Social housing in old warehouses Entrepotdok, Amsterdam
Reconstruction and adaptation of 84 monumental warehouses on Kadijks - island, built between 1780 and 1829: together they form the "Old Entrepotdok". At the end of the 19th century the actual dock was completely obsolete and lost its function. The warehouses were preserved till ...
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Project details
| Title: | Social housing in old warehouses Entrepotdok, Amsterdam |
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| Entr. year: | 1991 |
| Result: | Diploma |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Town: | Amsterdam |
| Category type: | architectural heritage |
| Notes: | Urban renewal project |
| Building type/ Project type: | Commercial building |
| Former use: | Warehouses |
| Actual use: | Social housing |
| Built: | 18th-19th century |
| Architect / Proj.leader: | Architect Office J. van Stigt B. V. |
| The Jury's citation: | "For the sensitive conversion of warehouses into social housing in the old harbour part of Amsterdam" |
| GPS: | 52°22'5.3"N 4°55'0.2"E |
Description:
Reconstruction and adaptation of 84 monumental warehouses on Kadijks - island, built between 1780 and 1829: together they form the "Old Entrepotdok". At the end of the 19th century the actual dock was completely obsolete and lost its function. The warehouses were preserved till they were damaged by fire in 1972. After the Dock became a national monument the reconstruction of the warehouses was necessary. They were adapted for social housing.
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