Philip Kohnstammhuis
| Philip Kohnstammhuis | |
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 View from the southeast of the Kohnstammhuis, 2011 |
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| Data | |
| place | Amsterdam |
| architect | Gijsbert Friedhoff, Bolten, Jo Vegter |
| Construction year | 1954 to 1958 |
| height | 48 m |
| Floor space | 41,300 m² |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 21 '32.3 " N , 4 ° 54' 31.8" E |
| particularities | |
| One of the 101 New Rijksmonumente in the Netherlands | |
The Philip Kohnstammhuis (formerly officially Rijks- of centraalladenkantoor Amsterdam ) is an administrative building in Amsterdam (district Amsterdam-Oost ) built between 1954 and 1958 . The design of the neoclassical building comes from the well-known architect Gijsbert Friedhoff. The 48 meter high complex has been in the top 100 Dutch monuments 1940–1958 since 2007 .
Location and surroundings
The Kohnstammhuis is located on the corner of Wibautstraat and Rhijnspoorplein. Together with the Singelgrachtgebouw (1939–1951) and the Wibauthuis (1961–1968) on the opposite side of the Wibautstraat, it formed a striking ensemble of Dutch post-war architecture in an exposed location.
architecture
The building was originally the headquarters of the tax office ( Belastingdienst ). Architect Gijsbert Friedhoff (1892–1970) designed a building for the traditional Delft School , a counter-movement to the modern Amsterdam School . The main rectangular building has four corner towers. There are 13 floors above the basement. The corner towers are nine stories high. On the long side of the Wibautstraat, between the corner towers, there is an entrance hall decorated with half columns . The arched windows on the 12th floor are also striking . The highest floor consists of a gallery surrounded by an open platform. The building is completed by a hipped roof construction with two roof turrets. The building has occasionally been referred to by critics as one of the few examples of National Socialist and Stalinist architecture in the Netherlands. The seven-storey side wing ( Mauritsvleugel ) built in 1970 was largely designed to be functional. It was designed by the architects Bolten and Jo Vegter. It's seven stories high.
Construction and data
The 48 meter high building consists of a reinforced concrete frame . The facade is clad with yellow bricks . The total area of the interior is 41,300 m².
Todays use
After the tax office moved to a new location in the late 1990s, the building was temporarily empty. The renovation that is currently taking place should be completed by 2010. The house, named today after the Dutch philosopher Philip Kohnstamm (1875–1951), is to become part of the Amstel campus of the Hogeschool van Amsterdam . Construction work on the entire complex is expected to be completed in 2012. On October 15, 2007 it was announced that the Kohnstammhuis was included in the top 100 Dutch monuments 1940-1958 . The Wibauthuis , which is not a listed building , was demolished in 2007.
