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Sluishuis
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The Sluishuis, just after its opening in July 2022
Sluishuis
Location in IJburg
General information
TypeApartment building
LocationIJburg
AddressHaringbuisdijk 1-919, 1086VA
Town or city Amsterdam
CountryNetherlands
Coordinates 52°21′52″N4°58′53″E / 52.36444°N 4.98139°E / 52.36444; 4.98139
Construction started18 December 2018
Opening13 July 2022
Height52 m (171 ft)
Technical details
Floor area35,000 m2 (380,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Structural engineer BESIX

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  [ nl ].

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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  [ nl ]. 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-tall (171 ft) [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 ft 8 in) 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 aluminum. [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 courtyard of the Sluishuis has a publicly accessible jetty where boats can moor. Sluishuis IJburg Amsterdam 2022 (Q107141506) - 19.jpg
The courtyard of the Sluishuis has a publicly accessible jetty where boats can moor.

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 square metres (430 to 1,940 sq ft). [5] Around the entire building is a publicly accessible jetty where there is space for 34 houseboats. [5] 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  [ nl ] (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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sluishuis, een icoon op IJburg" [Sluishuis, an icon in IJburg]. Amsterdam.nl (in Dutch). Gemeente Amsterdam [City of Amsterdam]. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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  3. ↑ "Selectieprocedure voor Sluishuis IJburg gestart" [Selection process for Sluishuis IJburg launched]. architectenweb.nl (in Dutch). 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "BIG en Barcode winnen tender Sluishuis". architectenweb.nl (in Dutch). 28 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Het magistrale Sluishuis op IJburg tart de zwaartekracht" [The masterful Sluishuis in IJburg defies gravity]. NRC (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Bouw gestart voor doorontwikkeld Sluishuis" [Construction started for redeveloped Sluishuis]. architectenweb.nl (in Dutch). 21 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Bouw Sluishuis IJburg dit jaar van start" [Construction Sluishuis IJburg to start this year]. architectenweb.nl (in Dutch). 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  8. 1 2 Pintos, Paula (15 July 2022). "Sluishuis Residential Building / BIG + Barcode Architects". ArchDaily . Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  9. ↑ Hammon, Dawn (6 September 2022). "Sluishuis is a striking 442-apartment building on the water". Inhabitat . Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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