'Het Zandkasteel' by Alberts en Van Huut, after thoroughly renovating it for housing and other functions. Luckily, original architect Max van Huut was involved in the process.
Above: the main entrance and lobby. Didn't get to see the International School part (they chopped the building in two parts).
Meandering through the complex, the inner street on the 2nd level connects the ten towers.
Arriving at each of those towers, you are greeted by natural light, sitting elements, art and plants.
Looking up and down the towers:
Like I explained in my previous scan posts, it's built in 1987 in Antroposophical style so 'organic design' is a key element in Het Zandkasteel. You also see that in the details, like mushroom-shaped lamps and no parallel lines:
The coloring of the elevator portals, to know at which tower you have to be, is still there along with the crazy ceiling detail
The (former) boardroom with original wood interior:
The film room (that will be a cinema) with original wood interior:
Some views from the inner street, looking down to some of the plazas:
There are three gardens ON the parking garages underneath. This is the public one:
That's right, big trees on top of parking garages in 1987. Some last portrait pictures:
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Bijlmer
1-2 African influences
In the shopping area we saw a lot of cultures next to each other but mostly West African, Suriname all in an indoor market bazar. We saw shops with wigs and African fabrics, also typical food and restaurants of different cultures next to each other (African, Chinese, India,) wich is also typical for Suriname. on the street there where a lot of Surinames and Antillian people who bring their one culture, hanging around on the streets with friends is one of them.
3-4 street Art
To make the grey buildings more attractive and to bring a positive vibe into the neighbourhood artist made huge paintings on a lot of buildings. (Brazilian Highraff, Spanish artist Ovni, Rimon with his African work). The street art is low key and this style is liked by Manny of the young adults who live here. In a lot of families the father has left so the mother runs the familie herself.
5-6 Architecture
ING building, architecture of Alberts en Van Huut 1986. Becomes home for students in furture. Students move more and more to the Bijlmer.
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Alberts en Van Huut. Design for La Defence, Paris. collection Het Nieuwe Instituut
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