Archetech Issue 51 2020 | Page 82

BUREAU FRAAI

URBAN LOFTS , AMSTERDAM

BUREAU FRAAI AND BNLA ARCHITECTEN CONVERT FORMER OFFICE SPACES INTO HIGH-END URBAN LOFTS
With the conversion into high-end urban lofts Bureau Fraai & BNLA architecten made the design for the upgrade of former office spaces underneath two of in total four characteristic 60 ’ s mixed-use residential blocks of Dutch functionalist Piet Zanstra .
The existing facade of these levels with office spaces underneath the buildings were outdated and are renewed with respect to the characteristics and structure of the original design . As an addition each loft apartment is provided with a loggia .
The conversion into a total of 48 high-end compact urban lofts for young professionals , is part of the StartSmart-living concept developed by Nobillon Vastgoed . As an addition to the private lofts , part of the concept is to provide spaces for the inhabitants to meet and connect .
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