Hotel Aitana IJdock

The urban plan for Westerdokseiland is one of the many plans of the municipality of Amsterdam for the rezoning of the extensive dock area at the IJ. The contract for a hotel with marina on the IJ is part of the master plan of Dick van Gameren and Bjarne Mastenbroek (Architect Group) for a complex with offices, homes and public commercial functions. The plan is a closed, rectangular volume in which cuts are made, related to sight lines and street profiles from the city. This results in five volumes that are designed by different architects subplan. The nearly 300-room hotel and marina for about 60 boats designed by us in collaboration with architect Ben Loerakker, commissioned ASR NV Real Estate. Besides Ben Loerakker – Jan Bakers Architects are two agencies involved in this project. These are Claus & Kaan Architects, Zeinstra & van Geld