Green light for The Twins in Overhoeks

The Overhoeks area along the river IJ in Amsterdam North is being transformed into a varied area for living & working. A completely new city district for Amsterdam. KCAP is responsible for developing two residential assembles The Grid and The Twins.The Twins are made of two almost identical mirrored and interlocking buildings with stacked exterior spaces around a shared green courtyard. Vertical green walls form an essential element in the exterior appearance, contributing to an overall green oasis atmosphere. The building already reached its highest point with the concrete skeleton of the first building already finalized. The Grid is a modern translation of the luxury residential hotel from the early 19th century. An all-sided, stacked living world situated around an interior courtyard with natural stone frames with floor-to-ceiling windows. The Grid is almost ready, the construction workers are working on the interior, we cannot wait for the building to be delivered. You can see the progress of both projects in this video. KCAP designs both projects in commission of OCO (Ontwikkelcombinatie Overhoeks, Amvest)

The municipality of Amsterdam has approved the building permit for phase 3.2 of the new residential district Aan het Ij with KCAP’s The Twins being part of it. The Twins consists of two buildings around a shared inner garden that offers a rich, valley-like, green world in the heart of the ensemble. A vertical green garden for cleaner air!

KCAP has submitted the building permit application for block M in Amsterdam’s Overhoeks development area. KCAP’s design of the twin building in commission of Amvest contains 149 residences with large outdoor spaces and commercial spaces along the Docklandsweg. Conceptually, the two residential buildings have been carefully split open from bottom to top. This creates a stepped stacking of outdoor spaces around the inner garden, a rich, valley-like, green inner world in the heart of the ensemble. Inside both buildings, a special stunning circulation space with natural daylight forms a sculptural route to the individual residences. The buildings reveal a robust solid brick grid-facades with deep openings. Next to the design work for block M, KCAP is also the architect of block A - The Grid - in the development area. A residential ensemble with stacked terraces, also commissioned by Amvest.

KCAP has started with the definitive design for block M at Overhoeks development area Amsterdam. Commissioned by Amvest, KCAP designs two outspoken and powerful apartment buildings: block M (left, phase 3.2) and block A (right, phase 3.1). In total, the buildings offer around 210 residential units (rental and owner-occupied) and a commercial plinth zone. For block A, building permit has been granted.