Constantijn Huygensstraat by Tony Fretton Architects

Fretton’s building, near Amsterdam’s Vondel Park, is comprised of two blocks divided in the middle by a central courtyard.

Source: Laszlo Csutoras

The robust brick facade of Tony Fretton’s Amsterdam block is designed to last the building’s planned 200-year lifespan

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