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Architects: Kollhoff & Pols architecten
- Year: 2017
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Photographs:Luuk Kramer, MWA Hart Nibbrig
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Manufacturers: EuroCave, FSB Franz Schneider Brakel, Lieftink, Van Stokkum Natuursteen
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Lead Architects: Hans Kollhoff & Alexander Pols
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Urban Planner: West 8, Edzo Bindels
This text is taken from the recently published ‘Architecture in the Netherlands 2017/2018 yearbook’. The canopy with impressive overhang (a 16-metre cantilever supporting two floors) is the most eye-catching feature of the Zuidblok building on Amsterdam’s Stadionplein. The cantilever was originally proposed by OMA as a spatial solution to the impasse between the city council and local residents over whether or not to build on the square. The overhang has the merit of retaining the desired sight lines on the square while also giving locals a covered public space.
