Re-light District: Breathing Space for the Red Light by Studio Ard Hoksbergen one of the four Opwallen proposals for filling in gaps in Amsterdam’s historic urban fabric. Here’s a preview.
Studio Ard Hoksbergen develops a new methodology for urban infill architecture based on a locally produced timber-construction system. The prefabricated elements can be installed in a single weekend by Amsterdam craftspeople and trainees. The first location will be a woodworking workshop for future infill projects. The transparent architecture brings light, air, and new life to underused places.
Studio Ard Hoksbergen: “Timber as the primary material, bridges tradition and innovation. It references Amsterdam’s historic timber-frame buildings, reimagined through contemporary timber construction techniques. A woodworking workshop becomes the beating heart where residents, craftspeople, and designers prepare modules together. Here, old production methods are revived in new form. The architecture breathes transparency: semi-permeable façades, voids, and skylights introduce air into dark alleys. Flexible volumes grow along with the neighbourhood—from micro-apartments to community rooms.”
All four proposals can be viewed in full at the Opwallen exhibition from December 12-14 in Amsterdam. Opening December 12 at 17:00h at Oudezijds Voorburgwal 136.
@studioardhoksbergen@mareschut@lucasvanderspek
