{"id":13461,"date":"2026-04-09T12:39:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bootuitjes.nl\/?p=13461"},"modified":"2026-04-16T23:12:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T23:12:26","slug":"architecture-route-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bootuitjes.nl\/en\/architecture-route-amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture Route Amsterdam: 23 Highlights by Boat"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"blog_detail_pg p_t_0 p_b_0\">\n    <div class=\"contain\">\n\n        <nav id=\"kadence-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"  class=\"kadence-breadcrumbs\"><div class=\"kadence-breadcrumb-container\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/bootuitjes.nl\/en\/\" itemprop=\"url\" class=\"kadence-bc-home\" ><span>Home<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span class=\"bc-delimiter\">\/<\/span> <span class=\"kadence-bread-current\">Architecture Route Amsterdam: 23 Highlights by Boat<\/span><\/div><\/nav>\n        <div class=\"blog_main_intro\">\n            <div 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kadence-column13100_0ff8d2-5a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading13477_fbe81e_0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading13477_fbe81e_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading13477_fbe81e_0\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading13477_fbe81e_0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading13477_fbe81e_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading13477_fbe81e_0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading13477_fbe81e_0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading13477_fbe81e_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading13477_fbe81e_0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading13477_fbe81e_0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading13477_fbe81e_0\">This <strong>Architecture Route<\/strong> takes you past 23 architectural highlights in Amsterdam. The route leads you along fresh and contemporary architecture crafted from steel, concrete, aluminum, and glass \u2014 buildings along the IJ with the most stunning river views, the most unusual shapes, the most extraordinary hotels, and the most inventive gardens. Repurposed industrial buildings and objects are woven throughout, making this the ideal route for architecture lovers.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12781_0de6db-00_0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12781_0de6db-00_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12781_0de6db-00_0\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12781_0de6db-00_0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12781_0de6db-00_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12781_0de6db-00_0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12781_0de6db-00_0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12781_0de6db-00_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12781_0de6db-00_0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12781_0de6db-00_0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12781_0de6db-00_0\">Haven&#8217;t arranged a boat yet? We highly recommend our <a href=\"https:\/\/bootuitjes.nl\/en\/packages\/bbq-boat-amsterdam\/\">BBQ boat<\/a> for this route \u2014 you&#8217;ll enjoy a fully catered barbecue with unlimited beer, wine, and soft drinks while sailing past Amsterdam&#8217;s most stunning architecture. Prefer something different? Browse our full range of <a href=\"https:\/\/bootuitjes.nl\/en\/rent-a-boat-amsterdam\/\">boat trips<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/bootuitjes.nl\/en\/rent-a-sloop-amsterdam\/\">rent a sloop<\/a>. Now, let&#8217;s get started on the route!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading13079_e90584-7f_0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading13079_e90584-7f_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading13079_e90584-7f_0\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading13079_e90584-7f_0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading13079_e90584-7f_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading13079_e90584-7f_0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading13079_e90584-7f_0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading13079_e90584-7f_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading13079_e90584-7f_0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading13079_e90584-7f_0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading13079_e90584-7f_0\">Want to know more about Amsterdam? Read our blogs about <a href=\"https:\/\/bootuitjes.nl\/en\/amsterdam-canals\/\">Amsterdam&#8217;s Canals<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bootuitjes.nl\/en\/sailing-amsterdam\/\">Sailing in Amsterdam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"text_blog_dt\">\n        <div class=\"faq_outer blog_faq_outer\">\n            <div class=\"faq-item\">\n                <h2 class=\"faq-question\">Contents<\/h2>\n                <div class=\"faq-answer\">\n                    <div class=\"inhoud-list\">\n                        <ol>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#architecture-with-a-view\">\n                                        Architecture with a View                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#the-multifunctional-adam-tower\">\n                                        The Multifunctional A&#039;DAM Tower                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#our-eye-on-the-eye\">\n                                        Our Eye on the EYE                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#de-draeck-and-the-ij\">\n                                        De Draeck and the IJ                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#from-contaminated-to-transformed\">\n                                        From Contaminated to Transformed                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#from-crane-to-luxury-hotel\">\n                                        From Crane to Luxury Hotel                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#the-glass-hotel\">\n                                        The Glass Hotel                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#a-feat-of-extraordinary-architecture\">\n                                        A Feat of Extraordinary Architecture                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#from-tv-station-to-viewpoint\">\n                                        From TV Station to Viewpoint                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#students-in-containers\">\n                                        Students in Containers                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#a-9-story-slice-of-cake\">\n                                        A 9-Story Slice of Cake                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#architecture-that-makes-you-talk\">\n                                        Architecture That Makes You Talk                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#a-courtyard-in-the-outskirts\">\n                                        A Courtyard in the Outskirts                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#a-garden-on-the-water\">\n                                        A Garden on the Water                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#a-tree-inside-a-house\">\n                                        A Tree Inside a House                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#whats-slithering-past\">\n                                        What&#039;s Slithering Past?                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#forms-of-deliberate-discomfort\">\n                                        Forms of Deliberate Discomfort                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#tetris-for-architects\">\n                                        Tetris for Architects                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#a-roman-arena-by-the-water\">\n                                        A Roman Arena by the Water                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#urban-variety-on-the-waterfront\">\n                                        Urban Variety on the Waterfront                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                            <li>\n                                    <a href=\"#relief-on-the-bridge\">\n                                        Relief on the Bridge                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                    <\/ol>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"architecture-with-a-view\">Architecture with a View<\/h2>\n<p>First stop: the IJplein by Rem Koolhaas. Residents of this square enjoy a truly exceptional view over the water \u2014 Koolhaas rotated the residential blocks at an angle to the IJ and added wide strips of green space throughout. A signature detail: the distinctively 1980s pink-and-white stucco finish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"the-multifunctional-adam-tower\">The Multifunctional A&#8217;DAM Tower<\/h2>\n<p>Next up is the A&#8217;DAM Tower, designed by Arthur Staal. Placed at a diagonal angle and crowned with a distinctive rooftop structure, this 100-meter-tall building has a bold, daring presence \u2014 and rightly so. The A&#8217;DAM (Amsterdam Dance and Music) Tower houses office space, a hotel, a caf\u00e9, a restaurant at 70 meters above ground, and a public observation deck.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/bootuitjes.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MOS-Amsterdam.webp\" alt=\"A'DAM Tower Amsterdam\" class=\"wp-image-12564\" title=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"our-eye-on-the-eye\">Our Eye on the EYE<\/h2>\n<p>Next, you&#8217;ll arrive at a building that immediately catches your eye: the EYE Film Museum. The Viennese architectural duo Delugan-Meissl drew on film itself as their design inspiration \u2014 can you spot elements of form, light, and movement in the structure? Over a thousand tons of curved steel give the building an unmistakably futuristic character.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/bootuitjes.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/het-EYE-filmmuseum.webp\" alt=\"EYE Film Museum Amsterdam\" class=\"wp-image-12564\" title=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"de-draeck-and-the-ij\">De Draeck and the IJ<\/h2>\n<p>This former shipbuilding hall from 1953 was the workshop where De Groene Draeck \u2014 the royal yacht of Queen Beatrix \u2014 was built (hence the building&#8217;s name). Today, it&#8217;s home to young companies who make the most of the spectacular views over the IJ through its impressively large windows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"from-contaminated-to-transformed\">From Contaminated to Transformed<\/h2>\n<p>The winners of a city-organized competition were awarded use of this heavily contaminated site for ten years: De Ceuvel. Houseboats with foundations were installed on the polluted land, which was then transformed into a green environment. Sustainability is a core principle at De Ceuvel, evident in its soil-purifying plants, self-generated electricity, and innovative waste management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"from-crane-to-luxury-hotel\">From Crane to Luxury Hotel<\/h2>\n<p>As an innovative world city, Amsterdam knows exactly what to do with discarded objects. Kraan 13 \u2014 a 50-meter-tall listed national monument \u2014 was transformed by Sponge Architects into a sensational hotel with just three rooms. A night&#8217;s stay? Expect to pay around \u20ac600.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"the-glass-hotel\">The Glass Hotel<\/h2>\n<p>The Brooklyn Hotel is located in yet another former shipyard. Before the 100% aluminum facade system and the enormous windows were mounted onto a steel frame, one of the shed roofs was lifted 30 meters into position.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"a-feat-of-extraordinary-architecture\">A Feat of Extraordinary Architecture<\/h2>\n<p>Designer Trude Hooykaas saved this dock from demolition during a cycling trip and later found a developer to create something truly remarkable. Literally: a lightweight steel structure has been placed directly on top of the original tracks, appearing to float above the old dock below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"from-tv-station-to-viewpoint\">From TV Station to Viewpoint<\/h2>\n<p>This platform \u2014 now home to a restaurant, workspaces, and a public viewpoint \u2014 started its life in the North Sea, where TV Noordzee broadcast from 1964. More than 40 years later, it was relocated to the IJ, where it was renovated and a new floor was added on top.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"students-in-containers\">Students in Containers<\/h2>\n<p>This colorful cluster of stacked containers in various hues serves as temporary homes for 1,100 students: Qubic. The units are stacked two or three stories high and connected by a shared corridor. They will eventually make way for the new Houthavens residential district.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/bootuitjes.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Qubic.webp\" alt=\"Qubic student housing Amsterdam\" class=\"wp-image-12564\" title=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"a-9-story-slice-of-cake\">A 9-Story Slice of Cake<\/h2>\n<p>IJ-dock is the most recently developed peninsula in this area, dominated by cutting-edge modern architecture \u2014 including a building shaped like a 9-story wedge of cake. One of its apartments \u2014 a remarkable 286 m\u00b2 spread across nine floors \u2014 sold for \u20ac885,000.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/bootuitjes.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Het-IJ-dock.webp\" alt=\"IJ-dock Amsterdam\" class=\"wp-image-12564\" title=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"architecture-that-makes-you-talk\">Architecture That Makes You Talk<\/h2>\n<p>Amsterdam&#8217;s Architecture Center (ARCAM) couldn&#8217;t be housed in anything ordinary. Architect Ren\u00e9 van Zuuk created a striking contrast between rigid glass and flexible aluminum, resulting in a building as thought-provoking as the content inside it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"a-courtyard-in-the-outskirts\">A Courtyard in the Outskirts<\/h2>\n<p>Funenpark is an extraordinary residential district featuring 16 uniquely designed housing blocks. On this former industrial site, architect Frits van Dongen recreated the intimate, close-knit feel of the inner city. His overarching concept \u2014 &#8220;Hidden Delights&#8221; \u2014 unfolds throughout the urban garden, realized by a collective of different architects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"a-garden-on-the-water\">A Garden on the Water<\/h2>\n<p>Artist Robert-Jasper Grootveld created the Floating Gardens using polystyrene foam. By wrapping the foam in a synthetic cloth and tying it into a net, he created a base on which soil could be poured \u2014 and just like that, a garden in the middle of the water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"a-tree-inside-a-house\">A Tree Inside a House<\/h2>\n<p>This street contains 60 plots, and no. 120 is particularly special. Architect Koen van Velsen built a living tree directly into the interior of the house \u2014 designed for mountain climber Bart Vos. The street was developed during a period when self-build housing was strongly encouraged, giving residents the freedom to design their own homes. How would you design yours?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"whats-slithering-past\">What&#8217;s Slithering Past?<\/h2>\n<p>The Pythonbrug (Python Bridge) is a 90-meter architectural masterpiece designed by Adriaan Geuze of West 8. As you approach the bridge, a giant red snake seems to glide into view. The steel construction, combined with concrete, bears a passing resemblance to the Python roller coaster at the Efteling.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/bootuitjes.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/De-Pythonbrug.webp\" alt=\"Pythonbrug Amsterdam\" class=\"wp-image-12564\" title=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"forms-of-deliberate-discomfort\">Forms of Deliberate Discomfort<\/h2>\n<p>This building exists purely as a visual landmark for the city. UNStudio&#8217;s asymmetric and deliberately uncomfortable forms reference the fact that the building is not meant to be lived in or worked in \u2014 it simply is. Constructed in 1997 from aluminum, steel beams, and concrete, it stands as a provocative object in the cityscape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"tetris-for-architects\">Tetris for Architects<\/h2>\n<p>The goal of Borneo-Sporenburg: fit as many homes as possible into one hectare without creating a bleak, monotonous neighborhood. The architects at West 8 opted for low-rise buildings, a cheerful mix of colors, and a different fa\u00e7ade for every single house. And how did they manage to fit 110 homes per hectare? Simple \u2014 they slotted them together like pieces of Tetris.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"a-roman-arena-by-the-water\">A Roman Arena by the Water<\/h2>\n<p>KNSM Island was redeveloped into a residential neighborhood in the 1990s. Architects Jo Coenen, Bruno Albert, Hans Kohlhoff, and Christian Rapp each left their individual mark on the design. Classicism runs as a recurring theme throughout \u2014 most notably in the circular floor plan that recalls the layout of a Roman arena.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"urban-variety-on-the-waterfront\">Urban Variety on the Waterfront<\/h2>\n<p>Sjoerd Soeters&#8217;s assignment on Java Island: design 1,300 homes using Amsterdam&#8217;s inner city as the starting point. A variety of materials, forms, and heights create an unmistakably urban feel. By dividing the island into five sections, a new canal ring emerged \u2014 canal houses 2.0.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog_detail_text\" style=\"\">\n    <h2 id=\"relief-on-the-bridge\">Relief on the Bridge<\/h2>\n<p>Our final stop: the Jan Schaeferbrug by VenhoevenCS, stretching 285 meters. The bridge has a distinctive topography: pedestrians begin their crossing lower at the quayside than cyclists do. But all paths converge in the middle, where the bridge opens once every five years by crane \u2014 to let the tall ships of SAIL Amsterdam pass through.<\/p>\n<p>We hope we&#8217;ve inspired you. Perhaps to turn an old discarded object into something memorable, or to create something entirely new. Either way, we&#8217;ve given you a glimpse of Amsterdam&#8217;s boundary-pushing modern architecture \u2014 the side of the city that keeps it young and alive alongside all its beautiful historic buildings.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s our overview of Amsterdam&#8217;s most exciting sailing routes. 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