Material
Iconic Façades
A series of ornamental cast concrete reliefs for a building complex in Amsterdam. An universal iconography that appeals to the multicultural background of this specific block.
- Year
- 2009
- Commission
- Far West / urban district Slotervaart Amsterdam
- Consultancy
- Kunst en Bedrijf
- Architect
- Köther Salman Koedijk Architecten
- Location
- Jatopa, Amsterdam
ornamental reliefs
In Amsterdam, Studio Job designed and produced over 50 compositions for ornamental reliefs casted in concrete tableaus. These are integrated in the facades of a new five building complex. The tableaus are composed in a sophisticated way and cover up to 800 m2.
In floral ornaments you can see petrified flower boxes while the animal tableaus can make you think of The Arch of Noah. Other ornaments picture machines, clockworks and sports, referring to the imagery of socialism. Sometimes the ornaments are very classicistic and strict, in other cases it seems as if everything has been thrown on a chaotic heap.
“Studio Job realized this project beyond expectations. For each building of the complex, they have designed sparkling compositions, depicting many scenes that await to be discovered. Also the sharp and clear reliefs show the perfect craftmanship for which Studio Job stands.“
– dir. Gabi Prechtl (Kunst en Bedrijf)