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Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Science Park

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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24H-architecture

Type

Residential › Multi Unit Housing

YEAR

2012

Within in de urban scheme of KCAP – Kees Christiaanse for the Science Park in Amsterdam,
24H>architecture was commissioned to make a proposal for one of the five housing projects,
called ‘the Twins’. The location is situated between the Oosterringdike and the Caroline Mac
Gillavrylaan.

24H’s proposal for the two apartment blocks, 18 and 15 storeys high, house a total of 87
dwellings. Two L shaped volumes slide under each other and are connected through a plinth
containing housing and parking. The smaller west tower sits flush upon the east tower, opening
up views to and creating the entrance from the dike and the street, as well as providing access
to the parking. The east tower is standing on the ground and allows direct access to the houses
on street level. Its main entrance and lobby establish a visual connection between the dike and
the Caroline Mac Gillavrylaan, with vertical circulation located in the middle.

The facade is made up of a fine grid of slate and glass. Variations in colour from brown to
grey as the towers rise connect the building to the elements: brown at the bottom, where the
towers root up from the ground; and grey towards the top. The windows have irregular shapes.
Throughout the process these windows were named after the mathematical toy, the Tetris cube.
Views are magnificent also lying in bed or sitting on your sofa.

The skin tapers outwards at specific parts of the towers to create a noise barrier due to the
nearby railway.

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