Gearwheel Factory Amsterdam
Reconversion of a dilapidated factory building to 12 loft houses
Restoring the factory elevations and maintaining the old steel roof rafters
City adapted outdoor spaces. Integrated private roofpatio’s and lockable vestibules by industrial sliding doors
Winner of the Arie Keppler Award 2016
Winner of the Geurt Brinkgreve Bokaal 2015
Nominated for the Zuiderkerk Award 2016
Nominated for the A.A.P. 2016 (Amsterdam Architecture Award)
Before and After
The Nieuwe Ridderstraat in Amsterdam for some known for it’s former, around the corner homeless centre, and for it’s drug addicts hanging around
Buro Amsterdam sees the potential and makes a bold move to invest in this dilapidated factory building
Turning this transformation of a factory building to a regeneration for the whole surrounding neighborhood
Some details
Amsterdam Street, Factory, Privacy, Outdoor Space, Loft, Perforated Slide door, Green Roof, Black Patio, Sawtooth Roof
Awards
This project has been multiple awarded and has several award nominations
It shows that in a beautiful collaboration and some guts truly remarkable projects can be realized
Many thanks to all involved in this project and special thanks to Buro Amsterdam