A playful bridge house with 360° views over the river IJ, walking distance from Amsterdam Central Station (6 minutes). Marvel at some of Amsterdam’s newest architecture from your bedroom window, including the acclaimed EYE film museum and the Palace of Justice. Take a stroll to the tourist-friendly Haarlemmer Street with some of the city’s best bars, restaurants and patisseries. The popular Noordermarkt, open on Saturday and Monday is a paradise for organic food lovers and antique fans, within walking distance (8 minutes).
From 1960 to 2017 the Westerdoksbrug bridge house accommodated the city’s bridge keepers. In 2017 the bridge house started a new chapter as one of 28 suites for SWEETS hotel.
Architect 1960: Dirk Sterenberg
Architect 2017: Space&Matter
Architectural Style: New Objectivity
Location: Westerdoksdijk
Waterway: Westerkanaal
Bridge Type: Bascule Bridge
The Westerdoksbrug (bridge), a continuation of Westerdoksdijk (dike), was built in collaboration with Du Croo & Brauns. This Dutch producer of railway materials provided the steel structure for the bridge, which is also one of the most important western entrances to the city. The collaboration with Du Croo & Brauns is typical of the sixties, a period in which new and innovative construction materials were sought. This innovative use of materials is also evident in the Westerdoksbrug bridge house, which was built in 1960 according to a design by Dirk Sterenberg. This functionalist building may lack aesthetic appeal, but the use of a light steel structure and aluminium and corrugated sheet exterior cladding was innovative for its day. The building’s base is clad with concrete tiles, a material that was first introduced in the fifties.
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