Vivaldi Tower Amsterdam: Ernst & Young building

Vivaldi Tower Amsterdam Ernst & Young Building

The 24-storey building is divided into two twelve metre-wide column free towers with open, flexible floor plates. The blocks are staggered in plan to admit as much natural light as possible and to make the most of the northerly city views

Royal Dutch Military Police Amsterdam: KMAR

Royal Dutch Military Police Amsterdam: KMAR

The Corps de Maréchaussée was created by King William I to replace the French Gendarmerie on October 26, 1814. The word gendarmerie had gained a negative connotation, so William called the new force “marechaussée” (he forgot the first acute accent in the document).

Bijlmer ArenA Station Amsterdam building

Bijlmer ArenA Station Amsterdam interior design

The Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA Station is situated on the southeast of the city on the line that links Amsterdam with Utrecht. To the west there is a commercial development area punctuated by the newly built Amsterdam Arena, a 50,000 seat football stadium

Westerdokseiland Amsterdam, Dutch housing

Westerdokseiland Amsterdam, Dutch Housing

Westerdok adopts the design concept of light and openness; with a total floor area of 6000 m2, Westerdok contains 46 apartments and a day-care centre offering diverse outdoor spaces and views over the western docklands of Amsterdam

Silodam Amsterdam: Oude Houthaven

Silodam Amsterdam: Oude Houthaven

The Houthaven (Amsterdam) is a neighborhood of the city of Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. Literally meaning ‘lumber port’, the Houthaven is a port situated along the IJ river in Amsterdam’s western port

Metz & Co Showroom Amsterdam building

Metz & Co Showroom Amsterdam roof

Rietveld’s architectural contribution for this building was the circular glazed display room or pavilion using a lightweight steel structure; the cupola is fully glazed with a slender steel frame structure, and also the bold letters ‘Metz & Co’ on the roof

Waterlooplein Amsterdam, Stopera Building

Waterlooplein Amsterdam, Stopera Building

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.

The Whale Amsterdam: Urban Housing in Holland

The Whale Amsterdam: Urban Housing in Holland

Borneo-Sporenburg, a former harbour area along the shores of the IJ near Amsterdam’s inner city is intended to resemble in its density the Jordaan, a lively Amsterdam inner city quarter. The developers, however, requested a suburban programme from the municipality.