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North Orleans Housing

North Orleans Housing
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NORTH ORLEANS HOUSING

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CATEGORY
Housing

LOCATION
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

ARCHITECTS
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AREA
4850

YEAR
2016

OTHER PARTICIPANTS
Theo Tulp

CLIENT
Hamer & Spijker

MANUFACTURERS
Dormakaba, Delta Light, Rockwool, Constructor

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SeARCH has designed a new residential building of 120 studio apartments for students or young professionals, located right beside our own offices on the Spijkerkade in Amsterdam North.

The district, originally an industrial area, is undergoing very rapid transformations. In the urban redevelopment process, creative industries are finding their place in the former factories and warehouses, creating a new dynamism in the North.

North Orleans Housing
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North Orleans Housing
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With the development of new transport links from the City Centre district to North district, such as a new metro line and a pedestrian bridge, the area is in need of new housing.

Therefore this was the ideal location for this residential complex.

North Orleans Housing
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North Orleans Housing
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The individual studios are fully furnished, prefabricated concrete modules, which are stacked on the building site in six layers of 20 units.

On the ground floor the modules have extra height to be used as the entrance of the housing building, the concierge office, postal boxes, bicycle storage, Laundromat and a communal lounge.

The complex is built in a U shape around a central garden and terrace with barbecue, open to all residents.

North Orleans Housing
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North Orleans Housing
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North Orleans Housing
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North Orleans Housing
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North Orleans Housing
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The façade is made of COR-TEN steel elements added to the prefab modules to create circulations and private balconies with a view towards the IJ River. It reveals its unique color after rainy days and enhances the industrial character of the building.


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Ground floor plan
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Typical floor plan
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Apartment type floor


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Section 02
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Section 02


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West facade
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South facade


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Site Plan

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