L’agence publicitaire JWT s’est installée aux Pays-Bas dans un bâtiment du 19ème siècle au coeur d’Amsterdam. Située près de Leidse Square, ces bureaux proposent un design très réussi et étrange qui mixe différents des univers graphiques pensés par RJW Elsinga. A découvrir en images dans la suite.
Afin d’illustrer et d’introduire ses différentes séries de photographies prises durant ses voyages, le designer Gokhun Guneyhan compose des typographies de toute beauté qu’il appose sur chacun de ses clichés. Retrouvez une sélection de ces montages dans plusieurs villes en Europe dans la suite de l’article.
News: Amsterdam’s problem families are to be moved to isolated caravans or shipping containers in the outskirts of the city under new plans announced by mayor Eberhard van der Laan.
The £810,000 programme will see social housing residents that continue to harass and intimidate their neighbours placed under surveillance for a period of six months. If they refuse to improve their behaviour, they will then be faced with eviction and relocation to one of several special units.
The new communities have been dubbed “scum villages” following earlier statements from right-wing campaigner Geert Wilders, who told Dutch newspaper the Telegraaf that offenders should be completely separated from society. ”Repeat offenders should be forcibly removed from their neighbourhood and sent to a village for scum,” he said.
Van der Laan’s spokesman Bartho Boer has denied claims that the initiative will create “scum villages” and insists that the plans will encourage good behaviour and improve communities. “A neighbourhood can deal with one problem family but if there are more the situation escalates,” he told Dutch News.
According to Boer there are over 13,000 complaints of anti-social behaviour every year in Amsterdam from victims of abuse and homophobia. Frequently it is these law-abiding tenants that are forced to move, rather than their nuisance neighbours.
“The aim is not to reward people who behave badly with a new five-room home with a south-facing garden. This is supposed to be a deterrent,” he said.
Shipping containers are already being used for student housing in Amsterdam, but a set of ten have been set aside as a trial project for the scheme, where several persistent offenders have been housed under 24-hour supervision.
Another Amsterdam project that will use shipping containers is temporary retail centre Boxpark, set to open next year. Shipping containers are also being increasingly used as housing in other countries, including as emergency accommodation for victims of natural disasters in Japan. See more stories about shipping containers on Dezeen »
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Dutch designer Chris Kabel has wrapped this house and studio in Amsterdam with a facade of perforated hexagons that catches the light like a hanging sheet of fabric.
Kabel was approached by architecture studio Abbink X de Haas to create a building exterior that would relate to the history of the area, which is within the city’s red light district but is also associated with the textile industry. “This was the area where wool and cloth were dyed in the sixteenth and seventeenth century, in fact one of Rembrandt’s paintings depicts the people that worked here,” the designer told Dezeen.
After considering a series of laser-cut screens, Kabel instead decided to use sheets of aluminium with perforated sections.
“With these industrially produced aluminium plates you can punch out a shape, then afterwards you can still bend the perforations, so then it can either catch light or cast a shadow,” he said. “If they are bent upwards they reflect the light and bending downwards they become darker pixels.”
Above: photograph is by Luuk Kramer
Using this technique, the designer was able to replicate a pixellated image of a curtain by twisting over a million of the perforated hexagons using a custom-made tool.
“On the back of the panel there was either a mark or not a mark,” revealed Kabel. ”If there was a mark you had to bend it upwards and if not then you bent it downwards, so actually everything was completely predetermined.”
Above: photograph is by Luuk Kramer
Each aluminium sheet is also powder-coated to keep the facade white. ”It had to be white because in Amsterdam all of the houses from the canals were always painted white to get as much light as possible into the inner courts,” said Kabel.
The textured panels cover the entire wall and even form shutters over the windows and doors.
“We made a maquette a long time ago where we punched paper from two sides with needles. If you look now at the building it looks exactly the same as this punched paper. It really has an almost textile feeling to it,” he said.
Chris Kabel is a professor at the Design Academy Eindhoven and also at the Ecole Cantonale d’Art in Lausanne. See more projects by Kabel on Dezeen.
Other buildings we’ve featured with perforated metal facades include a set of decorative steel gates and a golden library.
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A loosely curving wall of timber shingles spirals around this visitor centre that Dutch studio Emma Architecten has constructed beside one of the coastal batteries of Amsterdam’s historic defence line (+ slideshow).
Fort Diemerdam is one of only two coastal fortifications along the Stelling of Amsterdam, which comprises a series of armed forts dating back to the late nineteenth century and is classified as a World Heritage Site.
Paviljoen Puur is constructed over the plot of the old soldier’s shelter and the new plan was derived from the footprint of the original building.
Architect Marten de Jong told Dezeen how the curves of the landscape inspired the undulating curves of the wooden walls, which angle in different directions so that in some places they face the ground and in others they point up towards the sky.
“We wanted anybody visiting the building to be puzzled about when it was built, and whether it is the future they’re looking at or the past,” said De Jong. “To do this, the building had to have little or no reference to architectural elements. A window or a door usually depicts a specific age of architectural thinking, which would make it easy to pinpoint the year of its creation. Instead, the building comes forth from the landscape.”
The glazed entrance is nestled back between the folds of the walls, while windows appear in slices that face the historic gun bays, as well as the next fort on Pampus Island.
Timber shingles were used for the exterior so that the building would comply with the historic Dutch law that required all buildings within the firing range of guns to be constructed from wood so that they can be shot when enemies hide behind them.
“I especially like how the wooden cladding will age over the years,” said De Jong. “Due to its curved shape it will change colour gradually, soft like nature, without sharp edges or hard lines.”
There are three floors inside the building, including two above ground and one below, which can also be used for private functions such as weddings or corporate events.
Photography is by John Lewis Marshall.
Here’s a project description from Emma Architecten:
Fort Diemerdam / Paviljoen Puur
Brief
Fort Diemerdam is part of the “Stelling of Amsterdam’. This historical defence line was recently put on the UNESCO world heritage list. This ignited a re-development plan for Fort Diemerdam to make it accessible to visitors, tourists and those interested.
The existing bunkers and fortress guardian house have been restored. The original plan of slopes and strongholds is restored and a nature conservation program has started. Emma architects has designed a new pavilion in which and from which puur produkties revives the fortress again with events, tours and catering.
Paviljoen Puur can be exclusively reserved for corporate and private events such as product presentations, meetings, corporate events and weddings. On Sunday and in the summer Paviljoen Puur is a place where everyone feels at home: young and old can enjoy indoor and outdoor atmospheric seasonal meals, tastings and a cultural program with theater and music.
Paviljoen Puur is located on the exact site of a former soldiers shelter. The footprint of this shelter was taken as the basis for the pavilion. Around its base a wooden wall curves up to protect the site and encompass the program. The design is inspired by the undulating forms of the slopes and the surrounding landscape. Openings in the sloping wall give views of the gun bays, a terrace and the direction of the island Pampus, the next fortress of defence line.
The stelling of Amsterdam, a UNESCO World heritage site
The coastal battery Fortress Diemerdam is part of the Stelling of Amsterdam, a former defence line around the capital, which was constructed between 1880 and 1914. The defence line consists of 46 forts and batteries, dikes and sluices at about 15 kilometres from Amsterdam, that by means of inundation would protect the lands of Amsterdam.
The Stelling of Amsterdam is protected in its entirety as a monument by the Province of Noord-Holland and the state. Since 1996, the Stelling of Amsterdam features on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Fort Diemerdam is particular within the Defence Line of Amsterdam, because it is one of only two coastal batteries.
Site plan – click above for larger image
Redevelopment
In 2006 Stadsherstel Amsterdam NV became the owner of Fort Diemerdam. They wanted to establish a cultural location in the fort. In such a location visitors get information about the fort, about the Defence Line of Amsterdam. Also, the grounds and buildings would be highly suitable for events such as open air theater, lectures and music.
Basement plan – click above for larger image
To this end, a plan was developed which entailed for the restoration of existing buildings, earthworks and the surrounding nature and the rebuilding of a former guard house. This plan was rejected by the advisory board, there would be no historicist building rebuilt, something new was needed for the fort to look again towards the future, instead of back into the past. Emma Architects from Amsterdam was commissioned a building that should give the fort a future alongside such a prominent past.
Ground floor plan – click above for larger image
Architecture
Now, how to create something new in a place where it is fixed that the old is protected? Emma started looking for ways to simultaneously imagine the future and the past. To convey both an air of positive futurism, as well as a strong sense of the past. They found leads in the history of the fort and in the special landscape that surrounds her.
First floor plan – click above for larger image
In and around the fort site the kringenwet (‘law of circles’) applied. This required that all buildings within the firing range of the guns must be constructed out of wood. When the enemy would approach, all buildings were shot so they could no longer hide. A plinth of just 60 centimetres was allowed to be built from stone, all wooden houses would not last long in this wetland area.
Long section – click above for larger image
Emma brought the footprint of a former soldiers shelter, which emerged in an archaeological research, into the design. At the exact spot, the historical plan is pushed 60 cm into the ground, instead of above it. Visitors will sit slightly lowered, sheltered in the fortress grounds. A wooden wall curves up around this base plan to protect the site and encompass the required spatial program.
East elevation – click above for larger image
The wooden wall is draped along the features of the surrounding landscape. The Dutch engineers work of embankments, bastions and ramparts is characterized by the military precision of elevations, slopes and curves which could strategically hide troops and artillery from view. The wooden facade leans forward and backward, bends around the program and nestles the building deep in the stronghold. It plays with the landscape.
South elevation – click above for larger image
The openings in the wall and the terrace on the first floor offer visitors a focused view of the earthworks, the bunkers, the sky and let your gaze to the horizon. The differentiation of heights and openings creates a dynamic play looking and being looked at, of gradual and continuous disclosure.
West elevation – click above for larger image
Underneath the pavilion a large basement is built inside the major earthwork. This allowed the rear entrance to be realized outside the pavilion, towards the road. Thus the pavilion addresses the landscape on all sides. The technical installations are also integrated in the earthwork. The pavilion has been equipped with air heat pumps and the sewage discharges on a helofyte filter. The wooden facade is lined with 40,000 WRC natural shingles.
North elevation – click above for larger image
Due to the variable differences in orientation, the facade will naturally change colour as differently. Depending its inclination towards the sky or the earth, orientation on south or north, on prevailing wind direction or close to the trees; in time, the surrounding nature and the elements will define the appearance of the building.
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Dutch studio i29 have coated everything in grey at this pop-up furniture shop in Amsterdam.
Located inside fashion store SPRMRKT, the As Good As New concession is the launchpad for the designers’ new furniture collection, created from second hand pieces they’ve found in flea markets and charity shops.
An industrial spray-on plastic creates a homogenous layer of matte grey over everything.
“We chose this material because it sticks to almost everything, and is very durable,” designer Jeroen Dellensen told Dezeen.
The shop is furnished like an old-fashioned living room, with a chandelier, a globe, a hunting trophy and pair of old boots.
“We selected quite outspoken and weird items,” explained Dellensen. ”In the same finish, the collection of furniture becomes a powerful unified sculptural image and has a surreal alienating effect.”
Other objects in the space include mannequins, ornaments and a set of vintage pedal bins.
The installation follows on from one of the studio’s past projects, where they furnished an office in the same style. See all our stories about i29 here.
Similar projects we’ve featured include an apartment with furniture covered in sticky tape and an abandoned office where everything is painted white.
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Brand new second hand furniture… Four years ago, Gummo, i29 and Krimpex joined forces to create a new office for Gummo, furnished entirely with recycled and reclaimed furniture.
Being it a big success i29 now decided to make a range of brand new second hand furniture available for you … This is as Good as New.
It’s made in exactly the same way as everything in the award-winning office – i29 finds old stuff they like… fix it… cover it with their special blend of solvent-free grey matter and then it’s As Good As New.
The collection can be seen until the end of the year in SPRMRKT in Amsterdam. A shop founded by my former boss lady Nelleke Strijkers who in her own words created a 'high-fashion universe' and the conceptual looking arty vintage furniture mixex perfect in SPRMRKT's style. [MORE]
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Dutch design brand Droog has opened a hotel in Amsterdam where guests who venture out from their rooms can attend lectures, visit exhibitions and shops or relax in a ”fairy-tale garden” without leaving the building (+ slideshow).
Above: the Dining Room
Droog director Renny Ramakers conceived the hotel as a venue that “brings all of our activities under one roof, from curation to product design, exhibitions and lectures, and invites people to plug in as they choose.”
Above: guest suite
Located in a 17th century building that once housed the city’s textile guild, the hotel contains an exhibition gallery curated by Droog and a dining room serving dishes from local neighbourhood recipes.
Above: the Gallery
Droog also have their own store at the hotel, alongside a Cosmania cosmetics area, a Kabinet fashion store and a Weltevree products area.
Above: the Fairy Tale Garden
French Designers Claude Pasquer and Corinne Détroyat created the garden at the centre of the building and filled it with flowers and edible plants to attract birds, butterflies and insects.
Above: Weltevree
Guest suites are located on the top floor of the building and offer a view out over the Amsterdam skyline.
Above: Cosmania
Ramakers founded the Droog brand with former partner Gijs Bakker back in 1993, and it has since become one of the leading conceptual design brands in the Netherlands.
Above: Kabinet
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Above: Droog Store
Photography is by Thijs Wolzak.
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The copper tubes that branch across the walls and ceiling of this Amsterdam barber shop by Ard Hoksbergen carry both water and electricity (though not in the same pipes).
Some channel water to the sinks but others culminate in light bulbs or hooks against a backdrop of white tiles, plywood and concrete.
Hoksbergen compares the pipes to “a giant cobweb” and says natural materials were chosen to create “a raw but warm atmosphere.”
Called Barber Amsterdam, the shaving salon is housed in a 19th-century shop in the city centre.
See an installation of pipes covering an abandoned house in São Paulo in our earlier story.
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Hoksbergen was one of five graduates awarded the Dutch Archiprix for their student work in June.
Above: floor plan
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