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HOUSING VENSERPOLDER
DE KAT & PEEK, 1980-1984, Charlotte Brontëstraat/Chestertonlaan, Amsterdam
© 1987 Rook & Nagelkerke
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
De Kat & Peek
PROJECT ARCHITECT:
Dick Peek
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Kees de Kat
Dick Peek
BUILDING TYPE:
Housing
On the corner (splayed as prescribed by the urban design scheme) of this housing block are two double-height 'atelier' apartments, a curved glass wall on the north-east face giving them optimal lighting. A plinth, also prescribed, projecting from the white stucco facades curves at the portals to emphasise access to inner courts whose faces have a warm, terracotta tint. Beyond the rounded bulges above the portals is a gallery providing access to units housing one to two persons on the fifth level.