Residential Tower on August Allebéplein
Amsterdam
2018-2024
Residential Tower on August Allebéplein
Amsterdam
2018-2024
174 subsidised 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, Niek de Rond, András Szél, Peter Nagtzaam, Anna Janssen, Elizabeth Acland, Maria Trombetta
Contractor: Van Rossum, Amsterdam
Installation consultants, building Physics and Fire Safety: Viac, Houten
Photography: Luuk Kramer
Renders: Filippo Bolognese
Residential Tower on August Allebéplein
Amsterdam
2018-2024

The 20-floor building in Blok 6 of the Overtoomse Veld is a part of the densifying plan for the Westelijke Tuinsteden [‘Garden Cities’], an area originally developed in the 1960s in Amsterdam West. The architectural expression of the new building, designed in collaboration with Office Haratori, is inspired by the post-war reconstruction architecture of the surrounding neighbourhood.
Characterised by abundant outdoor spaces and horizontal lines that highlight volume and accent the height of the adjacent buildings, the facade is built up out of prefab concrete elements in rhythms that scale across two or four floors. This anchors the building in its context, with a sense of proportioned order that emphasises plasticity and texture – as opposed to a simple stacking of single floors.

A difference with the surrounding residential buildings is this building does not have any structural walls between the different apartments. Instead, it has a load-bearing façade. As a result, the layout and use can be adjusted in the future – giving the building the potential to have a long lifespan.
For this apartment building with 174 subsidised rentals for starters, the housing cooperative De Key had the ambition to develop a special building with a high living quality. Enabling more and larger openings for daylight, the apartments in the building are organised in the width instead of, the more usual, in the depth. The smart layout of these compact homes allows for a variety of living zones. In short, the challenge became the result: small-scale apartments of unique high-quality.

Residential Tower on August Allebéplein
Amsterdam
2018-2024
Entrance residential tower
Northwestern facade seen from Postjesweg
North facade East facade West facade South facade Long section Cross section
North facade
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Model
Building site Building site Building site Building site
Building site
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Standard floor plan Top floor plan, with penthouses Ground floor plan
Standard floor plan
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Each apartment has its own outdoor space
Close-up of the residential tower
Material
Layout earlier studies, variations of apartments with balcony Layout earlier studies, variations of apartments with loggia
Layout earlier studies, variations of apartments with balcony
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Study model of one of the apartments<br>with balcony Study model of one of the apartments<br>with loggia
Study model of one of the apartments
with balcony
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