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TWO OFFICE BLOCKS WETERINGSCHANS
F.J. VAN GOOL, 1970-1980, Weteringschans 26-28, Amsterdam
Twee kantoorvilla's Weteringschans / Two Office Blocks Weteringschans ( F.J. van Gool )
© 2006 Jan Derwig

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Frans van Gool

BUILDING TYPE:
Office buildings

These two office blocks, taking their scale, contour and volume from the villas previously occupying that site, stand at the border between the canal zone and the 19th-century neighbourhoods. In 1980 this 'solo of 312 windows' was to play a leading role in discussions on the new wave of ugliness sweeping functionalist architecture and design. Local columnists described it as 'death's-head architecture', and 'Amsterdam's ugliest'. Yet even here the criticism has gradually subsided over the years and one-time detractors admit to a growing appreciation.