Residential Tower Opportuna
Amsterdam
2018-2025
Residential Tower Opportuna
Amsterdam
2018-2025
174 affordable rentals for starters
Address: August Allebéplein, Plandeel 1, Blok 6B, Amsterdam
Total floor area: 11.000 m²
Client: Housing Cooperative De Key
Architecture: Office Winhov & Office Haratori
Team Office Winhov: Uri Gilad, Rick Bruggink, Dominique de Rond, András Szél, Peter Nagtzaam, Anna Janssen, Elizabeth Acland, Maria Trombetta
Structural engineer: Van Rossum, Amsterdam
Installation consultants, building Physics and Fire Safety: Viac, Houten
Photography: Stefan Müller, Anna Odulinska
Residential Tower Opportuna
Amsterdam
2018-2025

Opportuna, a 20-storey residential tower, is a landmark building in the densification plan for the Western Garden Cities in Amsterdam West. In collaboration with Office Haratori, the building’s design was inspired by the 1960s reconstruction architecture characteristic of the original area. Opportuna’s architectural expression is characterised by outdoor spaces and horizontal lines that accentuate the volume and emphasise the height of adjacent buildings.

The building’s facade is composed of load-bearing precast concrete elements that run rhythmically over two or four floors, creating an anchorage in the context. This proportioned order emphasises plasticity and texture, rather than simple storey stacking.

Opportuna has a load-bearing facade and central core. As a result, the layout and use can be adjusted in the future – giving the building the potential to have a long lifespan.

The residential tower consists of 174 social housing units for starters with collective facilities in the plinth. To allow more daylight, the flats are organised in width (instead of the usual depth). The clever layout of compact homes creates a diversity of living zones, resulting in small-scale flats of unique high quality.

Residential Tower Opportuna
Amsterdam
2018-2025
Entrance Opportuna
Seen from the metro station
Long section Cross section North facade East facade West facade South facade
Long section
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Standard floor plan with layout Standard floor plan, showing the structural shell Top floor plan, with penthouses Ground floor plan, with communal areas
Standard floor plan with layout
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Tower as an ensemble with the surrounding
Plasticity prefab facade
Brickwork plinth Brickwork plinth
Brickwork plinth
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Corner apartment Penthouse Apartment East facade
Corner apartment
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Study model of one of the apartments
West elevation
Balcony West facade with polished concrete ceiling Balcony South facade with polished concrete ceiling
Balcony West facade with polished concrete ceiling
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Corridor park side Corridor city side
Corridor park side
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Apartment floor plan
Axonomerty of the entrance hall and communal spaces
Entrance hall and communal area
Canopy on top of the building
Prefabricated construction at a rate of one storey per week
Prefab facade element Prefab balcony element
Prefab facade element
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