Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Amsterdam School Architecture
The remarkable housing project
Het Schip
( 418 28 85;
www.hetschip.nl
; Spaarndammer-
plantsoen 140; admission €7.50; 11am-5pm Tue-Sun; 22 Zaanstraat)
is the pinnacle of Amster-
dam School architecture. Michel de Klerk designed the triangular block, loosely re-
sembling a ship, for railway employees. It now hosts a small museum.
Patch of Green
From Het Schip, walk southeast along the train tracks and cut through a small under-
pass to
Westerpark
(Haarlemmerweg; 3 Haarlemmerplein)
. The pond-dappled green
space is a cool-cat hang-out that blends into
Westergasfabriek
, a former gasworks
transformed into an edgy cultural park.
