Amsterdam Osdorp, which was built in the sixties, has been undergoing a program of urban renewal to create a bigger variety of individual dwellings for the middle class. The question to be addressed here is how to deal with the urban and architectural heritage of post-war modernism? Their solution is to demolish existing buildings with small apartments and replace them with more contemporary homes that maintain the urban street profile, but in addition, incorporate underground parking. The plan is being designed and supervised by a Rotterdam-based architecture practice, De Nijl. This building project by Atelier Kempe Thill tries to match with the collective architecture of Osdorp, whilst allowing for some individuality with separate front doors and screened terraces. Each apartment is approached by a long front garden, which is met by a double height kitchen/living area to respond to contemporary forms of living. Partitions within the interiors are flexible and allow for multiple arrangements, whilst corridors have been avoided to save space. The project promotes a light way of living, with the users being able to create their own interior space due to the indeterminacy of the architecture.
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