Architecture exhibition. 16.05. - 30.06.2009. Berlin, Germany
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Photography: Allard van der Hoek
DE SALAMANDER
Restricted by external requirements, this housing block nestles itself into its surroundings like a snake
into a basket. It contains 79 rental apartments and 14 service apartments for young handicapped people.
Its sloping roofline is a reaction to its context: a neighbourhood with small row houses on one side,
and multi-storey housing slabs on the other side. The volume traces the irregular perimeter of the block whilst
spiralling upwards. It encloses a quiet courtyard, towards which most of the apartments are orientated.
The soft, wood-clad courtyard contrasts with the outside of the block, which is wrapped in a rough skin
of black bricks laid on their side. This skin doesn’t only disguise the scale of the building, but also emphasizes
its sculptural shape. In two places the volume has been stripped of its skin, revealing its domestic intestines
to the suburban surroundings.
Project data:
> Team: Gert Jan van Ginneke, Pieter Hoogedorn, Joost Verheus, Holger Mührmann, Ton Gillissen,
Wilmar Groenendijk, Mike Davis, Ralph Doggen, Julia Lang, Katarina Vranova, Roger van Well
> Project: Housing block with 65 rental and 14 handicapped apartments including facilities
> Architect: LOOS ARCHITECTS / de architectengroep
> Design: Miguel Loos / Bjarne Mastenbroek
> Landscape Design: Terra Firma, Amsterdam, NL
> Consultants: Constructiebureau Tentij, SDB, Basalt Bouwadvies
> Client: Woningbouwvereniging PARTEON and Stichting ODION
> Date: 1999-2006
> Budget: € 7.600.000 excl. VAT and fees
> Building surface: 10.280 m2 BVO
> Status: Realized
DE SALAMANDER
Restricted by external requirements, this housing block nestles itself into its surroundings like a snake
into a basket. It contains 79 rental apartments and 14 service apartments for young handicapped people.
Its sloping roofline is a reaction to its context: a neighbourhood with small row houses on one side,
and multi-storey housing slabs on the other side. The volume traces the irregular perimeter of the block whilst
spiralling upwards. It encloses a quiet courtyard, towards which most of the apartments are orientated.
The soft, wood-clad courtyard contrasts with the outside of the block, which is wrapped in a rough skin
of black bricks laid on their side. This skin doesn’t only disguise the scale of the building, but also emphasizes
its sculptural shape. In two places the volume has been stripped of its skin, revealing its domestic intestines
to the suburban surroundings.
Project data:
> Team: Gert Jan van Ginneke, Pieter Hoogedorn, Joost Verheus, Holger Mührmann, Ton Gillissen,
Wilmar Groenendijk, Mike Davis, Ralph Doggen, Julia Lang, Katarina Vranova, Roger van Well
> Project: Housing block with 65 rental and 14 handicapped apartments including facilities
> Architect: LOOS ARCHITECTS / de architectengroep
> Design: Miguel Loos / Bjarne Mastenbroek
> Landscape Design: Terra Firma, Amsterdam, NL
> Consultants: Constructiebureau Tentij, SDB, Basalt Bouwadvies
> Client: Woningbouwvereniging PARTEON and Stichting ODION
> Date: 1999-2006
> Budget: € 7.600.000 excl. VAT and fees
> Building surface: 10.280 m2 BVO
> Status: Realized
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