독일의 건축사인 Ronald Janssen은, Donald Osborne과 콜라보하여, 암스테르담의 심장부에 있던 오래된 톱니바퀴 공장을 복층 구조를 지닌 12 가구로 리노베이션 하는 작업을 하였다.
Ronald Janssen와 Donald Osborne은 공장을 개발자인 Buro Amsterdam를 초대하여 톱니바퀴를 만들었던 공장을 바꼬는 작업을 함께 했다. " 중요한 점은 톱니바퀴 공장 자체를 그대로 보존하는 일이었는데, 왜냐하면 이러한 공장은 이미 새롭고 더 큰 개발을 위해 파괴되었기 때문입니다."면서 "3층을 만들기 위한 작업은 조닝작업으로 가능했는데, 개발업체들은 현존하는 건물을 파괴하고 새로운 주거지역을 만드는 데 노력했기 때문입니다."라고 작업에 대해 Janssen 씨는 설명했다.
비록 빌딩을 기능적 주택으로 만드는 데 어려움을 겪긴 했지만 두 건축가는 최대한 공장 자체의 오리지널한 특성을 지켜내고자 최선을 다했다. 이 공장은 어떤 특정한 건축학적 또는 혁사적 특정물은 아니었음에도 이들은 이러한 오래된 건물들을 수용해야한다고 생각했기 때문이다.
Dutch firm Ronald Janssen Architecten collaborated with architect Donald Osborne to overhaul an old gearwheel factory in the heart of Amsterdam, creating 12 maisonettes with double-height living spaces.
Architects Ronald Janssen and Donald Osborne were invited by developer Buro Amsterdam to revote the factory, which was formerly used for making gearwheels – the toothed wheels used in gear systems – but had been sitting empty for more than a decade.
"It's important to preserve the gearwheel factory because many of these factories in the centre are demolished for newer and bigger developments," said Janssen.
"The zoning plan makes it possible to build three floors, so developers tried to demolish the existing building and build new dwellings."
Although they were tasked with turning the building into functional homes, both Janssen and Osborne were keen to preserve as much of the factory's original features as possible.
"Despite the fact that the factory is not of any particular architectural or historical significance, I think we have to embrace these old buildings," said Janssen.
Photography is by Luuk Kramer.
The 12 new residences are organised in back-to-back rows of six. Five existing openings, previously used as loading bays for the factory, were retained and a further seven were added to create an entrance to each home.
Large sliding gates of perforated steel conceal sheltered loggias, which act as private front gardens where bicycles can be kept, and where the front doors are located.
"The pattern of holes is inspired by old photographs of the factory interior; a different image is used for each gate," said Janssen. "We pixilated the old photographs, until they became an abstract pattern."
Living spaces are split across two levels inside each unit. The ground floors are dominated by open-plan lounge, kitchen and dining spaces, with a toilet and storage arranged along the outer wall.
Bedrooms and a roof terrace occupy half of the first floor level, while the other half is left as a double-height space above the living area to make the most of the multiple peaks in the sawtooth roof.
These tall volumes run in a strip through the middle of the building and are intended to suggest a factory aesthetic, with retained steel trusses that have been brushed clean and left exposed.
Large glazed panels cover part of each roof section, allowing an abundance of natural light to flood the space.
Windows that are no longer necessary have been filled in using cement, appearing as visible "scars".
The architects intentionally left the interior unfinished, with no kitchen or bathroom fittings, temporary stairs and unpainted walls.
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