Waterlooplein Amsterdam, Stopera Building, Netherlands Architecture, Dam Holzbauer, Music Theatre
Waterlooplein Amsterdam : Stadhuis-Muziektheater
Stopera, Stadhuis-Muziektheater, The Netherlands: Dutch Public Realm design by Dam / Holzbauer
20 Apr 2007
Waterlooplein
Date built: 1982-86
Architects: Cees Dam and Wilhelm Holzbauer
Stopera, het Stadhuis-Muziektheater van Amsterdam
Stopera, the Town Hall – Music Theatre in Amsterdam
Location: immediately south of the city centre
photograph © Adrian Welch
Grandiose architecture, at odds with the historic texture of the city in both planning terms and in terms of materials – apparently highly praised as good new civic architecture, but the large scale feels alien when compared to the tight-knit streets and alleys that along with the canals make Amsterdam’s streetscapes so popular.
photos © Adrian Welch
Sadly many medieval buildings were demolished to make way for the new Stadhuis-Muziektheater center. The Stopera was conceived by Viennese architect Wilhelm Holzbauer, and completed by Cees Dam.
Adrian Welch, e-architect Editor
photos © AW
Location: Waterlooplein Amsterdam, The Netherlands, western Europe
Amsterdam Buildings
Major New Dutch Buildings
Amsterdam Architectural Designs : links
Amsterdam Architecture Designs – selection below:
Diamond Exchange
Design: ZJA
photo © Capital C Amsterdam
Diamond Exchange, Capital C Amsterdam
The Diamond Exchange, Capital C Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has been awarded with a prestigious MIPIM Award 2020 for ‘Best Refurbished Building’ at the Paris Real Estate Week. The historical building, designated as a national monument, has undergone a major renovation designed by the architectural office ZJA in collaboration with Heyligers design + projects.
Café de Parel
Interior Design: Ninetynine
photograph : Ewout Huibers
The Pearl Café on Westerstraat
Café de Parel was originally a typical Amsterdam ‘brown bar’ with an old-fashioned dark interior and low lighting. The traditional stained-glass windows and monumental tile tableaus create the perfect setting for the new Parel.
Amsterdam Architecture – contemporary building information
Amsterdam Buildings – historic building information
Architectural Walking Tours Amsterdam
Restaurant Felix
Design: i29 interior architects
photograph : Ewout Huibers
Restaurant Felix Interior
Karavaan, Kwakersplein, Amsterdam West
Design: Studio Modijefsky
photograph : Maarten Willemstein
Karavaan Restaurant in Kwakersplein
Amsterdam UMC Imaging Center Design
Design: Wiegerinck
photo © William Moore
Amsterdam UMC Imaging Center Building
ING Cedar Bank HQ, Cumulus Park, Amsterdam Zuidoost
Design: Benthem Crouwel Architects and HofmanDujardin
photo © Jannes Linders
ING Cedar Bank HQ in Cumulus Park
Mahler 4 Office Tower building
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