Rooms and doors of Amsterdam-Oost
Visitors rarely stay in Oost by accident. They come for a long stay in a rented flat, for a conference at one of the university campuses to the east, for a family visit, or because they found a docklands loft with a view of the water. The doors vary accordingly. In the Dapperbuurt and around the Oosterpark, most flats are nineteenth-century walk-ups with narrow stairs and a panel of bells by the street door. On Borneo and Sporenburg, the canal houses are tall, slim and modern, with living rooms on the upper floors and bedrooms at the top. The large apartment blocks of KNSM-eiland have lifts, intercoms and long corridors. In the Watergraafsmeer, family houses sit behind small gardens on quiet avenues. After dark the district splits in two: Javastraat and the streets around the market stay lively until late, while the docklands become windy, dark and almost silent, which suits a late arrival perfectly.











