Houses on Borneo Sporenburg, Plots 12 and 18, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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| Houses on Borneo Sporenburg, Plots 12 and 18 | |
| Designer | MVRDV, Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Date | 1996 to 2000 |
| Building Type | Residential Complex |
| Street Address | Scheepstimmermanstraat 26 and 40 Walk Score |
| Notes | Each plot is 16 ft. (5 m.) wide x 60 ft. (18 m.) deep, part of the Borneo Sporenburg Residential Waterfront, Amsterdam, Netherlands. |
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| Building Details | |
| Client | Anonymous |
| Cost | US$173,000 |
| Area | 300 square meters per dwelling |
| Stories | 4 |
| Height | 40 ft. (12 m.) |
[edit] Project Credits
- Plot 12: Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs en Nathalie de Vries, Joost Glissenaar, Bart Spee, Alex Brouwer, and Arno van der Mark (artist)
- Plot 18: Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs en Nathalie de Vries, Joost Glissenaar, Bart Spee, Alex Brouwer, Frans de Witte
- Structural Engineer: Pieters Bouwtechniek, Haarlem, the Netherlands
- Engineering Consultant: DGMR, Arnhem, the Netherlands
- Contractor: Teerenstra Bouwgroep, Heiloo, the Netherlands
- Spatial design: MVRDV and Arno van der Mark
[edit] Borneo Plot 12
"Because of the narrow plot and the fact that only half of the width is being used, the outcome was a private alleyway and the narrowest house imaginable: only 2.5 metres wide.
"The strip consists of a composition of extremely varied spaces. Interior and exterior spaces are all one: an extremely narrow house becomes an extremely wide house. The alley accommodates three elements: a block for storage whose roof slopes up from the street and provides a place to park; and two closed volumes, one block for a guest room and bathroom and one block that provides extra width locally to the two studios on the first and second floor. The last two volumes are hung on the glass façade, shutting in the exterior space and livening up the alleyway. It is lit by outdoor lighting that also allows the interior to be provided with any desired level of illumination. The use of electric lights inside is avoided." -- MVRDV
[edit] Borneo plot 18
Plot 18 is called a garden plot. In principle only three floors were possible within the 9.5 metre high envelope allocated: one high floor at street level and two lower floors above it. Despite this, the plan achieves four floors while at the same time the ceiling height over much of the building is higher than normal. By 'sliding out' one of the four floors at the rear facing the water, a special spacious long cross-section is created with two 'closed' elements: a garage come storage space on the street and protruding bathroom and bedroom block on the second floor. The remaining irregular space houses the kitchen-diner, sitting room and study, all spatially connected to one another.
A series of rooms have been created differing in height and degree of privacy. Each are connected with the exterior in their own individual way, ranging from a two-storey veranda facing the water, to a balcony with French windows to the living room, a glass bay window to the bedroom and a roof garden to the studio in the 'attic' -- MVRDV
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Phaidon Press Inc. The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture. New York, NY: Phaidon Press Inc., 2004. ISBN 0-7148-43121. p331.
