sccollections

Amsterdam's city hall has undergone a complete renovation, and a first floor is being added to the surrounding flea market. To hide the construction, a fence displaying photos of the old market from the 1950s and 1960s has been erected. The photos show the old Jewish quarter, which was largely destroyed during World War II and lost many of its residents.  In the context of Amsterdam's 750th anniversary, all of this should be festively opened soon. Have you wondered what will happen to all the functions and officials that used to be there? Marriage, driver's license, and passport applications, to name a few. It's amusing to think of a city hall housing a flea market. We shall see.

It has not been completed yet, but I took a quick look at it at the request of one of the future residents to see if there was anything wrong with it. I have done a lot of work with this contractor in the past and it was always okay. Must say that this project on the western edge of town does follow the amsterdam tradition of brick construction. The architects are Geurst and Schulze of The Hague.

Part of the open water sewage treatment of the zero energy houses in the district Oosterwold Almere and you indeed smell nothing. 

Seen from the other side. One for Skywatch Friday here.

To view this bowl. Its the new art depot of museum Boijmans van Beuningen on this square, designed by Winny Maas of MVRDV, with the scaffolding endly removed, and nearly finished.

Can you find the photographer? One for Weekend Reflections here.

Found a photo of 2010, the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, built by Enric Mirailles and in use since 2004. Can't get out of there for a while to photograph so I have to make some use of the huge mountain of photos taken in the past.

Hope they keep warm feet in winter.

Due to a lack of building land, you sometimes have to build on the water. Apartment building in the Y by MVRDV

American prefab house in Dutch polder. One for Skywatch Friday here.

One of the stranger buildings of Rotterdam started its life in 1879 and act as entrance to the so called Head of South peninsula. Its called the poortgebouw and has a long history of owners and users. (More information this link ). One for Our World Tuesday here.

For the new head office of booking.com. Yesterday I had a computer failure but in the end it turned out to be a malfunction in the sockets, which caused a few hard disks to fail. I kept thinking about a software bug but it was somewhere else and it takes a while and a lot of perspiration before you understand that. One for Our World Tuesday here.

In addition to biebs post some details of the building in which the photo exhibition of the final exam candidates of the photo academy took place.

Loods 6 is situated on the KNSM island. This was once the arrival and departure hall of the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij. Since 1997, the building has been used as a collection building for artists, creative companies and special shops in the field of art, design, literature and other healthy 'content' food for body and mind. The Baggage Hall, Compass Hall and the spectacular entrance hall of Loods6 can be rented for events, exhibitions, openings, art manifestations and pop-up stores.

It was only a two day event.

but left a good impression of the stand of photography today. One for Our World Tuesday here.

Just ready. Eco-zero housing from yesterdays post in the polder. With their helofyte filtering for sewage treatment, advanced heat pumps and sun panels, extra isolation and special glass looks that there is no money left for a bit more architecture but I can understand that. I am only sorry to say that architecture in these houses not played any part of an ecological solution while it is possible. One for Weekend Reflections here.

It bit desolate this place to build eco zero housing for people who have the well being of our nature in high regard. One for Skywatch Friday here.

Still a lot of space available in amsterdam harbor for new buildings. One for Skywatch Friday here.

Looks like an Edward Hopper painting. This pedestrian entrance to the Pontsteiger garage.

The car entrance with matching building by Arons and Gelauff.

The view outside

Don't hope it get to much attraction during work time but it is tempting. One for Skywatch Friday here.

Saw Bieb on a rooftop in Rotterdam last Saturday with a balloon and a sheep. 

How is it possible. One for Our World Tuesday here.

Behind the station Almere. One for Skywatch Friday here.

Every hole in the city is now filled with apartments and yet its not enough. One for Weekend Reflections here.