.
The plan for De Oriënt was designed to fit a triangular ‘insertion’ into the urban structure.
Because of its perimeter block typology, this block conforms to the urban structure of the Transvaal neighbourhood. However, t... More