SENIOR HOUSING
new development in Landsmeer
location
At the ribbon village Landsmeer (above Amsterdam) there is a long stretched plot which is perpendicular to the ribbon. According to the existing urban zoning plan, the location is bound by a number of preconditions.
new development in Landsmeer
| client: | Van Rijn Beheer |
| design: | Gert Jan Knevel |
| project team: | Peter de Jager |
| location: | Noordeinde, Landsmeer |
| design: | May 2002 |
location
At the ribbon village Landsmeer (above Amsterdam) there is a long stretched plot which is perpendicular to the ribbon. According to the existing urban zoning plan, the location is bound by a number of preconditions.
assignment
The assignment concerns the construction of apartments, facilities and senior housing in Landsmeer, the Netherlands.
design
The starting point for the design is to connect morphologically to the existing buildings of Noordeinde and to connect to the water. Furthermore, there is chosen to achieve maximum volume within the formulated building requirements.
At the street side, the maximum building height is 12 meters and the maximum gutter height is 8 meters. At the water side, the maximum building height is 9 meters and the maximum gutter height 5,75 meters.
This results in a long stretched volume. The shape of the volume refers to the large farms with barns in the surroundings. At the water side, the building keeps distance from the quay to gain sight from the road and to create a residential place along the water. The building also keeps distance of the adjacent plot, which gains a view at the south side. The facilities at ground level provide liveliness in the area along the quay. The senior dwellings have a view on this quay. The apartments on the 1st and 2nd floor have a view over the water of the “Breek”. By extracting mass from the volume of the building, private outdoor spaces are created and direct sunlight reaches deep in the dwellings.
