© 2009 Rook & Nagelkerke
CAFÉ RESTAURANT OPEN
P.B. DE BRUIJN (DE CIE.), 2006-2008
Westerdoksplein 20, Amsterdam
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
de Architekten Cie.
Pi de Bruijn
BUILDING TYPE:
Hotels, cafés, restaurants
Reuse
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
de Architekten Cie.
Pi de Bruijn
BUILDING TYPE:
Hotels, cafés, restaurants
Reuse
PUBLICATIONS:
de Architect interieur 2008-26; Bouwen met Staal 2008-aug
The only feature to recall the site's railway past is the steel turning span of a railway swing bridge from 1922, standing permanently open on a pivot pier. After removing the counterweight and adding a trestle structure, a restaurant could be built on the bridge deck. A lightweight steel structure, it is connected to the abutment by a new bridge equipped with stairs and a lift.