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INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL HISTORY
ATELIER PRO, 1987-1989, Cruquiusweg 31, Amsterdam
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Atelier Pro
PROJECT ARCHITECT:
Hans van Beek
Henk van der Leeden
ORIGINAL DESIGN:
Cornelis Wegener Sleeswijk
BUILDING TYPE:
Industrial and public-utility buildings
Museums and exhibition buildings
Reuse
STATE:
C. Wegener Sleeswijk (oorspr. ontw. 1961)
A sturdily constructed and functional concrete warehouse from 1961 has been converted into an archive store for the International Institute for Social History. The two uppermost storeys contain archives only; the lower storeys combine these with public functions including a reception area, a reading room, conference facilities, an exhibition gallery, a canteen and offices. Here, the otherwise introverted building is spatially opened up as much by copious glazing in the facades as by the void at the canteen.