LISTEN: The Wave & Side by Side
For me, the row of large buildings you walk past now really mark what Almere is. From a distance, they create the beautiful Almere skyline.
Another tip!
You can get a good view of this skyline from Lumière Park. Want to see it? Feel free to ask how to get here at the tourist office.
We start here at The Wave. This building was designed by Almere architect René va...
For me, the row of large buildings you walk past now really mark what Almere is. From a distance, they create the beautiful Almere skyline.
Another tip!
You can get a good view of this skyline from Lumière Park. Want to see it? Feel free to ask how to get here at the tourist office.
We start here at The Wave. This building was designed by Almere architect René van Zuuk. If you look closely, you can see that the flats slide out. This makes it look just like a matchbox, don't you think? By extending the flats, it almost moves with the waves of het Weerwater. Aren't you curious to see what such a flat looks like on the inside? I think the fun part here is that you can play with the perspective. Especially with the piece of grass here. You can also just take photos lying down here!
If you walk a little further now, you will come to the Side by Side. Designed by Frits van Dongen, it also stands on the beautiful Weerwater. You used to be able to walk across this and take a picture of the skyline. Now you can still do that, but by boat!
Looking back at Side by Side again, you can see that the character of the residential towers is enhanced by the large facades made of the grey surfaces and elongated windows. These two buildings were actually put up this way by accident. They should actually have been parallel to each other. So how come one of them is turned a quarter turn? The model of the building fell over, and in straightening it, a less symmetrical twist of the design turned out to be interesting. So you see, a mistake can make for a creative solution.
Above all, get inspired and take photographs!
