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Scheepvaarthuis
The Shipping House ((オランダ語:Scheepvaarthuis)) is a building on the western tip of the Waalseiland near Amsterdam harbour that is one of the top 100 Dutch heritage sites and generally regarded as the first true example of the Amsterdam School, a style characterised by "expressive dynamism, lavish ornamentation and colourful embellishments". It is situated on the Prins Hendrikkade and was erected on the spot where Cornelis Houtman's first trip to the East Indies had begun in 1595. Built between 1912 and 1916 (during World War I), it was originally the headquarters of six leading Amsterdam shipping companies: the ''Netherlands Steamship Company'' (SMN), the ''Royal Packet Navigation Company'' (KPM), the ''Java-China-Japan Line'' (JCJL) and the ''Royal Dutch Steamboat Company'' (KNSM) with subsidiary ''New Rhine Navigation Company'' (NRM) and acquired in 1912 ''Royal West India Mail Service'' (KWIM).
== Design ==
A large group of artists participated in the extensive decoration of both the exterior and the interior of the building. The shipping companies housed inside were all involved in global trade, their combined lines "circumnavigated the earth in several directions" from Dutch hub points in the East and West Indies. As it was intended to serve as a practical, modern and functional office and also refer to the rich maritime tradition of the Netherlands, there are numerous maritime symbols incorporated into the design. For example, the outside of the building is covered in carving and relief sculptures that reflect the Dutch colonial empire, with the sculpted personifications of the oceans around the main entrance presented as "exotic mysterious women".〔
The building's design and execution were entrusted to the brothers Johan Godart and Adolf Daniel Nicholas van Gendt. The van Gendt brothers were responsible for the technical implementation and the design of the concrete frame. The architectural design was left to the then relatively unknown architect Johan van der Mey. The Amsterdam School architects Michel de Klerk and Piet Kramer also contributed.
The design has been described as still holding "the charm and brilliance" of the era.
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