6 Projects That Made the Netherlands a World Capital of Adaptive Reuse
A recent wave of large-scale projects is transforming five Dutch cities and encouraging creative reuse of derelict industrial sites around the world.
Amsterdam
Supersize Graphics Mark a Design Firm’s Dream HQ in Amsterdam
Unlike the arduous process of its decade-plus development, the thonik building is a light and joyous affair with an ode to amateur-led design.
House of Dentons’ Amsterdam Outpost Forges a New Outlook for Law Offices
With warm woods, casual meeting areas, and even an art gallery, the workplace reflects the shifting culture of a historically conservative profession.
Triangle with a Twist: OMA’s New Tower Reinterprets Local Commercial Ephemera
In Amsterdam’s south, OMA has completed a triangular hotel—the largest in the Netherlands and Belgium—that shows its neighbors how to dance in style.
Amsterdam's Iconic Bridge Houses Get a Second Life—as Hotel Rooms
Local architecture firm space&matter is meticulously converting the defunct cabins into dwellings for the SWEETS hotel brand.
AHMM Transforms the University of Amsterdam With a Dramatic Canal-Framing Feat of Engineering
The British firm totally revamped an re-skinned two massive Modernist buildings, creating a new welcoming pedestrian environment in the process.
Metropolis Magazine’s 10 'Buzzing' Design Cities of 2018
From Detroit to Seoul, these cities manage to have global design influence while maintaining a their unique regional identities.
Design Studio Space Encounters Brings a Dash of Eclecticism to Amsterdam
As part of our 2018 Design Cities issue, Metropolis looked at projects, firms, and places that are driving global design culture today.
This Tiny Amsterdam Neighborhood Is a Prototype for Grassroots Urban Planning
Using a mix of social media, apps, and planning sessions, a coalition of urban designers and residents are planning their neighborhood from the ground-up.
Amsterdam's Iconic Hotel, The Pulitzer, Gets A Whimsical Renovation
The Pulitzer, a hotel of interconnected canal houses (some 400 years old), goes modern without shedding its roots.
