Attika Amsterdam

Emoticon Facade

Emoticon Facade
© Bart van Hoek

EMOTICON FACADE

Attika Architekten

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Van de Laar BV

MANUFACTURERS
Reynaers Aluminium, Daas baksteen, Van den Berg Beton Elementen

CONTRACTOR
Heijmans

PHOTOGRAPHS
Bart van Hoek

AREA
2000 m²

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Amersfoort, The Netherlands

CATEGORY
Office Buildings

Text description provided by architect.

The town centre of Vathorst, in a new suburban development near Amersfoort, has developed along an existing, scenic ribbon.

Emoticon Facade
© Bart van Hoek
Emoticon Facade
© Bart van Hoek

It is characterized by a lively mix of functions. Together with a library, a theatre and a school, this project with shops and apartments forms a square around a 150 year old oak tree.

The project consists of two buildings that are closely related in architecture, but differ because of their specific conditions.

One has an elongated façade along the square, the other is visible from afar, attracting attention with a clock.

Emoticon Facade
© Bart van Hoek
Emoticon Facade
© Bart van Hoek

The architecture has a continuous grid of brick piers and white concrete beams. The intersections are decorated, on the clock building the intersections consist of 22 emoticons.

Attika Architekten has worked on the Centre of Vathorst since they designed the Master Plan in 2004. The town centre grows along with the growing amount of people. Phase 1 was completed in 2008. Currently Phase 3 is being constructed.

Emoticon Facade
© Bart van Hoek


Emoticon Facade
© Bart van Hoek
Emoticon Facade
© Bart van Hoek
Emoticon Facade
© Bart van Hoek


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Plan
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Master Plan


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Attika Amsterdam
T +31 20 330 6905
Attika Amsterdam
Bethaniëndwarsstraat 6-M, 1012 CB Amsterdam, Netherlands