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MVRDV completes “Salt” creative office building in Amsterdam

By Justine Testado|

Thursday, Jul 5, 2018

Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.

MVRDV was commissioned to design the “Salt” office block in Amsterdam in response to the chronic shortage of creative spaces for small- and mid-size businesses in the area. Located in the redeveloping Minervahaven neighborhood, the newly completed 3,700m2 building has five levels of flexible office spaces, each with their own unique identity, and plenty of large windows that show off views of the surrounding waterfront.

Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.

Salt is “a 30m x 30m x 20m cube-shaped building with distinct concrete frames stacked on top of each other. The concrete frames house a variety of different windows permeating the façade to keep the individuality of each 5m x 4m unit,” MVRDV describes.

Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.
Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.

The full-height lobby space features a grand, cascading staircase that vertically connects the building's five levels.

Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.

“Windows are arranged in a random order so that the building's distinct glass and concrete façade offers a different view depending on what side it is approached from.”

Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.
Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.

The interior includes loft-like, roughly finished office spaces with no hung ceilings, exposed concrete, aluminum, and steel, and flexible floor plans.

Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.
Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.
Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.
Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.
Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.

The building is topped by a solar roof and car parking is located inside the plinth. The southern facade includes a private roof garden for social gatherings.

Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.

Project credits

Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Year: 2017+
Client: NIC Building Ambitions
Program: 3,700 m2 offices and parking
Architect: MVRDV, Principal in Charge: Jacob van Rijs
Design Team: Gijs Rikkenwith Guido Boeters, Arjen Ketting, Ivo Hoppers and Victor Perez Equiluz
Copyright: MVRDV 2018 – (Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries)

Partners

Project managers: Firmus Vastgoed and Bulters & Bulters
Contractor: Barten Groep
Structural Engineer: Ikaabee
MEP Engineer: Denned
MEP advisor: Hamel Regeltechniek
Images: DPI.nl

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MVRDV completes “Salt” creative office building in Amsterdam

By Justine Testado|

Thursday, Jul 5, 2018

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Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.

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mvrdv ● office building ● salt ● amsterdam ● netherlands ● europe
MVRDV
MVRDV

MVRDV was commissioned to design the “Salt” office block in Amsterdam in response to the chronic shortage of creative spaces for small- and mid-size businesses in the area. Located in the redeveloping Minervahaven neighborhood, the newly completed 3,700m2 building has five levels of flexible office spaces, each with their own unique identity, and plenty of large windows that show off views of the surrounding waterfront.

Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.

Salt is “a 30m x 30m x 20m cube-shaped building with distinct concrete frames stacked on top of each other. The concrete frames house a variety of different windows permeating the façade to keep the individuality of each 5m x 4m unit,” MVRDV describes.

Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.
Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.

The full-height lobby space features a grand, cascading staircase that vertically connects the building's five levels.

Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.

“Windows are arranged in a random order so that the building's distinct glass and concrete façade offers a different view depending on what side it is approached from.”

Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.
Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.

The interior includes loft-like, roughly finished office spaces with no hung ceilings, exposed concrete, aluminum, and steel, and flexible floor plans.

Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.
Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.
Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.
Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.
Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.

The building is topped by a solar roof and car parking is located inside the plinth. The southern facade includes a private roof garden for social gatherings.

Project Salt in Amsterdam by MVRDV. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode.

Project credits

Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Year: 2017+
Client: NIC Building Ambitions
Program: 3,700 m2 offices and parking
Architect: MVRDV, Principal in Charge: Jacob van Rijs
Design Team: Gijs Rikkenwith Guido Boeters, Arjen Ketting, Ivo Hoppers and Victor Perez Equiluz
Copyright: MVRDV 2018 – (Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries)

Partners

Project managers: Firmus Vastgoed and Bulters & Bulters
Contractor: Barten Groep
Structural Engineer: Ikaabee
MEP Engineer: Denned
MEP advisor: Hamel Regeltechniek
Images: DPI.nl

RELATED NEWS Construction begins for MVRDV's Hamburg Innovation Port mixed-use
RELATED NEWS MVRDV design SeaSaw, a public art project in the Netherlands
RELATED NEWS MVRDV to design 50,000m2 Weenapoint mixed-use complex in Rotterdam

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