Amsterdam Orphanage

imagesArchitect: Aldo van Eyck

The Amsterdam Orphanage was his first large scale built project.  It is also probably his most well-known project.  Van Eyck was one of the most influential people of the Structuralism architectural movement, and it is shown quite well in this building. As you can see below the design is rather interesting.  The units are laid on an orthogonal grid. He avoids creating a central point within the Orphanage to allow for fluid connection between all spaces.

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