Dec 06 2011
Architecture Building Apartment Blok K by NL Architects
Here is a sample of Architecture building apartment Blok K which located at Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The guiding design principle for this Amsterdam building was for each apartment to have access to light and the exterior of the building. Utilities, storage spaces, and other structural elements of the building are located in the center of the building. According to the guidelines established in the master plan, it was obligatory to build the first two stories in alignment and the third story had to contain 50% roof terrace. The volume’s form is “redistributed” in an effort to push it as far away as possible from the adjacent volumes. The roof’s strong diagonal stands as a bold contrast to the orthogonal grid.
The units in the block are organized according to “the back to back principle” and are accessed from an aisle in the middle of the block. With front doors positioned to the back, the houses “are turned inside out.” Components like water and gas meters are pushed toward the hallways and stairs in the darker zones of the apartments, so the facades can benefit from light and the view of the park. While all the units are stretched or compressed, either in height of length, they still maintain a 630m3 space per dwelling. ”The process of the standard building bay as an organizational tool of construction became elastic” to create a conglomeration of unique units.
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Architect: NL Architects
Location: Amsterdam
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