Generic Office Building
An eight-week long intensive studio focusing on the design of a generic office building situated in Amsterdam.
type of project: office/civic building, individual
location: Amsterdam centre, Piet Heinkade.
supervisor: Engbert van der Zaag
date of completion: june 2012
The site: Piet Heinkade, with views onto the river and the canal
1. massing 2. cut outs (busses + courtyards) 3. circulation 4. offices on top + commercial below
View onto main facade (south).
Ground floor, main entrance: double height, glass block materialization.
All floor plans drawn at 1:200 with a 1.8 x 1.8m grid
Elevations and sections drawn at 1:200
1:200 model made out of laser-cut card and hand-cut vellum for the facade textures/tiles.
18.5m Courtyards between office masses.
1:20 horizontal and vertical sections and plans, critical details (not show) drawn at 1:5.
1:50 structural section
Interior typical office perspective.
Entering through the garden tunnels in between office volumes.
Double height office spaces on levels 1.5/2