This massive co-living project has its own cinema and rooftop bar | Jonas' IJburg

The third instalment of our video series FRAME Views: Communal Living sheds light on a timber living complex conceived to evoke an inherent feeling of unity.

Containing 273 homes, Amsterdam mixed-use residential building Jonas is found in developing neighbourhood IJburg. The BREEAM Outstanding-certified project was guided by social and environmental sustainability, with 70 per cent of units in the affordable rent category. Based on that of a timber ship, the complex’s architecture serves to give the residents a ‘sustainable and inviting heart’, instilling a sense of community. A canyon-shaped public route runs through the core, uniting the shared facilities, from a bakery and restaurant to cinema. ‘With small additions, you can already make a building that gives a lot of possibilities to the inhabitant for collective use. . .that’s quite important for the future,’ says Paul Kierkels, architect and project leader at Orange Architects.

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