Two Glass Houses
All houses in the Jordaan (a former working-class neighbourhood in the centre of Amsterdam) are very small, and so is the site of this smart urban plot. At this petite area the two glass houses have an open floor plan with the service-zone in the centre. The large transparent façade and small elevations and see-through views in the interior, give the apartments a broad perspective. The living room is situated at the front. When the large glass folding elements in the façade are opened, the room transforms into a free outside-space. The perforated wooden panels provide a mobile sunscreen. The ground floor has a high story and is divided into a ‘souterrain’ for storage and a ‘bel-etage’ with the actual entrances. Together with the segmented façade and articulation of space the two apartments correspond to their old neighbours, in a both a modern and traditional way.
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