Rem Koolhaas and Federico Martelli have devised a new installation concept for the space. Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum is renovated and enlarged. The Weissman building is reinstated in its former glory, and with the modern and spacious extension, now creates a new He stripped the interior of decoration and had it painted white creating a neutral background for art. Designed by A.W. Weissman, the building is celebrated for its majestic staircase, grand rooms and natural lighting. Photo: Courtesy of Stedelijk Museum Benthem Crouwel Architects have completed the new extension to the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, which looks rather like the underside of a kitchen sink (+ slideshow). The two are fully integrated without either one being compromised. These strong points have been retained in the design along with the colour white introduced throughout the museum by former director Willem Sandberg. Architect: Hubert-Jan Henket: Website: https://designmuseum.nl/ The Design Museum Den Bosch (previously: Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch, SM's) is a museum for modern art in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Focus of the Design Museum. The Stedelijk Museum's Bentham Crouwel-designed wing. Weismann, is celebrated for its majestic staircase, grand rooms and natural lighting. According to architect Mels Crouwel “The Stedelijk Museum of Willem Sandberg the director who put the museum on the international map was our starting point. FROM THE ARCHITECTS: For the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’s permanent collection, to be housed in the Lower Level Gallery renamed Stedelijk BASE, AMO has developed an innovative steel display system, using the latest technology, to allow visitors an open-ended route through the museum's rich collection of artworks and design pieces from 1880 to the present. Interestingly, responsibility for the design of the just-completed extension fell on the shoulders of the architect son of Wim Crouwel, another Stedelijk luminary, whose graphic design and typography defined the museum from 1964. The position on the Museumplein (Museum plaza) in Amsterdam, where the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum and the Concertgebouw also are situated, created all options to be back at the top of the museums with a renovated and expanded building.The existing building of the Stedelijk Museum created in 1895 by the municipal architect A.W. The existing building of the Stedelijk Museum created in 1895 by the municipal architect A.W. The existing building of the Stedelijk Museum created in 1895 by the municipal architect A.W. The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is an international museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art and design. Project Description. Weismann, is celebrated for its majestic staircase, grand rooms and natural lighting.