IJ PLEIN URBAN PLANNING, SCHOOL AND GYMNASIUM, NETHERLANDS, AMSTERDAM, 1988
Masterplanning and architectural contribution for a large social housing project in Amsterdam

OMA's intervention in the IJ-plein site is both urban and architectonic. The urban plan is the basis for OMA's supervision over the design of seven housing projects, designed by six architects, including OMA.

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FACT SHEET

Project:
Masterplanning and architectural contribution for a large social housing project in Amsterdam

Client:

City of Amsterdam

Year:
1988

Status:
Built

Type:
Education

Location:

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Site:
160,000m2 former shipyard north of IJ-river, facing Amsterdam’s historic center

Program:
masterplan for neighbourhood quarter, 1,375 dwellings, public space, recreational facilities, school, shops, community center; buildings by OMA within the plan: two apartment buildings (11,860 m2, 4,560m2); 202 housing units (with two to five rooms), shops, school (700m2), gymnasium (455m2), outdoor play area
CREDITS

IJ Plein Urban Planning:
Architect:
Rem Koolhaas, Jan Voorberg with Kees Christiaanse, Herman de Kovel

IJ-plein, Oost III Housing and Shops:
Principal architects:
Rem Koolhaas, Kees Christiaanse with Tony Adam, Xaveer de Geyter, Thijs de Haan, Leo van Immerzeel, Arjan Karssenberg, Jeroen Thomas, Paul de Vroom

IJ-plein, School and Gymnasium:
Principal architects:
Jan Voorberg with Tony Adam, Leo van Immerzeel, Frank Roodbeen, Ruurd Roorda, Jeroen Thomas