Pontsteiger Residential Building: A Public Space Within Itself

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Arons en Gelauff architects [architects.]

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Computer filePublication details: urbanNext, February 24, 2021.Description: 573 wordsISSN:

2575-5374

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Summary: Pontsteiger (‘ferry pier’) is a large-scale residential project in Amsterdam, NL. The building is located at the end of a 200-metre dam that projects into the water of the River IJ. The ‘Big Friendly Giant’ foreshadows Amsterdam’s growth of high-rise buildings around the River IJ. The design creates not just an iconic object but a public space within itself.

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Amsterdam (23) ,
Multiscale approach (50) ,
Project (1170) ,
Public Space (264) ,
Residential (118) ,
Structure (84) ,
The Netherlands (74) ,
Urban Block (10) ,
Waterfront (148) ,
Multi-scalar (10)

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Arons en Gelauff architects, Middle Density, Project, Territory and mobility, Urban Paradigms

Amsterdam, Commercial, Community, Concrete, Energetic Approach, Flexibility, Green roof, Greenery, High-rise, Housing, Multi-scalar, Multiscale approach, Project, Public Space, Residential, Structure, The Netherlands, Urban Block, Waterfront, Watery Territory

Photography: Jeroen Musch, Ossip van Duivenbode and Arjen Veldt

Pontsteiger (‘ferry pier’) is a large-scale residential project in Amsterdam, NL. The building is located at the end of a 200-metre dam that projects into the water of the River IJ. The ‘Big Friendly Giant’ foreshadows Amsterdam’s growth of high-rise buildings around the River IJ. The design creates not just an iconic object but a public space within itself.

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