https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1315 en-us On a bright Sunday morning, the Dutch designer Trude Hooykaas rode her bike to the ferry to the northern part of Amsterdam, across the sea arm called the IJ.

]]> kraanspoor.asp Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7380-kraanspoor In the postwar heyday of the shipping industry, huge ships were constructed alongside this concrete kraanspoor, literally ""crane track,"" after which the project is named. The architect maintained the structure but added a light box of glass and steel that appears to float above the harbor basin. Photo © Kim Zwarts Kraanspoor has a double-glass facade: an outer layer with mechanized louvers and an inner one with doors that open out onto a buffer zone in between. Photo © Rob Hoekstra Architectuur Fotografie The architect designed three floors of offices that perch on top of a thin concrete slab and steel columns, which rest on the existing concrete structure. Photo © Kim Zwarts In its new incarnation as an office building, Kraanspoor uses the four original access points it had when it served as a ship assembly pier. The areas have been glazed, with glass elevators and oak stairs inside and wooden decks that connect them to the quay. Photo © Studio Christiaan de Bruijne Television production company IDTV located its corporate restaurant on the top floor so employees could enjoy the view. Photo © Luuk Kramer Fotografie Fully glazed walls fill meeting rooms with abundant light, which reflects off the textured concrete ceilings and makes the spaces bright and welcoming. Photo © Luuk Kramer Fotografie Fully glazed walls fill meeting rooms with abundant light, which reflects off the textured concrete ceilings and makes the spaces bright and welcoming. Image courtesy OTH Fully glazed walls fill meeting rooms with abundant light, which reflects off the textured concrete ceilings and makes the spaces bright and welcoming. Image courtesy OTH