On the east side of Amstelveen’s centre, the Up Mountain residential building recently rose from the ground to tower above the shopping area like a mountain village. The building, which has a rising staggered formation, resembles ice floes stacked on top of each other, or a mountain village built against a slope. Indeed, Up Mountain is an appropriate name for this eye-catching structure that’s invigorating the city centre.
Programme: 45 dwellings total 8,500 m² GLA, 20,000 m² shopping, and 15,000 m² parking
Client: a.s.r. real estate and AM
Team Rijnboutt: Maarten Castelijns, Frederik Vermeesch, Ana Aguiar, André Meulenbelt, David Philipsen, Herdem Aytaç, Joost Verheus, Jordy van der Veen, Klaudia Lachcik, Lara Tjepkema, Margret van den Broek, Mateusz Rejniak, Max Both, Michael James Lucas, Niek Koning, Pieter Kramer, Raïsa de Haas, Raul Cioaba, Timo Gras, Winfried Verheul
In the old part of Amstelveen, stemming from the thirties, an office building and a pavilion together form the Bella Donna. The original buildings were designed in the sixties by the architect Webbers. They are situated on an island, surrounded by greenery and water and reachable via a bridge. The client was looking for a new office for his organization, when he came across the Bella Donna. Charmed by the green park-like setting he decided to settle in the pavilion, while the main building was re-designed to rent to others. This major renovation and expansion was the starting point to create a high-quality office near the Stadshart Amstelveen. The Bella Donna now has an exclusive look at a clearing in a woody area.
Tribal DDB Amsterdam is a highly ranked digital marketing agency and part of DDB international, worldwide one of the largest advertising offices. i29 interior architects designed their new offices for about 80 people.
With Tribal DDB our goal was to create an environment where creative interaction is supported and to achieve as much workplaces as possible in a new structure with flexible desks and a large open space. All of this while maintaining a work environment that stimulates long office hours and concentrated work. As Tribal DDB is part of an international network a clear identity was required, which also fits the parent company DDB. The design had to reflect an identity that is friendly and playful but also professional and serious. The contradictions within these questions, asked for choices that allow great flexibility in the design.
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