A NEW A NEW LIFE LIFE FOR FOR OLD BUILDINGS 5 wandel/fiets- en vaarroutes langs historische,5 walking/biking gerestaureerde and navigation gebouwen routes OLD inalong Amsterdam historic, restored buildings Walk, bike or navigate along the buildings that in Amsterdam BUILDINGS are part of the collective memory of the city. The guide describes how these buildings have received a second or third life thanks to the efforts and fighting spirit of those who took the initiative and creative architects. These routes lead through 5 different parts of the city: Annemarie Wijn Annemarie W • Historic City Centre • City Centre-South • City Centre-East • Along the River IJ • Oud-Zuid ijn It is the beauty on a human scale that makes this city unique van Dieme 1 S nstr t p aat a a r n d 5 ekstraa a m m e der P r s t r Van a a t HET IJ Haarlemmerweg terdok Map of 5 walking and biking routes Haa Wes V rle a mm n er Hou route Historic City Ce ntre tt uin Brouwer en D e R u H i route City Centre-South sgracht jte a r l k l a d e D r o o 2 g HET IJ route City Centre-East b a k s t r 4 route Along the River IJ cht Openhaven route Oud-Zuid gracht Front Prinsengra acht Keizers 3 str Singel IJ haven Herengr t ukade a a al 9 tr w is 6 u rg p u Nassa S rb o o 7 V Damrak 1 s Dijksgra Hendrik ijd 2 z cht aat e e alenstr Hu w an G go u Damrak Jan v d e e G i ro N ot 8 2 P ri Oosterdok 7 ns 4 H ik 8 en t d aat ri kk str Freder a Rozengrach de ger N bur a ten s s Kat a u k a d d e e Ruij ter traat we rqs 3 g de Cle n i k o gwal B R aat i 5 l 9 d e genstr r ersbur d Nieuwevaa i j 6 k kenbur s t Val 10 r a Kloveni 4 rt a t in ple Singel oo Amstel erl 1 2 Herengr Wat 3 Pla acht ntag k Keizersg e M Zeeburger dij Con idd AMS enl 5 sta aa racht at n e nti Prinsengr ad TEL sk jn rit Hu zelstra Wees au Vij M yge S acht ta d perstraat nss h o u tra d e 6 at r L s i at 7 n ka d n e 3 a 1 Sarphatistra e acht u gr s 4 el s ng t ht Si r Overtoom 6 a a 2 t 5 zelgrac om Vij tr kade hatis rits Overto Sarp au M 8 Van Weteringschans Ba erl est Singelgra 8 cht Wibaut raa Stad t houderskade straat Ringvaart ing n A 7 aa m e rb s weter u d t tu e a n ei l k C d a i jk m e Boeren V b a b n Midd o at W tra H ses o es u enweg air s L t e r D a a an t R H tuurba t artstr Cein a Amstel a r t s l t er Ka o raa rd na B o al AMSTEL rt nst 2 No ema d Krus n C. a Ringvaa n i d W r i e b F au t 6 st l ra kanaa a 3 Amstel t 5 4 Stadionweg 7 1 4 5 Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgements: Map with all Routes and Legend 2 – 3 The guidebook “New Life for Old Buildings” is written for inhabitants and visitors of the city Table of Contents 4 of Amsterdam who want to find out more about the origin and (re)use of historic buildings in Preface and Acknowledgements 5 relation to the historic development of the city. It is also a source of inspiration for anyone who wants to participate in the campaign, “New Life for Old Buildings”. This campaign wants to Historic City Centre Introduction 6 - 11 involve all the inhabitants of Amsterdam with the selection of buildings and areas that should Map and route 12 - 13 be favored for restoration and redevelopment. Route (buildings) 14 - 27 In compiling this guidebook we made good use of the data and illustrations that can be found on the website of the “Bureau Monumenten en Archeologie” of the city of Amsterdam, as well City Centre-South Introduction 28 - 29 as the many illustrations in the archives of architectural bureau van Stigt. Furthermore we Map and route 30 - 31 consulted the first two parts of the re-edition of “d’Ailly’s Historische Gids van Amsterdam”. Route (buildings) 32 - 43 We sincerely thank all persons who have helped us in collecting the data about construction dates, architectural styles, (restoration) architects and the reuse of the buildings. City Centre-East Introduction 44 - 45 The buildings, which the architects van Stigt have restored in the past 25 years, are included Map and route 46 - 47 in the routes. Buildings with comparable functions, which have been restored by other archi- Route (buildings) 48 - 59 tects, have also been included. The selection was done in a way to make sure that the buil- ding periods and styles represent the successive stages in the development of Amsterdam. Along the River IJ Introduction 60 - 61 In compiling the final text, I have worked closely and pleasantly with Eisse Kalk and Carmen Map and route 62 - 63 Flagiello; the final editing was done by Nancy Koleda. To them, I would like to express my Route (buildings) 64 - 77 thanks for their contributions. In choosing the original illustrations for the Dutch edition, on which this English version is based, I have had help from André, Joop and Gonny van Stigt, Oud Zuid Introduction 78 - 79 their colleagues of the architectural bureau and their extensive photo-archive. These photos Map and route 80 - 81 and the photos made by Eisse Kalk of Agora Europa are not mentioned separately. The regis- Route (buildings) 82 - 93 ters of this guidebook have been meticulously compiled by Carmen Flagiello. The lay-out of the guidebook and the maps have been composed by Toon van Lieshout from bureau CO3. Navigation Routes (1 map and 3 routes) 94 - 97 Gijs de Jong gave valuable advise in compiling the routes by boat. Building Styles and Building Periods with Illustrations 98 - 103 The compilation and production of the Dutch version of this guidebook, on which this English version is based, have been made possible by the financial support of the VSB Fund, for which Register Original Architects 104 I am very grateful. Register Restoration Architects 104 Register of Buildings 105 Register of Street Names 106 Amsterdam, spring 2007. Explanatory Notes 107 Annemarie Wijn, co-founder and board member of Agora Europa. 6 Historic City Centre Historic City Centre 7 This guidebook describes 5 walking and/or biking routes and 3 boating routes 14th and 15th Century through the city of Amsterdam. The routes take us along historic buildings that Amsterdam becomes a city of commerce have been restored or reused during the development of Amsterdam. Each route The growth of the city of Amsterdam is closely connected with the growth of leads us through a different part of the city. To understand how these buildings commerce and trade. From the 14th century on, the wool manufacturing industry is did emerge and were reused, insight into the origin and development of the city- flourishing and grain, cheese, salt, fish, wine, beer, tar, glass, metal, stone and wool state of Amsterdam itself is needed. are traded and stored. These activities need increasingly more space for harbours, quays and warehouses. Around 1350 the first expansion of the Historic City centre city takes place and the population grows to 5.000. Very soon in 1380 a 12th and 13th Century new extension is needed as far as the Amstelredamme, the start of a global village Oude Zijds Achterburgwal and Amsterdam is founded at the end of the 12th century as a trade and fishingplace where Nieuwe Zijds Achterburgwal, now the river Amstel flows into the IJ, at the time an estuarium of the Zuiderzee. Spuistraat (see map on page 6). The In 1275 Count Floris V of Holland gives the privilege of toll to the “hominess manentes border of the city is formed by an apud Aemstelredamme”, which means the people that live near the dam in the river earthen wall with a wooden palisade Amstel. That dam is built in the 13th century between two streets which are today known and a canal. From the wooden houses as Damrak and Rokin. This dam prevents the water of the earlier mentioned IJ to flow of the 14th and 15th century only into the polders via the river Amstel. Het Houten Huys remains on the Around 1400 the medieval town hall is built on the Dam Square. It is replaced in the 17th Begijnhof, built in 1425 century by the town hall designed by architect Jacob van Campen, now used as the Royal Palace. In 1300 Amsterdam has only a few hundred houses and is a relatively small town compared to towns like Utrecht, Leiden, Haarlem and Dordrecht, which have already 1.000 or 2.000 inhabitants. Het Houten Huys In 1421 big fires destroy one third of all houses and in 1452 three quarters. As a result, the city government forbids the buil- ding of wooden houses.