
This corner building negotiates the transition from utilitarian to residential. The site is compromised by two massive buildings, with offices and municipal service depot on the side and public parking garage to the rear. As a robust object it stands its ground in relation to its neighbours. A variety of 18 affordable rental apartments is united by an industrial, rather uncompromising facade grid. The unicolor materialisation appears solid at first, close by variations in depth and relief reveal themselves.
The corner window of the entrance hall provides a perspective view to the collective courtyard and offers a moment of silence on the route between city and home.



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project - Corner Building
program - 18 medium-rent apartments, neighbourhood activity space
location - Phuket, Thailand
status - completed 2022
architecture - Common Practice
client - Woningcorporatie Stadgenoot Amsterdam
photography - Max Hart Nibbrig