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Old harbor crane turned into luxury apartment for four

Old harbor crane turned into luxury apartment for four
The Yays – Crane Apartment is a rental apartment converted from a dockyard crane that dates back to 1958
The Yays – Crane Apartment is a rental apartment converted from a dockyard crane that dates back to 1958
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The Yays – Crane Apartment's uppermost bedroom is located in the original machine operator room
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The  Yays – Crane Apartment's uppermost bedroom is located in the original machine operator room
The Yays – Crane Apartment has a total of two bathrooms
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The  Yays – Crane Apartment has a total of two bathrooms
The glazing in the Yays – Crane Apartment's uppermost bedroom is the original window the crane operator would use to see what he was doing
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The glazing in the Yays – Crane Apartment's uppermost bedroom is the original window the crane operator would use to see what he was doing
Access to the Yays – Crane Apartment's uppermost bedroom is gained by a ladder
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Access to the  Yays – Crane Apartment's uppermost bedroom is gained by a ladder 
The Yays – Crane Apartment comprises a total floorspace of 40 sq m (430 sq ft)
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The  Yays – Crane Apartment comprises a total floorspace of 40 sq m (430 sq ft)
The Yays – Crane Apartment's kitchen and dining area, which seats four
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The  Yays – Crane Apartment's kitchen and dining area, which seats four
The Yays – Crane Apartment's dining area
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The  Yays – Crane Apartment's dining area
The Yays – Crane Apartment's bathroom
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The  Yays – Crane Apartment's bathroom 
Closeup of the Yays – Crane Apartment's shower
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Closeup of the  Yays – Crane Apartment's shower
The Yays – Crane Apartment's living room
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The  Yays – Crane Apartment's living room
The Yays – Crane Apartment's living room, with storage-integrated staircase
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The  Yays – Crane Apartment's living room, with storage-integrated staircase
The Yays – Crane Apartment is accessed from the harbor by a staircase
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The  Yays – Crane Apartment is accessed from the harbor by a staircase
The Yays – Crane Apartment is a rental apartment converted from a dockyard crane that dates back to 1958
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The Yays – Crane Apartment is a rental apartment converted from a dockyard crane that dates back to 1958
The Yays – Crane Apartment is a rental apartment converted from a dockyard crane that dates back to 1958
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The Yays – Crane Apartment is a rental apartment converted from a dockyard crane that dates back to 1958
The actual crane that the Yays – Crane Apartment is made from is called the Figee 2868
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The actual crane that the  Yays – Crane Apartment is made from is called the Figee 2868
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Yays Concierged Boutique Apartments, working with designer Edward van Vliet, has turned a late 1950s harbor crane in Amsterdam's Eastern Docklands into a novel serviced apartment that sleeps four. The project makes use of the original crane operator's huts, and offers a great view of the surrounding area.

The Yays – Crane Apartment, as it's named, is actually the second such project we've seen recently, following Copenhagen's Krane, by Arcgency.

Its history, as told by Yays, is pretty interesting. Following the bombing of the original Eastern Docklands harbor cranes during World War II, the Royal Dutch Steamboat Company commissioned replacements, which were used until the 1970s. The site was eventually turned into a residential area and those replacement cranes were all demolished, save one: the Figee 2868 pictured, which was built in 1958.

The original blue crane huts are still in place and the structure looks much like it would have back in its heyday – albeit with a fresh lick of paint and a much more comfortable interior. It measures a total floorspace of 40 sq m (430 sq ft), spread over three floors. Access to the first floor is gained from the harbor by spiral staircase and it includes a kitchen and dining area that seats up to four people, plus a living room.

The Yays – Crane Apartment's uppermost bedroom is located in the original machine operator room
The  Yays – Crane Apartment's uppermost bedroom is located in the original machine operator room

A storage-integrated staircase leads up to the second floor, which contains a bathroom with tub, toilet, sink and shower, as well as a double bedroom. From here, visitors with a head for heights can venture outside to a small terrace with a ladder to reach the uppermost area, the machine operator room.

This is a really neat looking little space, with a balcony, double bed and toilet. The glazed wall is original, having once been used by the crane operator to see what he was doing.

The Yays – Crane Apartment is available to rent year-round.

Source: Yays

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