Scheepvaarthuis, Office building at Prins Hendrikkade, Netherlands
The Scheepvaarthuis features maritime motifs throughout its design, with waves, sea creatures, and ships appearing in windows, sculptures, and marble decorations.
Six Amsterdam shipping companies collaborated to construct this shared headquarters between 1913 and 1916, selecting a location near the harbor district.
The building represents the first complete example of Amsterdam School architecture, incorporating Dutch interpretations of Art Nouveau elements in its structure.
The structure transformed into the five-star Hotel Amrath in 2007, with the former boardroom converted into spacious suites featuring original architectural details.
Twenty-three sculpted heads on the exterior depict 17th-century explorers, sailors, governors, and cartographers who shaped Dutch maritime history.
Location: Amsterdam
Inception: 1913
Architects: Joan van der Mey, Michel de Klerk, Piet Kramer
Architectural style: Amsterdam School
Address: Prins Hendrikkade 108 1011AK
GPS coordinates: 52.37436,4.90411
Latest update: May 21, 2025 12:47
Art Nouveau emerged between 1890 and 1910 as one of Europe's most influential architectural and decorative movements. Architects of this period broke from historical precedents to develop a new visual language characterized by curved lines, plant motifs and richly ornamented facades. The movement took different names across countries: Modernisme in Catalonia, Jugendstil in German-speaking regions, Secession in Austria and Liberty in Italy. This diversity led to regional interpretations that incorporated local craft traditions and cultural characteristics. This collection includes buildings across Barcelona, Paris, Budapest, Vienna, Prague, Brussels and other European cities. In Barcelona, works by Antoni Gaudí and his contemporaries shape entire streetscapes, including Casa Batlló with its undulating facade and the Sant Pau Recinte Modernista. Paris preserves the celebrated metro stations by Hector Guimard, while Budapest features the Gresham Palace, Museum of Applied Arts and Gellért Baths. Vienna presents characteristic examples of the Austrian variant with the Secession Building and Majolica House. The collection also includes less visited sites such as the Kőrössy Villa in Kecskemét, Horta Museum in Brussels and the railway station in Helsingør, Denmark.
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