Frankemaheerd

Frankemaheerd was a striking office building in Amsterdam Zuidoost, known for its sculptural structure and its place within the history of the post-war office district. Hans Wilschut photographed the demolition of the complex, documenting not only the disappearance of a building, but also the end of a particular architectural idea about work, scale and collectivity.

For many people, Frankemaheerd also lives on as a recognisable filming location for the television programme Toren C, parts of which were shot in the former office building. This double meaning makes the building remarkable: architecture, set, memory and disappearing urban heritage all at once.