ODE

Amsterdam’s Oosterdokseiland (ODE) was rebuilt as part of a major mixed-use development that includes housing, offices, a hotel, the city’s main library, a conservatorium, retail and hospitality venues. EEA architect’s master plan consists of high-density buildings interwoven with narrow passageways that link enclosed open spaces. Each block was designed as a collaboration between several architects. The masterplan specifies that the scheme’s functions must be physically separated from each other – one block, one function.
Our block accommodates a Chinese trade centre, food court, warehouse and social and luxury housing. On the site two volumes, the corner and the palazzo, are separated by a narrow passage. In accordance with the masterplan, the roofscape inclines from west to east to reinforce visual cohesion of the architecture on the island as a whole.