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An aerial view of the bank before an expansion in 1927.
The building was originally designed by F.W.M. Poggenbeek in 1908 and was expanded in phases until 1932. The layout follows what would be expected for a bank with vaults on the ground floor and basement, a monumental bank hall on the first floor, and office space located on the upper floors.
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Amsterdam-based firm Office Winhov converts the landmark Kas Bank building into an extension of the sumptuous W Hotel.
The Office Winhov website offers this missive around how the practice thinks about architecture and its role in civic spaces: "Buildings are more than singular objects; they are part of the urban environment they shape–Like a street, a district, a community. Buildings accommodate the people who use them intensively."
A striking example of this is their transformation of a national monument in Amsterdam from a working bank to a five-star hotel and creative incubator.