Tag Amsterdam

12-03-2021

i29 design Home for the Arts

Dutch architectural studio i29 has designed a private home based on the open loft concept to house the clients’ art collection: a dynamic space for everyday living containing a sophisticated selection of artworks.

19-02-2021

Westbeat designed by Studioninedots: combining private residences with public space in Amsterdam

The Dutch architects of Studioninedots have completed construction of Westbeat, a sculptural residential building in Amsterdam’s Nieuw-West district. Westbeat stands out with a base composed of eighty-six spectacularly interwoven arches of different shapes and sizes, containing a 3250 square metre superspace designed for public use, a flexible structure in which to experiment with new forms of socialisation incorporating a number of pedestrian crossings through the building.

19-02-2021

Studioninedots’ brick and concrete Westbeat

Westbeat is a building arranged around a courtyard containing apartments, offices and a new kind of common area featuring concrete arches and brick cladding.

09-02-2021

Walking in the light: Het Licht van Jan by Matthias Oostrik

In an underpass close to the centre of Amsterdam, Dutch artist Matthias Oostrik created a light installation that turns on whenever a pedestrian goes by, lighting up the narrow sidewalk and time-worn walls.

15-01-2021

The Gustav by KCAP, the good life in the city

KCAP Architects&Planners has completed a residential complex in the Zuidas district of Amsterdam. The campus consists of two buildings grouped around a semi-public courtyard that ends up being an extension of the homes and focuses on the tenants’ wellbeing with superior outdoor spaces.

02-07-2020

Felix Meritis, renewing the past to take it into the future, by i29

Felix Meritis is a building on the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam, constructed in 1788 for a society of scientists, artists, entrepreneurs and thinkers. The Dutch architecture firm i29 was commissioned by Amerborgh investment group to revamp its interiors. The design concept is standout, charismatic, inspired by the building’s rich history.

22-04-2020

SWEETS Hotel, repurposing Amsterdam’s industrial heritage

At a time when travel is more a thing of our imaginations than actually going anywhere, here is a unique destination. SWEETS Hotel is a new, concept-style hotel located in 28 different bridge houses built along and on Amsterdam’s canals between 1673 and 2009, each one designed in the architectural style of its building period.

23-03-2020

ONSTAGE: INTERVIEW WITH MVRDV

“Innovative, realistic and remarkable architecture for a changing world”, - MVRDV

09-03-2020

The Core: garage-to-office transformation for CBRE in Amsterdam

The international design firm CBRE has completed its headquarters in Amsterdam. Called The Core, the operation transformed an old multi-storey parking garage into their corporate offices. The intrinsically sustainable project won both the jury prize and the public prize in the Big Office category of the Frame Awards.