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Private Client

quay house

IJburg exists out of a number of islands in the IJ lake and is situated east of Amsterdam. On one of the islands, called Rieteiland, a DIY-building lots have been released by residential foundation De Key. The quay of the island is characterized by a large variety of free lot residential houses. On one of these DIY-lots PROTOTYPE designed a modest residential building as a modern translation of the traditional quay houses.

  • project

    Quay House

  • location

    Amsterdam

  • client

    Private

  • size

    300 m²

  • period

    2015 – 2018

  • status

    build

  • project team

    Jeroen Steenvoorden in collaboration with Jeroen Spee, Steven Otten & Maarten v. Kesteren

  • photos

    Jeroen Musch

Connection between 

multiple levels

In the centre of the building a mass and a void are created. The void has been designed as a high and sacral space, creating connection and interaction between the multiple levels and spaces in the house. The mass organizes and shares the building in a front and back house. The core is being pierced by the stairs, which playfully connects the different spaces, from living areas to the bedrooms.

The balance between the masses of the stairs and the lightness of the void can be felt clearly from different positions in the house. Modest hues and materials have been chosen to connect in colour and tactility of the base material concrete. As a result, this created synergy between colour and texture of the chosen materials and finishing a serene atmosphere arises. In combination with the dramatic light, the core of the house becomes a space for reflection and serenity.

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