Het Schip
Het Schip ("The Ship") is an apartment building in the Spaarndammerbuurt district of Amsterdam, built in the architectural style of the Amsterdam School of Expressionist architecture. It is the single most important example of this style of architecture, using the Brick Expressionism version.
The building was designed by Michel de Klerk. The building vaguely resembles the outlines of a ship. Its appearance is very unconventional from all angles. Designed in 1919, the building contains 102 homes for the working class, a small meeting hall and a post office, which as of 2001 is the museum of the Amsterdam School.
Gallery
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Perspective drawing by Michel de Klerk, 1917
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Southern facade
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Hembrugstraat/Zaanstraat corner
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Post office
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Coordinates: 52°23′25″N 4°52′25″E / 52.3903°N 4.8736°E