MASS Design crowns a 1920s houseboat with a timber luxury lookout
After meticulously renovating a 1920s houseboat into a home for two, a pair of clients reached out to multidisciplinary...
MVRDV designs BREEAM excellent-seeking sustainable research lab for Amsterdam
A new facility for researching sustainable technologies and green business models is coming soon to the heart of...
Amsterdam announces plan to ban all polluting cars by 2030
On Thursday, the city of Amsterdam announced its plan to replace all gasoline and diesel-powered cars and motorcycles...
An old office is transformed into the Netherlands’ most sustainable renovated building
In Amsterdam South, a newly renovated office building with a shimmering silver roof has achieved BREEAM Outstanding,...
MVRDV to transform an Amsterdam office complex into a green residential zone
In response to Amsterdam’s increasing housing demands, prolific Dutch architecture firm MVRDV has designed Westerpark...
Gleaming, recyclable facade clads a solar-powered Dutch house
Move over, brick and mortar — a new house in Amsterdam is eschewing the traditional facade for a striking alternative...
UNStudio designs “future-proof” cable car for Amsterdam
Amsterdam residents and visitors alike may soon see the city from sweeping new heights. Dutch architectural practice...
Shipping container village for startups pops up in Amsterdam
In a bid to create affordable office space in Amsterdam, Dutch architect Julius Taminiau has upcycled a series...
Sustainable ‘circular economy’ principles inform Amsterdam’s flexible Circl pavilion
Interdisciplinary design studio DoepelStrijkers designed the interiors of the Circl pavilion, a sustainably minded...
This prefab floating house in Amsterdam was inspired by Japanese tatami rooms
If you’re strolling through Amsterdam and notice a houseboat with a design that doesn’t match the surrounding...
Gorgeous Dutch home in a converted church seeks buyers
A stunning church-conversion just 15 minutes from Amsterdam has hit the market in Muiden, Netherlands. The adaptive...
Check out this Amsterdam house created with trash and items from eBay
Garbage doesn't need to simply be garbage; it can be used to build new things. At least, that's what Frank Alsema...
Plastic-fishing group in Amsterdam turns trash into contemporary furniture
If we remove plastic from the world's waterways, what happens to it next? Amsterdam-based Plastic Whale - the "first...
Two men build a floating “Fatberg” island in Amsterdam
Friends Mike Thompson and Arne Hendriks have created a floating island made of fat, a "Fatberg" as they call it....
First plastic-free supermarket aisle opens in Amsterdam
The world's first plastic-free supermarket aisle opened on February 28 at the Amsterdam location of the Netherlands-based...
Sleep inside this giant crane turned into luxury digs in Amsterdam
A new luxury apartment is promising to elevate your next stay in Amsterdam—literally. Dutch firm Yays Concierged...
This brilliant project turns plastic waste into 3D-printed benches for Amsterdam
Rotterdam-based studio The New Raw is rallying citizens to turn their household plastic waste into stylish public...
Rusting 1950s cargo ship transformed into a stunning modern floating home
Yacht construction and house building fabulously come together in this conversion project that turned a 1957 cargo...
Amsterdam is transforming a prison into a green energy-generating neighborhood
A brighter, solar-powered future is coming to Bijlmerbajes, a former prison complex in Amsterdam. The Dutch government...
Spectacular mountain-like Valley breaks ground in Amsterdam
A jagged mountain-like mass is turning up on Amsterdam’s pancake-flat landscape. MVRDV recently broke ground...
Futuristic play pod helps revitalize Amsterdam’s vanishing paddling pools
For years, Amsterdam's paddling pools have been disappearing as kids abandon them and maintenance costs rise. In...
Derelict worker’s apartment in Amsterdam is unrecognizable after space-saving renovation
Design Studio Deirdre Renniers renovated this derelict 484-square-foot apartment in Amsterdam into a spacious,...
Biomimetic Eye_Beacon mimics deep-sea creatures with a hypnotic light show
UNStudio and MDT-tex have tapped into the ocean’s murky depths for their design of the Eye_Beacon, a sculptural...
Dazzling art-filled passageway immerses visitors in everything that makes Amsterdam special
The city of Amsterdam just added another attraction to its long list of must-sees. Artists Arno Coenen, Iris Roskam...
Historic tram depot reborn as chic co-working space and restaurant in Amsterdam
As if charming canals and beautiful bicycle paths weren’t reasons enough to visit Amsterdam, the cosmopolitan...
The Netherlands’ highest wooden apartment building can change its function like a chameleon
The tenants of Patch22, the highest wooden apartment building in the Netherlands, can design and create their own...
Old potato barns come back to life as a pair of modern and stylish homes
An old potato barn doesn’t sound like an appealing place to live, but Eindhoven-based Houben & Van Mierlo Architecten...
UN Studio pavilion in Amsterdam rises like a bioluminescent creature from the deep
The info booth pavilion at this year's Amsterdam Light Festival is a gorgeous light installation in its own right....
BIG and Barcode Architects unveil floating zero-energy apartments for Amsterdam
Just when you think green design has grown stagnant, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) comes around with a groundbreaking...
Former factory site in rural Amsterdam to be reborn as a modern neighborhood
Located between two dikes and a centuries-old street with traditional Dutch houses, Klein Kadoelen will overlook...