Amsterdam
Urban Architecture and Living Environments
City on the Water Living
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1 3 Generation House BETA
○ 2 Spaarndammerhart
korthtielens architecten, Marcel Lok_Architect
Interview Gus Tielens, Marcel Lok: Between Collectivity and Individualism
○ 3 Schoonschip Space&Matter
○ 4 Stories Olaf Gipser Architects
○ 5 Sluishuis Barcode Architects, BIG
○ 6 Groenmarkt
Ronald Janssen Architecten, Bastiaan Jongerius Architecten
Essay Metamorphosis of the IJ Banks Kirsten Hannema ○ 7 Kramatweg ANA Architecten
○ 8 Timber Home on Zeeburgereiland MEESVISSER ○ 9 Three Apartment Blocks in Weesp Bureau Van Eig
B 1 + 2 NL Architects
Mixed Use
Education and Culture
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16 EYE Film Museum Delugan Meissl Associated Architects
○ 17 Het Scheepvaartmuseum Ney & Partners
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18 Gerrit Rietveld Academie
Studio Bremmer/Fedlev, Hootsmans Architectuurbureau
Essay Overtourism Anneke Bokern
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19 Felix Meritis i29, MATH Architecten
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20 Stedelijk Museum Extension Benthem Crouwel Architects
Transformation
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21 Kleiburg NL Architects, XVW architectuur
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22 De Voortuinen Elephant
Interview Jan Peter Wingender, Uri Gilad: Building on the Building
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23 Sweets hotel Space&Matter
○ 24 Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Maurits Office Winhov
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25 Marineterrein 27E Bureau SLA
Public Space
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26 Stationsplein Bike Parking wUrck
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27 IJboulevard Bike Parking VenhoevenCS
Essay Cycling Capital Amsterdam Anneke Bokern
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28 Zeeburgereiland Skatepark Glifberg–Lykke
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29 Noord-Zuid Metro Line Benthem Crouwel Architects
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30 Kriterion Studentenpomp
Bas Vogelpoel Architecten, JPS.architecten
Client: BESIX RED, BEFORE
Structural engineer:
Van Rossum, Bureau Bouwfysica, DWA
Completion: 2022
Area: 49 000 m²
Use: Residential, retail, restaurant, recreation
Shark Mouth Sluishuis
Haringbuisdijk 1, IJburg �� sluishuis.nl
@sluishuis_amsterdam
Steigereiland is the closest of seven artificial islands to the city, which together form the new archipelago district IJburg. According to the initial urban development plans from the late 1990s, a striking structure in the water was intended to mark the entrance to this newly created island world. Though the Sluishuis (Sluice House) took time to materialise, its eventual arrival was all the more spectacular.
The 11-storey building rises from the shallow waters of the IJmeer, housing 442 rental and privately owned apartments, alongside dining and commercial spaces. Encircling the building on a 400 metre-long jetty are 34 houseboats, with additional moorings for 50 leisure boats. The apartments in Sluishuis range from 40 to 214 square metres, with
Ground floor
The “shark mouth” opens toward the IJmeer, providing swimmers and water sports enthusiasts with access to the courtyard.
Client: EDGE Technologies
Structural engineer: INBO, Van Rossum
Raadgevende Ingenieurs, Arup, DGMR
Landscape architecture: Delta Vorm Groep, Piet Oudolf
Completion: 2021
Area: 75 000 m²
Use: Residential, office, retail, restaurant, culture
Strawinskylaan 1023, Oud-Zuid �� valley.nl
Hard Shell, Soft Core Valley
The Zuidas highrise district in southern Amsterdam has been under development for 25 years. Spanning both sides of the A10 ring road and centred around Zuid WTC station, this prestigious area is characterised by its cluster of highrises, some reaching heights of up to 100 metres. Zuidas also commands the highest office rents in the Netherlands.
To prevent Zuidas from becoming a sterile office enclave, the city aimed to integrate residential and public functions alongside its commercial uses. A few years ago, a competition was held to design a mixed-use highrise complex resulting in the selection of the striking design for Valley.
Ground floor
1st floor
10th floor
Education and Culture
Client: ING – Real Estate
Structural engineer:
Abt-Adviseurs in Bouwtechniek
Completion: 2011
Area: 6300 m2
Use: Cinemas, exhibition, offices, restaurant, retail
IJpromenade 1, Overhoeks
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@eye-film
#Eye Filmmuseum
Delugan Meissl Associated Architects
Spacecraft for Moving Images Eye Filmmuseum
The film museum was established shortly after the Second World War. At the time, archiving and preserving this young and fragile art form was far from assured, and the search for suitable spaces to store the highly flammable film reels was both lengthy and challenging. By 1961, the collection had grown substantially to over 30 000 reels, making the storage situation increasingly critical. It was not until 2012, with the opening of the spectacular Eye Filmmuseum, that the films found a permanent home on the northern bank of the IJ. Conceived by Vienna-based Delugan Meissl Associated Architects, the striking new building arose from a former industrial brownfield site, its distinctive form evoking a futuristic spacecraft hovering at the water’s edge. Its folded white facade makes a bold statement, forming an asymmetrical
Ground floor
1st floor
Imprint & Image Credits
EditorsAnneke Bokern, Sandra Hofmeister
AuthorsAnneke Bokern (ab), Uri Gilad, Olaf Gipser, Michelle Gulickx (mg), Kirsten Hannema (kh), Sandra Hofmeister (sah), Marcel Lok, Jakob Schoof (js), Gus Tielens, Jan Peter Wingender
Project managementSandra Hofmeister, Katja Pfeiffer
Editorial assistanceLaura Traub
Translations and copyeditingAlisa Kotmair
Designstrobo B M
DrawingsLisa Hurler, Barbara Kissinger
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Cover: van Duivenbode, Ossip
Aerophoto-Schiphol | luchtfoto 305830: pp. 78/79 Amsterdam Museum /Studio
A 700 (designer)/Lohman, Christian (photographer): p. 191 top
Archief van de Dienst Ruimtelijke Ordening, Stadsarchief Amsterdam: p. 73
Arsath Ro'is, J.M. /CC0 1.0: p. 222
Baan, Iwan: p. 164
Behrens, Herbert /Anefo, Nationaal Archief, CC0: p. 188
Bleeker, Mirjam: p. 236, pp. 239, 240, 241, 242/243
Photo by bloodua /Depositphotos.com: p. 278
Bogaerts, Rob/Anefo, Nationaal Archief CC0: p. 283 Bokern, Anneke: pp. 70, 74 top, 76, 193, 284 bottom, 287, 288, 294/295
Borba, Alfredo via Wikimedia Commons: p. 284 middle Borghouts, Karin: p. 248 top Brakkee, Stijn: pp. 216, 217, 218/219
Bureau SLA: pp. 252, 255, 256/257, 258, 259
Buurman, Lard: pp. 88, 91, 92 de Korver, Corinne: pp. 162, 165, 167, 168/169
De Smet, Dennis: pp. 25, 27, 28 bottom de Vries, Jan: p. 265
Deru, Jean Luc: pp. 170, 172, 173
Elephant: pp. 224, 225
Photos by Flare Department/
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Hoens, Emile: pp. 122, 126/127
Hufton+Crow: pp. 152, 155, 158, 159
Huibers, Ewout: pp. 194, 196, 197, 198, 200/201 Jensen, Alan: pp. 38, 41 top, 42 design by Jokinen, David A., 1965/Nationaal Archief, CC0: p. 281
korthtielens architecten: p. 33
Kramer, Luuk: pp. 49 top, 80, 83, 84, 85, 86/87, 110, 115, 116, 117
Lenden, Thomas: p. 132 top Linders, Jannes: pp. 144, 148, 150/151, 202, 205, 206, 207, 208, 296, 299, 300 maps.amsterdam.nl, 2023: p. 286
Mieremet, Rob/Anefo, Nationaal Archief, CC0: p. 191 bottom
Photo by mim.bekozdemir/ Depositphotos.com:
p. 74 bottom ML_A/Marcel Lok_Architect: p. 35
Müller, Stefan: pp. 244, 247, 250, 251
Nabuurs, Isabel: pp. 41 bottom, 43, 44/45
The Netherlands Institute of Military History (NIMH): p. 254
Nibbrig, Max Hart: pp. 22, 28 top, 29, 46, 49 bottom, 52/53 Office Winhov: pp. 231, 234 Office Winhov/Lixenberg, Dana: pp. 228, 232
Olaf Gipser Architects: pp. 128, 132 bottom, 133
Pillows Maurits at the Park: p. 248 bottom Poelstra, Stijn: p. 24 bottom Rakauskaite, Aiste: pp. 100, 103, 104 top, 106/107, 262, 266/267, 268
Rijksmuseum /Stadsarchief Amsterdam: p. 187
Schoof, Jakob: p. 113
Schwartz, Johannes: pp. 177, 182, 183
Staskute, Elena: p. 121 Steinbach, Marcel: p. 147
Stet, Tim: p. 30
Tjep Bicycloud: p. 284 top
Topview (aerial photo): p. 273 bottom
van Damme, Sebastian: pp. 62, 65, 66, 68/69, 94, 97, 98, 99, 118, 123, 124 top
van der Burg, Marcel: p. 104 bottom, 212, 215, 223, 226/227 van Duivenbode, Ossip: p. 14, 17, 18/19, 20, 57, 58, 60/61, 136, 139, 141, 142/143, 270, 273 top, 274/275, 276, 277, 302, 305, 306, 307 van Gennip, Joris: p. 192 bottom van Sas, Crispijn: p. 220 Verrecht, Jeroen; pp. 174, 178/179, 181
We Live Here Amsterdam: p. 184 Wilschut, Hans: p. 54
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