IJburg house: Amsterdam home, property

IJburg House: Amsterdam Home

The 140 m2 house is located on a small plot in IJburg; a recently developed suburb of the city of Amsterdam. The house is designed as a vertical garden giving space to flora and fauna to grow in a densely urbanised area

Animal Refuge: Dierenopvangcentrum Amsterdam

Animal Refuge: Dierenopvangcentrum Amsterdam

The two Amsterdam animal refuges have been amalgamated – the new-built is the largest pound in the Netherlands. The plot is in the city fringe, an apparently impossible wedge of cake

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

Amsterdam canal photos: Dutch buildings

Amsterdam Canal Photos: Dutch Buildings

Amsterdam canal photos – Dutch waterside buildings, Netherlands architecture – building pictures, Holland images, Dutch waterfront architecture

Amsterdam Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Amsterdam Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Amsterdam swimming pool building, Holland sports centre building design by Mecanoo architecten – Swimming Pool and Sports Centre het Marnix, Netherlands