House like Garden / MARC KOEHLER ARCHITECTS
The 140 m² house is located on a small plot in IJburg; a recently developed suburb of the city of Amsterdam. The house is designed as a vertical garden giving space to flora and fauna to grow in a densly urbanised area. Closed private spaces contrast with open collective spaces, that seem to have been ‘carved out’ from the solid volume as a continous transparent void. In this way the interior space is visually and physically connected to the street, the garden and roof terraces...read more
Casa Kwantes / MVRDV
Casa Kwantes bases itself around the clients’ desire for seclusion and privacy, whilst having a maximum of daylight and open living spaces. From the road, the bare brick wall offers only a partial glimpse into the property and family life through an opening of the white brickwork façade - a subtle indented entrance leading into an initially dark and enclosed entrance hall...read more
Amsterdam Noordstrook Block A / Mecanoo and Dick van Gameren
To set into motion a large-scale renovation of the Delflandplein neighbourhood, the first new block has been designed to achieve maximum density: Noordstrook combines 170 affordable housing units, a community centre and commercial spaces in one volume. The U-shaped complex has a large variety of housing types and sizes...read more
York Street / Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
An existing heritage building is transformed through the introduction of a modern, two-storey addition that playfully re-interprets the distinctive geometry of the original dwelling through a contemporary lens. Capturing abundant natural light and garden aspects, the new addition employs a refined and subtle palette of brick, steel and timber...read more
