Format
Brief
City
Amsterdam
Country
Netherlands
Metro Area
Amsterdam
Project Type
Office Building(s)
Location Type
Other Central City
Land Uses
Office
Parking
Keywords
Adaptive use
Flexible design
Historic derrick track
Lightweight construction
Shipyard
Sustainable development
ULI Awards for Excellence 2008 Winner
Waterfront development
Site Size
3.1
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2006
Date Opened
2007
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The historic derrick track where the Kraanspoor now stands was slated for demolition in 1997 when architect Trude Hooykaas was cycling through the NDSM shipyard of Amsterdam, in search of new studio space for her expanding architecture firm. Where most would overlook the nondescript, concrete mass among the other shipyard relics, Hooykaas envisioned a modern, sustainable office building for her practice. In 2007, the three-story, 12,500-square-meter (134,549-sf) Kraanspoor (“craneway” in Dutch) was completed, the first new development in the emerging district of Amsterdam North.
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Format
Brief
City
Amsterdam
Country
Netherlands
Metro Area
Amsterdam
Project Type
Office Building(s)
Location Type
Other Central City
Land Uses
Office
Parking
Keywords
Adaptive use
Flexible design
Historic derrick track
Lightweight construction
Shipyard
Sustainable development
ULI Awards for Excellence 2008 Winner
Waterfront development
Site Size
3.1
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2006
Date Opened
2007
Developer/Owner
ING Real Estate Development
The Hague, The Netherlands
Design Architect
OTH Ontwerpgroep Trude Hooykaas bv
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Website
www.kranspoor.nl
Principal Author(s)
Theodore Thoerig
ULI Awards for Excellence 2008 Winner