The Mahler4 office tower is part of an expressive ‘High-Rise’ urban development south of Amsterdam. Located in the proximity of the city centre and with direct access to the urban network of public transport and motorways, the project has the potential to benefit from its unique location. The ambitious programming of a lively, high-density mixture of offices, housing, retail and public space, designed by nine international architects, all contribute to an exceptional project of metropolitan scale.
The urban concept for this location as developed by the Architecten Cie is based on a vertical layering structure with the anatomical analogy of legs, torso and head. The Mahler4 office tower challenges this Masterplan further and proposes to create an explicit tactile and emotional experience out of the stacked block structure. Both an innovative composition of shifted volumes and a transformation from a light to heavy materialisation, it creates an expressive landmark which appears different from every angle.
Each of the three sections of the building reveals its own character and material expression and offers space suited to potentially different tenant requirements. Spacious office floors are combined with internal voids to enhance internal connections and spatial quality. Carefully defined lines of vision offer views to the surrounding environment. The overall representative image contributes to the creation of innovative and outstanding office facilities on this location.
design 2000-2003, realisation 2005-2008
