What can be done with a 18.000 m2 empty office building situated at the outskirts of the city and that has been deemed unsuited for redevelopment for the last 11 years" This is the big challenge faced with B.Amsterdam at the Johan Huizingalaan in Amsterdam. From the start, NEXT architects was closely involved in the transformation of this static cube-shaped building into a lively hotspot for startups, freelancers and creative entrepreneurs. Strategic interventions are used to strengthen the quality, experience and identity of the building. 

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Architects: NEXT architects

Location: Amsterdam,The Netherlands

Architects In Charge: Marijn Schenk, Mark Spijkerman, Arno Kwint and Douwe Strating
Other Participants : Studio Fabrick, B. Amsterdam, Collaboration-O, SKEPP

Area: 18000.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Francisco Nogueira

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From the architect. What can be done with a 18.000 m2 empty office building situated at the outskirts of the city and that has been deemed unsuited for redevelopment for the last 11 years" This is the big challenge faced with B.Amsterdam at the Johan Huizingalaan in Amsterdam. From the start, NEXT architects was closely involved in the transformation of this static cube-sh...