Overhoeks
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Project • By Team V Architecture • Social Housing
The August
The August is one of five social housing blocks in the new residential area Overhoeks in Amsterdam-Noord. The challenge was to create affordable houses, aesthetically competing with the surrounding luxury residential complexes. Coming home, feeling at home and soft surroundings were important design themes.
Ossip van Duivenbode
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Soft surroundingsThe August, like many other residential blocks in Overhoeks, has seven floors with a U-shaped floor plan. As a counterpart to the rigid urban structure, the building design is ‘softened’ with rounded corners, pastel colours and tangible finishings. The plinth facade is covered with luxurious green glazed brick from Royal Tichelaar, while the rest of the brick facade is... More
Project • By Studioninedots • Apartments
De Jakoba
De Jakoba brings new energy to the Overhoeks neighbourhood in Amsterdam-Noord. In 'Manhattan at the IJ', as the new city district which fronts the IJ harbour opposite Central Station is also referred to, De Jakoba introduces one of two new social housing complexes. Making use of form and smart building methods, we realised a powerful and qualitative building within budget for any Dutch social housing development, and a recognisable place that people are proud to live in and want to care for.
Peter Tijhuis
Within the formal urban plan for the Overhoeks area – which with its ‘campus-like’ setting is rather un-Amsterdam – we gave our own interpretation of the set rules. The plan specified setbacks for the building... More