Block 37 is located at the Haveneiland West in IJburg, an artificially raised suburb of Amsterdam in the IJ lake.The building marks the north east corner of the inner island, its location accentuated with a high tower on its north east corner. The block contains 110 homes in the lowest funding categories.

Access to the tower is achieved from a waterfront courtyard. Dispersed around this courtyard are the entrances to the ground floor residences. All ground floor residences are maisonettes. Street side residences have a typical Amsterdam stepped entrance to increase the neighbourhood’s liveliness. Above the maisonettes are so-called “bayonet-homes”, two homes above three maisonettes accessed from galleries.

Because there is a height difference in the surrounding area of approximately 2.5 m, parking could be facilitated on ground level. The facade on the inside of the block is more open with horizontal lining while the outer facade appears much more solid, folded around the building.

Year: 2008
Client: Waterstad 3, Amsterdam
Size: 13.500 m² (GFA)
Data: 46 middle class appartments (84 m²)
55 social housing units (100 m²)
8 wheelchair accessible homes (104 m²)
parking garage (57 spaces)