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ter
dam,
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the
rlan
ds

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e dbythewo rko farti
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dJu ddanddrawin
go nthei
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hite
ctenhas
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lyseparatedt hefloo
rsofDeWalvis.Ho
we ver
,thisstr
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exi
bleonthe
i
nterio
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ncesomeo penin
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all
yli
nktheminthefuture.Thefl
oor
s
nowe x
t en
dabo u
tame t r
ebe y
ondtheorigi
nal
buil
din
gan dco
nsis
to fsol
i
d-l
ook
ingdarkbandsthatare
actual
lyli
ght,hol
lo
wme talcons
tru
ction
s.

ARCHITECT:
KAANAr
chi
tec
ten|AREA:
10400m²|Y
EAR:
2020|CITY:
Ams
ter
dam |COUNTRY:
TheNe
the
rlan
ds

DeWalvi
sisabui
ldin
gwit hahisto
ry.Itwaspar tofAms te
rd am'surbani
sat
ionproj
ectoftheear
ly1960s,
for
ceduponl
oc
alresi
dentsdes
pitetheirprotest
s.Propert
yd evelope
rF.H.Gausan no
unce
dthatBickers
eil
and
woul
dbecomeaLittl
eMan hattan.
Ultimately
,thisbecameat u r
ningpoi
ntinmu n
ici
palpl
ann
ingpol
i
cie
s,
shi
fti
ngfromups
c al
in
gt oacommu ni
ty-bas
edbu i
ldi
ng.Thecurr e
ntar c
hit
ectur
alman i
fes
tatio
nhast ur
ned
thebui
ldi
ngfr
om anintr
u d
erintoapleasantnei
ghbour.

Withc i
rca10,000m2gr o
ssf l
oorar ea,DeWal vi
sisat ypic
al Recessedbandso ftri
pleglazingfurtheroptimi
set hee ff
e c
t
offi
cebu i
ld
ingo fther ati
onali
sts t y
lethate mergedin of'f
loati
ng' f
loor
so neachs torey–t hewindowsseemt ogo
the1 950s-60s. Itwasd esignedbyar c
hitectW.F.Lugthart fro
mf l
oortoceil
ingandhaveal mo stinvi
si
blevert
icalrebates.
(1921 -
1999) ,knownmo stl
yf orhi sDiacon
e s
senzie
kenhuisin Toavo i
das e
nseo ffragi
li
t y,
portholeshavebeenincorporated
Eindhoven,thef i
rstDu tc
hho spit albui
l
tby' stacki
ngfl
o o
rs'. i
ntot heglazinginat i
ghtr hythm, ate y
e-l
evelperflo
o r,
Then eighbourhooddidnotc on
siderDeWal vi
s–‘ TheWhal e
’ andalleasi
lyopened.The seroundpivotwindowscouldbes een
i
nDu tc
h, n
ame daf te
rt heo l
ds hipyardnearby–ani mproveme n
t asar eferenc
et othear ea'smar i
ti
mehi stor
y,thought hey
ar c
hitectural
lyands oon
ers awi tasat hreatt othei
rcommu ni
ty. al
sore c
allthepivotwi n
dowso ft heo l
dbuil
di
ng.