Piraeus Residential Complex

Peter Rowe, Har Ye Kan

Description

Drawings

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Axonometric site plan of the building and its surroundings

Source: Peter G. Rowe, Har Ye Kan

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Sectional perspective of building within its specific urban context

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Site plan, scale 1:5000

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Site plan illustrating the building’s contextual connectivity

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Standard floor, scale 1:200

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Cross section showing usage distribution, scale 1:200

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Longitudinal section through courtyards, scale 1:200

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Residential unit types and distribution, scale 1:500

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Photos

Exterior view

Source: Hans Kollhoff

Detailed view of façade with folding windows

Source: Hans Kollhoff

Originally published in: Peter G. Rowe, Har Ye Kan, Urban Intensities: Contemporary Housing Types and Territories, Birkhäuser, 2014.

Building Type Housing

Morphological Type Entire Block, Solitary Building

Urban Context Suburbia, Urban Block Structure

Architect Christian Rapp, Hans Kollhoff

Year 1989-1994

Location Amsterdam

Country Netherlands

Geometric Organization Linear

Number of Units 120

Size of Units 82 – 174 m²

Height High-Rise (8 levels and more)

Load-Bearing Structure Solid Construction

Access Type Gallery/Street in the Air, Vertical Core

Layout Inserted Cores, Living Room as Circulation Center

Outdoor Space of Apartment Balcony, Winter Garden/Glazed Loggia

Parking Underground parking garage

New Building, Refurbishment or Extension New Building

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