Additional housing on top of and next to IJdoornlaan Estate
Amsterdam
Noord
1996-2003
Housing project
with addition of dwellings on top of existing housing blocks and in
towers on one short side
In the towers are 18 dwellings of 92 m2 and one atelier dwelling of
110 m2
In between existing block and top up, the steel construction offers
space for all installations
Commissioned by Algemene Woningbouwvereniging, Amsterdam
Under the slogan compact city, Amsterdam is aiming to increase urban
density. A study by the municipal Department of Urban Planning showed
that this housing complex in the northern part of the city had to
fulfill this aim. The outer two of five identical housing blocks were
selected for a transformation.
The existing buildings turned out to be capable of supporting two
lightweight stories on top. These consist of apartments reached by
an outside gallery. Access is provided by elevators, incorporated
in two slender eleven storey towers that adjoin the blind walls at
the end of the block. Apartments in the whole complex were renovated.
The double penthouse addition is constructed from a wooden balloon
frame with a flat aluminium cladding. This building method allows
rapid assembly with minimal disturbance of residents below. Every
gallery provides entry to 10 rental apartments. The towers at both
ends each contain 19 apartments for sale, one of which, at ground
level, is designated for a professional practice at home.
An additional 78 houses required 5,000 square feet of open space.
That ’s compact indeed.
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