A new dawn, A new day.....

Bekkering Adams architecten becomes:
Studio Adams & Juliette Bekkering architecten.

After 15 years of enjoying working together on many great projects, we will continue as two independent offices.

As Bekkering Adams architects we engaged on a variety of special projects such as School Campus Peer (Belgium); Head office Esprit Benelux in Amstelveen and Schuurman Group, Alkmaar; Urban ensemble ‘Bloemershof’ in Dieren; Firestation in Doetinchem; Installation ‘Form-ContraForm’ for the Biennale in Venice (Italy) and many more.

From January 2020 Monica Adams will operate under the name Studio Adams and Juliette Bekkering will combine her work at Eindhoven University of Technology (Tu/e) with her new office Juliette Bekkering architecten.

Studio Adams Juliette Bekkering architecten

  • location: Amsterdam
  • program: 23.000 m2 offices and 5000 m2 parking
  • client: ING-realestate
  • design: 2000 - 2001
  • design team: Juliette Bekkering, Stan Aarts, André van der Slik

 

The design for a complex of 23. 000 m2 flexible office space and 5.000 m2 of parking, is located at the corner of the Dolingadreef and Bijlmerdreef in Amsterdam Zuid-Oost.
The complex consists of three parts:

1. The slope: A slowly ascending slope with parking underneath, thus capturing the level difference of 4.5 meters between the Bijlmerdreef and ground level. On top of this slope a lush public garden is positioned. Through this intervention the parking-area is withdrawn from the eye, and a fluid communication between the ground level and the elevated boulevard is created.

2. The glass box: A wide rectangular glass box, two stories high, with lobby’s and patios is anchoring the ensemble to its location because it aligns with the city boulevard and the Dolingadreef. Here the entrance of the building is positioned.

3. The snake: Over the glass lobby a tube-like volume with the offices within is meandering. The height of the upper layers varies from 5 to 11 layers by means of an accent located at the Dolingadreef. This volume creates large overhangs over the glass box,  giving the complex a striking sculptural radiance. This superstructure is coated with a skin of screen-printed glass.


At the front of the building a representative square is defined by means of a large cantilevered volume. Here are the entrances and the kiss & ride zones located. This forecourt runs through the building: from the lobby to the inner courtyard, because of with composed diagonal views run from the road through the building. Through a passage one can reach the complex from the shopping area ‘Amsterdamse Poort”. Via the monumental staircase one can arrive at the forecourt or walk through untill the nearby residential area. The volume located at the Ganzenhoef pad is carried by major structural X-shaped columns in order to ensure maximum transparency.
 

WHO WE ARE

We are an internationally operating, dynamic and versatile architectural office, looking and working with an open mind towards our future society. Founded by Juliette Bekkering and Monica Adams, we share a fascination for enhancing the urban environment. With an enthusiastic team of architects and designers we work on innovative and sustainable projects with a strong identity, defined by expressive architecture with a tactile expression of material and detail.

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