PARKRAND

FACTS
Location : Geuzenveld, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Year : 1999-2006 Client : Het Oosten/Kristal bv, Amsterdam NL Program : 35.000 m2, 240 apartments Budget : EUR 28.5 Million

Postbus 63136 3002 JC Rotterdam Dunantstraat 10 3024 BC Rotterdam t +31 (0)10 477 2860 f +31 (0)10 477 3627

Awards
Nominated for Mies van der Rohe Award for Contemporary European Architecture 2008 , Barcelona, ES High Commendation, World Architecture Awards, 2008 Barcelona, ES

About
Buurt 9 (Neighbourhood 9) forms part of the garden cities west of Amsterdam. It consists of 174 standard small housing units, located in three L-shaped buildings and positioned next to a small park. The new design relocates the housing into one compact but impressive volume thereby conserving more space for the park. The proportions of the outline for the block, 135 m long by 34 m high and 34 m deep, could be considered as mansion-like in relation to the even more spacious park. A new country estate arises that adds character to the park. The programme includes five towers that are sandwiched between a large, raised communal patio and a series of rooftop penthouses. This creates an open and airy block, and offers different views from all directions. The semi-public patios is raised so that its overlooks the park. The garden offers protection from rain and wind, secured access, and more intimate spaces and playgrounds. It will be used more frequently and by different people than the park. This area becomes a central space for the inhabitants, an outdoor living room. This idea is accentuated by the use of soft furniture, decorative walls, ceiling and floor finishes, plants, and chandeliers. The towers are positioned in such a way that they do not block views from the neighbourhood to the park. They also allow all of the apartments a view to the park and an orientation to the sun. This is achieved by perforating the roof plate in three places. The perforations are repeated at the ground floor, forming two courtyards that offer light, view and access to the apartments on the first level.With these techniques, the Parkrand building adds both more garden and more city to the developing Western Garden Cities of Amsterdam. It continues in the optimistic architectural tradition that characterizes the

are repeated at the ground floor, forming two courtyards that offer light, view and access to the apartments on the first level.With these techniques, the Parkrand building adds both more garden and more city to the developing Western Garden Cities of Amsterdam. It continues in the optimistic architectural tradition that characterizes the history of these neighborhood

Credits
Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries Sandor Naus, Marc Joubert, Anet Schurink, Jeroen Zuidgeest, Marin Kulas, Sven Thorissen, Joanna Gasparski, Jaap van Dijk, Gabriella Bojalil, Arjan Harbers Partners: Facilitary office: W.M.B., Nijmegen NL Structure: Pieters Bouwtechniek, Delft NL: Jan Versteegen Services and building physics: Cauberg Huygen Rotterdam NL Images: BMD, Kalken BE Graphic design signage: Thonik, Amsterdam NL Face brick stone developed in cooperation with Royal Tichelaar Makkum NL Design/furnishing of the outdoor interior space: Richard Hutten, Rotterdam NL