Flyways – realization
Watch timelapse of making the floor (middle section) by photographer Gé Dubbelman.
Flyways
Design for subway station platform
Gemeente Amsterdam, Dienst Metro en Tram
NoordZuidlijn, station Noord, Amsterdam
L 130 x W 13 meters
Technique Inlay of ceramic tiles cut by aquajet
The floor is an inlay of white and grey ceramic tiles cut by aquajet.
Middle section.
Dandelion and Black-tailed Godwit chick (detail).
Utmost concentration is required from the tilers.
Western Barn Owl (detail) before adding.
Mutsaerts tilers crew. All tiles are in position after almost a month of hard and focused labour!
See also Flyways – Final Design
See also Flyways – Cutting tiles
See also Noord/Zuidlijn work in progress
See also Proposal for Noord/Zuidlijn selected
Full project specifications:
Flyways
Design for subway station platform
2013 – 2018
Gemeente Amsterdam, Dienst Metro en Tram
Project coordinator Véronique Baar, QKunst
NoordZuidlijn, station Noord, Amsterdam
H 130 x W 13 meter
Inlay of ceramic tiles cut by aquajet
Royal Mosa
Mutsaerts Natuursteen