© Christian Richters . Pubblicata il 03 Marzo 2010.

The district offices of ZuiderAmstel, Amsterdam will be the face of an ensemble of mixed-use residential and office buildings. As a result, the area will be lively for most of the day.

© Christian Richters . Pubblicata il 03 Marzo 2010.

The project consists of two L-shaped buildings that embrace a courtyard. The volume containing the offices offers shelter for the residential block. A parking garage is situated underneath the building and is accessible from the side of the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre. In this way the residential neighbourhood is not burdened by extra car traffic.

© Luuk Kramer . Pubblicata il 03 Marzo 2010.

The architecture of the ensemble, bordering the Zuidas planning area, combines contemporary urban allure with self-evident simplicity.

© Luuk Kramer . Pubblicata il 03 Marzo 2010.

The offices floors are shells that can be flexibly subdivided according to more individual needs, allowing a greater durability to the building as opposed to a more specific type of use.

© Luuk Kramer . Pubblicata il 03 Marzo 2010.

Contrasting to the public, street-facing facades, the inner facades have relatively smaller openings, to allow more privacy for the inhabitants. The white stuccoed facades facing the court yard suggest a ‘ton sur ton’ effect with the bark structure of the birches that will be planted there.

© Luuk Kramer . Pubblicata il 03 Marzo 2010.

© Luuk Kramer . Pubblicata il 03 Marzo 2010.

© Luuk Kramer . Pubblicata il 03 Marzo 2010.

© Luuk Kramer . Pubblicata il 03 Marzo 2010.

© Luuk Kramer . Pubblicata il 03 Marzo 2010.

© Luuk Kramer . Pubblicata il 03 Marzo 2010.

© Luuk Kramer . Pubblicata il 03 Marzo 2010.

© Luuk Kramer . Pubblicata il 03 Marzo 2010.

© Claus En Kaan Architecten . Pubblicata il 03 Marzo 2010.

© Claus En Kaan Architecten . Pubblicata il 03 Marzo 2010.