In addition to the twelve apartments, the program called for parking and commercial space, both fitted into the ground floor. According to the architect, "a mix of vertical and horizontal lines were chosen for the for the elevations to match the existing 19th century buildings." As the facade wraps, stone stacked vertically next to its neighbor gives way to a horizontal expression at the corner and back to verticality on the other street. So on both sides the building attempts to relate to the stacked, punched openings of the existing buildings.

Mauritskade Apartments.Amsterdam, The Netherlands