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NieuwDok
About NieuwDok
Academic and residential cluster situated on a former ship dock
NDSM, a former ship dock area at the Amsterdam waterfront, will be transformed into a diverse urban area in the upcoming years. NieuwDok houses the first school in the area as well as studios for university students, welcoming a whole new, young group of people to NDSM.
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Student apartments
Surrounded by the IJ river and some remaining docks, NDSM is a unique urban district close to Amsterdam’s city center.
With its bars, restaurants, creative spaces, offices, housing and the like, it is safe to say NDSM is an attractive district for urban pioneers. Thanks to NieuwDok, a whole new, young group of people is being drawn to this area. This academic and residential cluster is situated along the Kraanspoor and consists out of an educational center – ROC TOP – and 380 student apartments.
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Autonome expressie
Moke Architecten ontwierp het gebouw passend bij de robuuste uitstraling van het gebied. Met zijn betonnen kolommen, eenvoudige vorm en bruinrode gefacetteerde bovenkant sluit NieuwDok aan bij de sterke industriële monumenten en heeft het tegelijkertijd een autonome expressie. Elke studio heeft een extra erker, gedraaid naar de waterkant, die een prachtig uitzicht biedt, ideaal om te ontspannen. De terrasvormige binnenplaats fungeert als buitenruimte voor de leerlingen van de school.
Mixing young and old
We’re proud to say that NieuwDok is the first large-scale mixed project on NDSM, combining residential and societal functions. NDSM now makes it possible for hundreds of students to gain valuable knowledge and enjoy modern, permanent housing. The mix of ages, from young to old, of the users, works well at NDSM. This new and exciting concept in the area emphasizes the dynamic nature of this one of a kind piece of Amsterdam, adding to its liveliness.
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In it together
For NieuwDok, we successfully collaborated with Moke architects. This architecture firm really did a great job in creating a building that ‘stands out while blending in’. Their sensitivity for the history of the area, for instance, also appeared on the glass façade, that has images of construction drawings of historic ships printed on it. A lovely yet meaningful detail! Because of the success of this collab, G&S& asked Moke to further collaborate with us on the creation of NoordDok and Pontkade.
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Let’s collaborate
for better.
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