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CPO Bakstayn

A building that reflects the dynamics of the city and facilitates spontaneous encounters


CPO Bakstayn is working with TtA in a co-design process of a housing complex, which is tailor made to fit the needs and desires of its future residents. Bakstayn was initiated by five households and it is being built on a self-built plot in Centrumeiland IJburg.


The CPO is a group of enthusiastic Amsterdammers, with a love for the city in which they live, work and have their social foundations. The name of the CPO refers to the material the group likes to build with: bricks. This references the widely used material in the impressive housing projects that Amsterdam is known for, such as those from the Amsterdam School era. Bakstayn does not just want to design a beautiful building for themselves, but something that makes the neighbourhood and the city a bit more beautiful, sustainable and social.



The building consists of 18 apartments, shared spaces and a parking garage, totaling a building of five levels within a maximum height of 17m. The building will include a communal space with a guest room and terrace to the shared garden including a pond and a sauna. The building is energy neutral and rainproofed.



The sustainable and social ambitions are clearly reflected in the core values that the CPO group has set out, which are:

Affordability: Amsterdammers with a mid-level income should be able to live affordably in Bakstayn, maintaining affordability is a key principle and guides the decision making of other elements of the project;

City dynamics: the building should reflect the dynamics of the city and facilitate spontaneous encounters between (neighbourhood) residents. The building invites the environment to make contact and fulfils a central place in the neighbourhood;

Diversity: the building should be a reflection of the city of Amsterdam and all its diversity, the group is diverse in terms of age, background and household composition;

Neighbours that care: the group will live together as a group of neighbours who treat each other and their environment with respect and attention. Agreements are made in the VvE, which are clear and binding.



We facilitate the design process of Bakstayn by defining the design together with the group and through advising on the participatory process that lies ahead. We discuss how we can protect everyone’s personal ambitions and how we can balance these in light of the collective principles of the group. Together we define strategies to incorporate the input of current and future residents in the design of the project.



Amsterdam, 2022 - ongoing

Co-housing, 2.200m2 BVO

18 private houses from 60 to 120m2, communal spaces, parking

Energy neutral, rainproof





TEAM

Developer - CPO Bakstayn
Procesmanagement - Evert Jan de Vries
Sustainability - Blonk Advies
Structure - Pieters Bouwtechniek
Cost calculator - Vitruvius
Building company- Van Baaren B.V.