| Location | IJburg |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52°21′52″N 4°58′53″E |
| Address | Haringbuisdijk 1-919, 1086VA |
| Location city | Amsterdam |
| Location country | Netherlands |
| Height | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Floor area | 35,000 m2 (380,000 sq ft) |
| Architect | Bjarke Ingels Group Barcode Architects |
| Structural engineer | BESIX |
| Construction start date | 18 December 2018 |
| Opening date | 13 July 2022 |
The Sluishuis (Dutch for 'sluice house') is an apartment building in IJburg, a neighbourhood on artificial islands in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The building, which opened on 13 July 2022,[1] was designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, an architecture firm based in Copenhagen and New York City, in collaboration with Rotterdam-based Barcode Architects.
The Sluishuis is a sustainable building, with solar panels installed on the roof providing the energy for the lighting and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning in the complex. Its courtyard has a publicly accessible jetty where boats can moor.
Origin and construction
In early 2016,[2] the City of Amsterdam held a competition for an "image-defining" building on the Haringbuisdijk, at the entrance to Steigereiland, opposite the houses of Dutch architect Marlies Rohmer. The proposal was for a residential building of at least 35,000 square metres (380,000 sq ft), with a space for houseboats.[3]
The winning design came from a collaboration between two architecture firms: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), the company of Danish architect Bjarke Ingels and based in Copenhagen and New York City, and the Rotterdam-based company Barcode Architects. They designed a 52-metre (171-foot)[2] building with angled cut-off façades and a large opening in the front, through which boats can pass.[4] A walkway was also designed around the building. BIG previously had used the shape of a closed building block where a corner was "raised" for the VIA 57 West building in New York City, on which they based the design of the Sluishuis as a starting point.[5]
The unusual shape of the building posed significant construction challenges. The structural engineer, the Brussels-based construction group BESIX, decided to build two "backbones" in the form of concrete walls nearly 0.5 metres (1.6 ft) thick, from which the apartment units were suspended.[5] During the construction, a temporary reclaimed island was used.[2] The piles—vertical structural elements of a building's deep foundation—were driven 60 metres (200 ft) into the ground.[2] The exterior of the building was clad with sheets of aluminium.[2]
Construction began on 18 December 2018.[6] The building was originally scheduled to open in early 2022[7] but opened on 13 July 2022.[1]
Use and environment
The Sluishuis has 442[2][8] apartment units; 369 of them, mainly in the middle segment, are for renting and the rest are on sale.[1] The size of the residential units ranges from 40 to 180 sqm. Around the entire building is a publicly accessible jetty where there is space for 34 houseboats. The Sluishuis is built over the water of the IJ, allowing boats to moor at a dock of the complex. The unusual shape makes the building appear to float above the water.[5]
The façade of the building features two staircases that lead past the terraces to the roof, where there is a walkway and a view of the city. Any public access to the building is managed by the property owners' association of the building.[6] The City of Amsterdam has mandated that the stairs must be open to the general public at least 80 days a year.[5]
The Sluishuis is a sustainable building, with an Energy Performance Coefficient (EPC) of 0.00.[8] On the roof, solar panels[1] and solar thermal collectors[5] have been installed; the solar panels provide the energy for the LED lighting and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning in the complex.[9] The building has a heat pump system and its windows have been fitted with triple-insulated glass.[2]
References
- ^ "Sluishuis, een icoon op IJburg" [Sluishuis, an icon in IJburg] (in Dutch). Amsterdam.nl. Gemeente Amsterdam [City of Amsterdam]. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ "Sluishuis nieuwe entree voor IJburg" [Sluishuis new entrance for IJburg] (in Dutch). De Ingenieur. 14 July 2022. Archived 4 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ "Selectieprocedure voor Sluishuis IJburg gestart" [Selection process for Sluishuis IJburg launched] (in Dutch). architectenweb.nl. 22 February 2016. Archived 2 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ "BIG en Barcode winnen tender Sluishuis" (in Dutch). architectenweb.nl. 28 November 2016. Archived 23 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Het magistrale Sluishuis op IJburg tart de zwaartekracht" [The masterful Sluishuis in IJburg defies gravity] (in Dutch). NRC. Archived 8 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ "Bouw gestart voor doorontwikkeld Sluishuis" [Construction started for redeveloped Sluishuis] (in Dutch). architectenweb.nl. 21 December 2018. Archived 28 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ "Bouw Sluishuis IJburg dit jaar van start" [Construction Sluishuis IJburg to start this year] (in Dutch). architectenweb.nl. 22 February 2018. Archived 28 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ Pintos, Paula (15 July 2022). "Sluishuis Residential Building / BIG + Barcode Architects". ArchDaily. Archived 13 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ Hammon, Dawn (6 September 2022). "Sluishuis is a striking 442-apartment building on the water". Inhabitat. Archived 6 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-05-03.