Hortusbrug

From 1956 to 2017 the Hortusbrug bridge house accommodated the city's bridge keepers. In 2017 the bridge house started a new chapter as one of 28 suites for SWEETS hotel., Close to the Hortusbrug (bridge), alongside the Hortus Botanicus (botanical garden), stands a striking modernist bridge control building, the Hortusbrug bridge house, built in 1956 to a design by Dirk Sterenberg. The white painted concrete structure, taut steel window frames and blue colour, is reminiscent of the work of Gerrit Rietveld and De Stijl., The building appears to float on the water. With a striking feature of two large cantilevers, the bridge control office on one side and a balcony on the other side. Underneath the office were a bicycle shed and a toilet. Originally, the latter discharged directly into the canal, but this is no longer the case., Sterenberg positioned the building slightly away from the bridge, so that the bridgemaster had have a good view of the bend in Nieuwe Herengracht (canal). Consequently, the building is not accessible from the bridge, but via a flight of steps on the waterside., Architect 1956: Dirk Sterenberg , Architect 2017: Space&Matter , Architectural Style: New Objectivity , Location: Muiderstraat , Waterway: Nieuwe Herengracht , Bridge Type: Bascule bridge , Website: www.sweetshotel.amsterdam ,