Overhoeks is a new residential area on the north bank of the IJ River, directly opposite Amsterdam CS. The two blocks named De Berend together comprise 133 social housing units and a communal courtyard garden. VDNDP provided the Building engineer (BIM) elaboration and made the technical description.
The Overhoeks De Berend project had a special touch for us: just a stone's throw away, we started our office in former shipyard De Groene Draeck in 2007. Now we were closely involved in creating the studios for single and two-person households.
Within the project Overhoeks De Berend also ran a pilot for system engineering. We succeeded in linking the 3D model (Revit) via Relatics to the requirements from the PVE and the technical description. Ultimately, we want to link all data sources so that we can create even better integrated projects.
Another special element in the project was the common courtyard garden: the green heart between the two blocks. Tension cables were used to create conductors for greenery, allowing plants to grow in height. The many plants, trees, flowers, ornamental grasses, etc. in the courtyard gardens provide habitat for birds and insects.
Overhoeks De Berend was completed in 2019 and the final stop was the transfer of the management and maintenance model (as built), to Ymere's specifications. A nice follow-up project to Overhoeks De Jakoba, for which we previously had the privilege of performing the engineering.
In Overhoek, we worked on several projects, including De Jacoba, De August, The Johanna and The Louise.
Like all our Overhoeks projects, this one is characterized by very close collaboration between the contractor, architect, client, and consultants to engineer the design. For this project, we worked closely with NL architects, Ymere, and Dura Vermeer, among others. Teamwork was central. Each party had a clearly defined role within the team and maintained a critical perspective. As a result, we created greater value together. The strong collaboration within this integrated team has once again proven its worth on this project. Project developer and client Julienne Schreinemacher of Ymere explains in an interview with De Architectabout this so-called “co-making” approach.
Recently, Ymere produced a short film in which Julienne Schreinemacher, the developer from Ymere, Alderman Laurens Ivens, and a resident take us on a tour of the building.
NLarchitects
Dura Vermeer Bouw Midden West
Strackee
Breman Installatiegroep and Blom Installatietechniek
Nieman
