Acanthus - Branimir Medic & Pero Puljiz (Architekten Cie.)

January 2004

  
 

Acanthus is a striking sculptural appearance among the office towers near Amsterdam Bijlmermeer station. A rectangular court garden is closed in by a ring-like horizontal volume. Three towers of different height are placed on the horizontal volume. The steeping garden bridges the high between the ground surface and the railway-embankment. Under the spectacular hanging-over the garden can be seen from the public road. Under the garden is the parking located. The facade panels have a relief of acanthus leaves printed on them. The relief with the use of duo colour makes that the building change colour, depending the sight angel and the weather conditions.

                                       




 

design:
de Architekten Cie.- Branimir Medic & Pero Puljiz

function:
office building of which different parts can be let

adress:
Bijlmerdreef 24, Amsterdam Zuidoost

client:
(OMC) Ontwikkelings-maatschappij Centrumgebied
Amsterdam Zuidoost

first sketch:
August 1997
start building:
June: 2001
acceptance:
November 2003

m2:
45.000 m2 + 610 parking places
costs
€ 65.000.000,-

proud of:
· urban setting
· conceptual unity, elegance of the building
· the sphere in the offices behind the floor-to-floor 2.70 high windows

also proud of:
· materialisation of the facade: duo-colour and relief
· articulation of the colomn free corners with hanging-overs of 36 meters
· steepening court garden
· the fence with acanthus design lasered

next time different: integration of the technical installation within the building volume

more information:
de Architekten Cie.
photo's Jeroen Musch

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