Competition / AMSTERDAM FLOATING TOY MUSEUM / ARQUITECTUM

THE CHALLENGE 

The challenge for this competition is to design a contemporary Floating Toy Museum on the banks axis in central Amsterdam along with Science Center Nemo Centre, Arcam, VOC-ship (18 Century Cargo Ship) and National Maritime Museum. OBJECTIVES OF 

THE COMPETITION 

The objectives of “AMSTERDAM FLOATING TOY MUSEUM” Competition are as follows: • Reward quality design solutions that respond effectively to the brief. • Encourage architectural design solution and ideas that best respond to the location. • Generate both functional and volumetric contribution to the site. • Promote the design of a structure that take into context the site and topology. • Stimulate the discussion of ideas regarding the intervention and construction on such a site. 

COMPETITION STRUCTURE 

This is a single stage Competition to identify the most appropriate and most consistent proposal in accordance to the general and specific objectives of the contest. 

THE PROJECT

The project is to design a FLOATING TOY MUSEUM in central Amsterdam along the Oosterdok canal bank side within the area of the Science Center Nemo Centre and Arcam to display up to 3,000 contemporary toys and also stage other temporary exhibitions.