Studioninedots completes stepped social housing overlooking Amsterdam waterfront

A sweeping form of stepped balconies that overlook the IJ waterfront defines the De Jakoba social housing in Amsterdam, designed by local practice Studioninedots.
The block of 135 apartments forms part of a wider residential development for the Overhoeks neighbourhood, which sits on the opposite side of the harbour to the city's central station.
Far from the typical urban fabric of Amsterdam, this new area is defined by low housing blocks and towers, which Studioninedots looked to subtly subvert