Located near Vondelpark in Amsterdam, the project is one of three new buildings masterplanned by Belgian Architect Jo Crepain on the site of a former hospital. Solids represents a new typology in the Netherlands, which provides reconfigurable space for many different types of use in a highly durable building fabric.
Facades of self-supporting brick facades on a porphyry base provide a calm aspect to the city, and are enlivened by south facing balconies and metal tree forms that support a glass acoustic screen towards the street.
A 200 year lifespan, mixed use development in central Amsterdam.
