Zaandam Green Hotel
Posted: April 1st, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Design | Tags: architecture, green, houses, legos, stacks, wilfried van winden, zaan, zaandam | 1 Comment »Dutch architect Wilfried van Winden has designed a really crazy looking hotel of traditional Zaans green houses stacked on top of each other like legos. The new hotel follows the look of the traditional Zaans houses with an obvious surrealist twist. He adds an impressionist touch with a tribute to Monet’s Blue house painting on one of the houses. The architect has received both praise and criticism for his work of art. It’s definitely kitschy but you gotta respect the Dutch for always trying something new.
A blue house to one side forms a sharp contrast with the rest of the building. The architect wanted to make an artistic reference. It refers to the canvas Blue House at Zaandam painted by Monet in the Zaan Region in 1871.
A traditional house from the Zaans region.
