View Full Version : ING House | Amsterdam, The Netherlands


Crownsteler
September 25th, 2004, 05:35 PM
ING House is the headquarters of the ING Group, it is build on the "Zuid-As" in Amsterdam.
It was designed by Meyer and Van Schooten Architects, Amsterdam and completed in 2002 (construction started in 1999), there is 20000mē of space in the building (excluding the parking garage), of which only 7500mē is office space (only 37.5% of the whole building is officeplace!).
The building is 48 meters high, 138 meters long and 28 meters wide.

the exterior:
http://207.44.228.232/photopost/data//505/3035-ING-House.jpg
http://207.44.228.232/photopost/data//505/3036-ING-House.jpg
http://207.44.228.232/photopost/data//505/3037-ING-House.jpg
http://207.44.228.232/photopost/data//505/3038-ING-House.jpg
http://207.44.228.232/photopost/data//505/3039-ING-House.jpg
(photo's by forumer Winus)

http://inghouse.ing.com/intra/eng/factsfigures/images/f_f01.jpg
http://inghouse.ing.com/intra/eng/tour/images/index.jpg
http://www.dutchengineering.nl/images/ing/afbeeldingen/2de-ing005.jpg

interior:
http://inghouse.ing.com/intra/eng/tour/images/04_01_verbindingstuin.jpg
http://inghouse.ing.com/intra/eng/tour/images/06_03_berlageroom.jpg
http://inghouse.ing.com/intra/eng/tour/images/09_02_stairs.jpg
http://inghouse.ing.com/intra/eng/tour/images/01_entrance.jpg

http://inghouse.ing.com/intra/eng/tour/images/10_03_opengarden.jpg
http://inghouse.ing.com/intra/eng/tour/more/images/tuinen02.jpg
http://inghouse.ing.com/intra/eng/tour/images/08_04_terracestatue.jpg
(pictures take from http://www.inghouse.nl)

[edit]removed some pictures and replaced them)

Crownsteler
September 25th, 2004, 05:38 PM
I gave it a 10, i just love this building! :D

zafiris
September 25th, 2004, 05:45 PM
A 10 from me. Actually I was looking the interior pictures of ING shoe. Thanks for sharing. It is another gem in Buitenveldert.

HK Boy
September 25th, 2004, 08:55 PM
a 10/10 from me

Phobos
September 25th, 2004, 10:30 PM
I like the transparency of the facade,but the building's shape,in spite of it's originality,is boring...8/10

Chad
October 3rd, 2004, 05:34 PM
a 10 for super bravely wired shape and gorgeous transparent glass facade...:okay:

ZAR-The-Hague
October 5th, 2004, 04:53 PM
10! its beautiful

Fabio
January 24th, 2005, 05:08 AM
9/10

weird and unique, I like it

Henk
September 21st, 2005, 09:26 AM
I love it. 9.5/10.

El_Greco
September 22nd, 2005, 01:03 AM
8/10

chukchi
September 22nd, 2005, 04:20 AM
8.5/10

Djoez
September 27th, 2005, 03:24 PM
Awful structure, how hard i try i just cannot like this ''building'' (visited it twice)
3/10

AMS guy
September 27th, 2005, 06:45 PM
Very original, looks beter in real than on these pics, though.

8/10

Cerises
September 27th, 2005, 06:48 PM
On the one hand I like it because its different and that its transparent but on the other hand it isn't very pretty.

Jutcho
September 29th, 2005, 02:43 PM
Looks like a huge AT-AT from Star wars, It's wicked!! 8/10

PhilippeMtl
September 29th, 2005, 03:03 PM
You like it or you hate it, in my case, I go with the second option, 3/10

Arpels
September 29th, 2005, 04:27 PM
its nice :yes: 10/10

Valia
September 30th, 2005, 04:20 PM
9/10

weird building but very pleasant. The wood chairs in the inner room are magnificients, six like those ones for my home, please :)

Eric Offereins
October 1st, 2005, 02:41 PM
9/10

DrJoe
October 1st, 2005, 03:47 PM
8/10

EnglishKevin
October 9th, 2005, 11:29 AM
The kind of building that is evidently trying too hard .

Sinjin P.
December 27th, 2005, 12:19 PM
9/10

forvine
February 21st, 2006, 04:40 AM
7.5/10

LordMarshall
February 21st, 2006, 05:51 AM
9/10

ThePersian
June 20th, 2006, 07:50 PM
9/10 its very nice and unique. Everytime I pass that building I think some sort of spaceship just landed next to the highway :P

marpa
July 16th, 2006, 10:38 PM
10/10

Mosaic
August 12th, 2006, 08:10 PM
9.5/10

gutooo
October 8th, 2006, 06:53 AM
9/10

delmaule
October 15th, 2006, 12:06 AM
8.5/10

Sbz2ifc
February 19th, 2007, 01:23 AM
7.5/10

billyandmandy
February 19th, 2007, 12:25 PM
9,5/10

Astralis
May 22nd, 2008, 05:44 PM
7/10

LMCA1990
May 22nd, 2008, 08:11 PM
10/10

icarusrising
May 24th, 2008, 12:30 PM
Looks like a space ship. 9/10!

Fundador
May 25th, 2008, 05:37 AM
9/10:)

D.D.
May 25th, 2008, 06:28 AM
very imposing design..some out of the ordinary which is good 9

W!CKED
July 19th, 2008, 01:09 AM
8/10

henry hill
October 24th, 2008, 01:52 AM
9,5/10

systema magicum
February 6th, 2009, 12:15 AM
8/10:)

derzuuzala
February 6th, 2009, 10:21 AM
7,5 is ok for this mechanical building.... In Portugal or Spain was a 10 but in Holland.....

tonyssa
May 22nd, 2009, 01:47 AM
9/10

Nikkodemo
September 20th, 2009, 03:10 AM
10/10

Mateusz
September 20th, 2009, 04:04 PM
Looks really cool 10/10

Jan Del Castillo
October 21st, 2009, 11:01 AM
10. Excellent. Regards.

romanito
July 27th, 2010, 05:11 AM
9/10

mossimoh
May 19th, 2011, 10:20 PM
9/10

yudibali2008
June 28th, 2011, 01:27 PM
9/10

hpack
June 28th, 2011, 03:54 PM
9/10 dynamic and interesting structure, not a boring one!

dnh310
June 29th, 2011, 03:48 AM
10/10

Srdjan Adamovic
December 24th, 2011, 03:27 PM
3/10

xJamaax
January 31st, 2012, 09:38 PM
The structure itself is great but the shape is odd and weird. 2/10!

Happy Man
March 20th, 2013, 06:26 AM
8/10