Overamstel
Type: Urban plan Location: Overamstel, Amsterdam Client: Department of Spatial Planning, Municipality of Amsterdam Team: Bart Reuser, Marijn Schenk, Michel Schreinemachers with Jurriaan Hillerström, Ieda Alvarez Dogo, Bouke Veurman Floor area / size: 150.000m2 First design: 2007-03-01
2008-03-20 AT5' Aanbouw featuring our office
At the invitation of the Amsterdam urban planning department we developed a strategy for the development of the southern section of OverAmstel, the NUON grounds.
NEXT architects started from this contrast and also used it typologically. The result is a concept for a type of building block shaped like a ‘U’ that surrounds an area of earthbound houses with stacked housing blocks.
The open shape faces south: the sunny side and also the side on which the existing canal can enhance the quality of the environment. Folding the envelope of the stacked houses in at the passages accents the entries, differentiates the public spaces inside the block and also extends the programmatic capacity.
Routes and layout mark the transitions between the public and the private domain. The different levels created by the parking facilities bring the inner area into relief and divide it into different types of collective spaces, such as alleys, streets, gardens and squares.
