De Oosterlingen | MVRDV

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De Oosterlingen | MVRDV

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  • Project Name: De Oosterlingen
  • Practice: MVRDV
  • Gross Built up Area: 13,950 sqm
  • Project Location: Amsterdam
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Lead Architects/Designer: Winy Maas, Stefan de Koning
  • Design Team: Winy Maas, Stefan de Koning, Ronald Hoogeveen, Karin Houwen, Floris Dreesmann, Jasper Van der Ven, José Manuel Garcia Garcia, Katarzyna Nowak, Mariya Gyaurova, Olly Veugelers, Helena Kajszczak; Magdalena Dzambo (BD); Luca Coca, Francesco Vitale, Jaroslaw Jeda (VIZ))
  • Clients: Being Development
  • Landscape Consultants: DELVA Landscape Architecture/Urbanism
  • Contractors: IMd Raadgevende Ingenieurs
  • Project Manager: Carla Sitarenios
  • Others: Visualisations: Antonio Luca Coco, Francesco Vitale, Jaroslaw Jeda, Images: © Proloog, © MVRDV, Copyright: MVRDV 2018 – (Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries), Environmental Psychologist: De omgevingspsycholoog, Installation Technical Advisor: Arup, Building Physics: DGMR Building Costs Advisor: IGG Bouweconomie
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Excerpt: De Oosterlingen, designed by MVRDV, is a block of seven sustainable residential buildings in the ‘barcode’ composition, forming a clear family, and each has its character. At one end is the greenhouse, and then, in order, are the beekeeper, the lump, the garden, the house, the rock, and the birdhouse. The human dimension is a central consideration in the scheme; walking routes have been designed so that residents can easily meet each other, promoting a sense of community.

Project Description

[Text as submitted by architect] De Oosterlingen will be located at the entrance to the island, next to the neighbourhood square. Real estate developer Being and the Amsterdam housing corporation Stadgenoot wanted a green, people-focused street that would form a striking entrance to the neighbourhood. MVRDV designed seven adjoining, each with its own identity, its own living style organised around a collective space and rooftop, and its own contribution to greening the city. At one end is “the greenhouse” and then, in order, are “the beekeeper”, “the lump”, “the garden”, “the house”, “the rock”, and “the birdhouse”.

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Together, the seven buildings comprise a green lab, or green expo. The buildings are stepped, with terraces leading up from the lowest buildings to the tower at one end. The roofs of the lower buildings will be activated with gardens, an apple orchard, urban farming, or a rooftop forest. In addition to these “low-tech” solutions which help generate very low emissions, there are also numerous practical interventions to achieve a holistic sustainable vision. Emulating the area’s historical warehouses, a number of these façades open up by means of folding shutters and canopies, as well as balconies and other features that appear as if they have also been created by “folding” the building’s skin. The folding, sliding and hinging create a lively palette of facades, each notably different from the others yet still related. In addition to their solar and thermal quality, the shutters, canopies, and sliding doors also offer privacy to residents – they can open and close the façade as they please.

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“It will be a green complex that, in my view, is not only good for people but also for birds and insects”, says MVRDV Founding Partner Winy Maas. “One building will be made of rammed earth, an ancient and sustainable building method; another will have a completely green facade. Nesting boxes for house sparrows, swifts and bats will also be integrated into various façades. They create a cute street in the best Amsterdam tradition, but much greener.”

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The human dimension is a central consideration in the scheme; walking routes have been designed so that residents can easily meet each other, promoting a sense of community. The complex has both lively and calm zones to provide suitable spaces for everyone. The development will comprise 144 homes for a variety of renters and owners, with 1,000 m2 of space reserved in the plinths of the buildings for various facilities, including catering establishments, a shop for healthy food, a small private cinema for 12 people, and a social impact factory intended for companies involved in social entrepreneurship. Construction is expected to start in late 2022.

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