Saturday, November 1, 2008

Amsterdam Docklands III

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The Whale is located on the Islands of Borneo and Sporenburg at the Eastern Docklands in Amsterdam. This building is designed by Frits van Dongen and is a very prominent and recognizable architecture block in Amsterdam. Inside are 214 apartments, 1100 m2 of office and retail-space, a underground parking garage and a semi-public courtyard which flows through underneath.

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Zinc slated facade

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2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Very interesting, I see the whale! I like this building alot!! We need this kind of Architecture here in Canada instead of boring boxes.

November 4, 2008 at 9:12 AM  
Blogger Katrina Lee said...

This is also a box, just a different one with a hole in the middle and raised up high for the world to see. It would be cool if it were really a whale - constructed and living underwater. But with global warming, I am sure the Dutch will design one very soon if not already.

November 5, 2008 at 3:03 PM  

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