New wooden facade frames for Y-Point

In Amsterdam's Oude Houthavens, a monumental, 100-year-old warehouse is being converted into the modern office environment Y-Point. Inside, this is happening dramatically, but the facade remains largely intact.

Text | Jac Buchholz    Image | Timmerfabriek Volendam

To that end, Timmerfabriek Volendam supplied about 100 wooden facade frames with an appropriate look, as well as the exterior doors and shutters for the basement. Work planner John Arnolli calls it a fun project that had few tricky aspects. "We are now finished. The research in terms of details had been done by the architect; we then measured, produced and installed the window frames based on the specifications. Our window frames contribute to a clean facade appearance."

He cites the special aspect of the project as the transportation of all the materials and products. "Everything was transported across the IJ by boat and unloaded in a small harbor at Y-Point. That was the best solution because the street at Y-Point could not be closed off. Moreover, because the construction site was cramped, we delivered the materials in phases in daily supplies. That went very well, as did the coordination between the various parties. It was a project as we like to do them."