Tony Fretton: mixed use block, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.Located near the Vondelpark in the Oud oud n. A musical instrument of northern Africa and southwest Asia resembling a lute. [Arabic '  d, wood, stem, lute, oud.] West area of Amsterdam, this scheme forms part of a three-block masterplan by Jo Crepain that includes social housing and a health centre. Fretton's block, on a site overlooking o·ver·look tr.v. o·ver·looked, o·ver·look·ing, o·ver·looks 1. a. To look over or at from a higher place. b. a canal, is conceived as an armature armature, in art: see sculpture. Armature That part of an electric rotating machine which includes the main current-carrying winding. for a range of uses which change and evolve over time, including work and retail spaces, cafes, a hotel and apartments. Fretton's response is a set of neutral yet distinctive spaces that can easily accommodate different functions. External areas are presented as open gardens overlooking a green roof, offering a sense of intimacy and isolation within the bustle bus·tle 1 intr. & tr.v. bus·tled, bus·tling, bus·tles To move or cause to move energetically and busily. n. Excited and often noisy activity; a stir. of the city. C. S. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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