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BNLA architects recently completed the transformation of an outdated bungalow in the outskirts of Amsterdam. The architects created a brand new villa in which the different living areas subtly blend into each other.   Both the facades and the spatial layout were changed completely. The living area of the bungalow was enlarged by an huge extension. Two glass passages connect the main house to the adjacent fitness studio. The patio between the two passages has been converted into a minimalist Japanese courtyard garden.   The existing facades of the old bungalow were insulated and provided with white stucco on a base of grey natural stone. The horizontality of the linked volumes is emphasized by the panoramic windo... More

In this corner house, all floors are interconnected in a continuous flow. The house takes maximum advantage of the exceptional views of its rugged, industrial environment. Loft House 1 is the first implementation of a series of durable, wooden loft houses. Filip Dujardin The house is based on a reversed principle: its owners decided to sleep downstairs and live upstairs. This allows them to fully enjoy the views of the harbour from the kitchen, the lounge and the dining room. The owners’ wish was to connect the areas on the upper floors with the lower floors in one, continuous flow. A solution was found by incorporating a staircase that serves as an atrium and has become a central design element. Filip Dujardin The atrium... More

Design Villa S2 on IJburg island is a three-story high split-level villa with spacious design, high ceilings and greatopenness to the waterfront. The form of the villa had to be a very compact one. This is controlled by therelatively small plot so close to the water on one hand and client needs on the other.At the front side of the house a ramp goes right into a small parking which contains part of the basement. Atthe backside a dike separates the waterfront from the plot.The position of the villa close to this dike establishes the depth of the basement in a way that no structureswere allowed to penetrate the slopes or dike form. This condition in itself makes it a Super Dutch design.The clients desire to have a guesthouse in the other par... More

The Zorlu Center Site is just at the junction of the Bosphorus Bridge European connection and the glamorous Büyükdere axis that connects the city center with the great business district Maslak. The ground is reconstructed by a topographical interpretation, with a kind of shell that is transformed into an in-between layer for the different functions combined in the complex. The shell starts from the Boulevard Level, with a Public Square at the meeting point with the city, and rises towards south and east. It is split into two arms seperated by level differences, in order to overcome the dichotomy between the private and the public. The inner route, the Public Topography reaches to the 28m. higher Urban Balcony with the marvellous Bosphor... More

Paul de Ruiter Architects designed a new façade concept for a new community school and a wide range of high-qualified houses and flats. A specific design detail was a wooden construction for a Green Living Façade that could support climbing plants. This green wall will be completely covered with vegetation. Conventional solutions are constructed with materials such as steel, concrete or plastics. The application of renewable and bio-based materials was not possible due to specifications related to sustainability, durability and fire safety. NobelWood® provided the technical specifications necessary to apply wood in the construction. In order to comply with construction safety standards it needed a fire retardant treatment. This will redu... More

The Delfland district in Amsterdam’s western garden city area is in the process of being drastically reconstructed. The aim is to make it an attractive district again. To achieve this, a new shopping centre with offices will be built, as well as a large service centre for the elderly, a new community school and a wide range of high-qualified houses and flats. The objective is to create more social cohesion and employment prospects in the district. The new school Fiep Westendorp will play an important role in the neighbourhood, as it will provide a place for various activities outside school hours, such as pre and post-school childcare, playgroups and community activities. The school will have a prominent position in the layout of the urb... More