Green: Multigenerational House in Amsterdam
- Jakob Schoof
For decades, Dutch suburban settlements with their terraced houses offered a picture of egalitarian, modest prosperity. But since the city of Amsterdam began designating more and more new residential areas in its harbour area in the 1990s, the uniformity has given way to a colourful, sometimes exuberant individuality. The latest result of this strategy can be seen on Klaprozenweg in the Buiksloterham district. Here, the prescribed, common building line is the only common feature of the row of terraced houses, which is otherwise characterised by a contrasting juxtaposition of facade colours and building heights. The picture is even more varied along the small residential street at the rear of the buildings, where the ancillary buildings, garages and carports give the impression of haphazard urban growth.
