Daemen
Type: Interior of an apartment Client: Private Team: Ewald Bosgoed Floor area / size: 65 sqm Cost: Euro 40000,00 Contractor: SDK bouw Carpenter: Morowood First design: 2003-06-09 Status: Completed
This apartment in the historical centre of Amsterdam had a lot of unusable space. By removing some walls, enough space was created for a large open living area and two private rooms, as well as the bathroom and a small sleeping room.
The large space functions as a room for changing activities: relaxing, cooking, working, dining. The main space is differentiated by its form into a front room and a backroom; this can be adapted in many ways by using two design elements which are fixed interior pieces- sliding panels and a table that can be turned on a pivot-point.
The turning table in the middle of the front room can slide and turn in all directions. The table can become part of the kitchen or connect to the office to form a table of 8 meters. The table can also stand alone and function as a dining table. The different table positions also affect the traffic routes within the house. This is particularly true for the entranceway- a visitor may enter once through the kitchen, and another time via a quite different route.
The sliding panels that separate the front room from the back can be stowed away in recessed slot in the office wall. The doors consist of fabric-covered wooden frames. The covers can be removed for washing and can also be replaced. The elasticity allows the cover to fit frames of many different sizes. The product has been developed in association with Samira Boon, who works in Tokyo, and has been presented on the Japanese market. The cover can compete with traditional paper doors with respect to firmness and washing durability.
Hemonylaan
Type: Dwelling Location: Amsterdam Client: Boris Hollotcheff Team: Michel Schreinemachers, Marijn Schenk, Bart Reuser, John van de Water Floor area / size: 200 sqm Cost: Euro 300.000,00 Construction: Strackee Amsterdam First design: 2001-12-01 Completion: April 2002 Status: Completed
The project started with a characteristic Amsterdam period house: built around the end of the 19th century, it is narrow and deep. Prior to the reconstruction, the house had been divided into 3 apartments, each with shower and kitchen, inhabited by a total of 8 students. To restore the original state and typology of this stately mansion, it had to be transformed into one again. The floor plan of the house was established: the kitchen with dining room would be located on the ground floor, on the first floor the living room, on the second a guestroom and study and on the top floor the master bedroom and bath.
Openness was the overall theme, without compromises, so all interior walls were torn down. The staircase was originally situated at the back of the house, freeing the ground and first floors from transitory traffic. The stairway leading from the second floor to the third is situated in the middle of the area. Within this open space we placed several custom-built constructions to accommodate functions and to provide divisions of space without making closed rooms. In this way we transformed the claustrophobic effect of the narrow space of 4,5 by 10 meter.
Three installations were added to accommodate a kitchen on the ground floor, a bathroom and a stair on the second and a walk-in closet on the third.
De Stad
Type: Apartment and office space Location: Lijnbaansgracht , Amsterdam Client: Jeroen Saris, De Stad bv Team: Bart Reuser, Marijn Schenk, Michel Schreinemachers, John van de Water with Wout Smits Collaborator / associate: Color advise: Claudia Linders Floor area / size: 340 sqm Cost: Euro 250.000,00 Contractor: Bouwbedrijf Berlage Build engineer: Bouwadviesbureau Strackee Installations: Van Brederode & co Carpenter: Morowood First design: 2001-10-01 Start building: January 2002 Completion: September 2002 Status: Completed
The new owner of an historical building in the very heart of Amsterdam asked NEXT Architects to develop a design that would comprise both office and home, but maintain some separation of the two. The building had to contain a large diversity of living and working areas, while opening up the interior space.
We were inspired by synonyms for different life and work spheres, such as: cafe, club, monastery, library and restaurant. The relation between the two office floors is opened up by taking out part of the floor area and replacing it by making a cube that contains many of the service functions, such as kitchen, counter, stairs and toilets. To optimise the use of the space, we opted to partition the building into three functional zones, each with a characteristic design and atmosphere.
