Crane Triplex: vacated harbor crane as micro-flat over Amsterdam

[@larryguy7160]

So nice to see a part of history remain and repurpose as a usable space for housing.....Thank you Kirsten and family for sharing with us...

[@melioristicOne]

Awesome upload! What a fabulous residence, in the middle of everything yet secluded✌️

[@tyronedaughtry2829]

Your kids are adorable. They've grown so much since I started watching. As usual great video.

[@youmakemelaugh1797]

Yes their old enough to know not to walk into places just grabbing & touching on stuff that's rude and something can break!! They go wild sometimes..

[@4lexeiTM]

Damn! .. That is nice, people have all kinds of ideas to build & transform a place/space into a cozy home or whatever!

[@ragemodels]

So beautifully restored and the history preserved!!! spectacular views from that top bedroom and absolutely loved the hidden toilet!!!💕🏡💕

[@OliverPaulMusic]

Kristen your videos are incredible and always brighten up my day

[@hotstar9000]

Beautiful , Million dollar view doesn’t begin to describe the amazing views from this home

[@henrietta9206]

there are good reasons why this has 1600 thumbs up .....captures our imagination...is a dream. thank you for posting =) and for reducing monotony of life......Life can be fun, really. Thanks for telling the world respite and breath of fresh air exists, Kristen =)

[@joshualeefyi]

Thank you so much for putting this up I envy you so much for being able to go around the world and show us such amazing content

[@luckyfilms7306]

Spent 7 years on this project !!! Marvelous !

[@ambeadesignstudio1707]

Very creative and also the view is really beautiful. Maybe the adaptation to the environment is ... good. Very good video. Thank you Kirsten.

[@weiszgerber]

I love to see your kids growing Kirsten! Still a big fan of yours! ❤️😊

[@greatboniwanker]

You always find the most interesting subjects! Love your channel

[@erichlf]

All I can think about is how cold and windy it gets in Amsterdam and that trip up to the bedroom.

[@orlando1a1]

Fantastic video - a place I'd love to stay in. Thank you Kirsten

[@knownuser09]

Why would a crane turn was the funniest question i have heard yet..Sorry just made me laugh & the way he answered it so seriously. I think she messed the question up & was meant to ask why did they fix it solid now instead of letting it rotate still, maybe. Coz everyone knows a crane rotates as it's a crane & it moves things around.

[@maryanne1367]

AFTER DARK me too - I’m like who is asking that? Didn’t sound like the little girl....tho he answer really professionally

[@youmakemelaugh1797]

🦒I was looking like what, really

[@avimae4225]

I was a union crane operator. In the US, we call this type of crane a "whirley".

[@ebonycrawford2713]

Omg I’m so glad I’m not the only one that laughed at that!

[@nekotj_]

5:30 This part is so cool. The rainbow tops it all off as you welcome your new home.

[@gwenerikson7356]

I very much enjoyed this ! Thanks for sharing ...😊

[@TorchwoodPandP]

Your videos always make me smile

[@liamness]

Interesting, I was just in Rotterdam and thought that some of the cranes there that are now just there for decorative / historical reasons could be converted into small apartments. Little was I to know someone had already done this, and not too far away! Probably quite cold in the winter though.

[@cheekyoziechick]

This is one of your most coolest video's. What a cool lifestyle.

[@kodek2000]

Good to see the Dutch government allows for some "out of the box" thinking when it comes to regulations. Maybe the Belgian government can take note of this.

[@joshualeefyi]

Koen Dekoning the us could take a hint or two from this as well the last state in the entire us is Missouri that has no building relation

[@kodek2000]

@joshuafyi. I'm sorry to hear that and listen in countries like The Netherlands and Belgium I get that over-population is a problem and there have to be regulations to make sure we have some nature left to enjoy. I envy the the wide open spaces and the ability to buy plots of land that you can really make your own in the US. In W-Europe that is not an option any more. Except for the super rich that is.

[@lilrustee]

joshuafyi anderson absolutely wish the US would think outside the box.

[@AriesT1]

German govt should be like this, too. We have WAY too strict regulations to make alternative living feasible.

[@bonilla2022]

WOW! Another excellent document we might have never know about . Thank you. & Bravo! :-)

[@SteveHazel]

i think this is my favorite channel on ole youtube

[@clairehiggins7120]

Il be there it three weeks, great video thanks for putting so much work into it 😀👍⭐️

[@SandraNelson063]

This plan of small well designed, functional rooms would also work if the rooms were arranged on a one level floor plan. I have A LOT of trouble with stairs due to mobility issues. But that design looks to be a very smart use of space. I bet the square footage would fit quite nicely in half a basement, or it could be used several times in the footprint of a multi story house. Hmmmmm.

[@RamblinAround]

That is awesome!

[@sh0]

Loving watching your channel grow! You should consider investing in a gimbal for your camera to reduce/remove the shake

[@nvention20]

it was solitary but i loved crane /winch operation and the awesome lonesomeness of it

[@TheGranti7a]

Very cool refurbish and recycling commitments to local history.

[@Amacott99]

How absolutely stunning! I’d love to stay there!

[@veganfreeadultemoindiehips2621]

If you use a toilet in the upper bedroom, then where do you wash your hands afterwards?

[@chezmoi42]

Yes, it would have been great if they had installed one of those Japanese tank-top basins.

[@veganfreeadultemoindiehips2621]

I did not know what it was, but after googeling I completely agree, it would be very clever.

[@SarahWelstead]

Welcome to the exciting world of hand sanitizers!

[@veganfreeadultemoindiehips2621]

You meant to say "Welcome to exciting world of smearing bacteria and dirt all over your hands with some gel that claims to kill 99% of bacteria"? If it would be so simple we would not need sinks, baths and showers at all.

[@SarahWelstead]

Well, I guess you're doing more smearing with your feces than most people. (As for the hand sanitizer vs shower thing: You know that hand sanitizers are mostly alcohol, right? The reason we use water for bathing is because rubbing alcohol over your body every day would be terrible for your skin in the long run. However, alcohol has long been known to kill 99.99999% of bacteria. It's not a 'claim'; it's an actual fact. You may want to review your high school biology and chemistry textbooks.)

[@thurleif]

Totally awesome and original, good catch!

[@susanmathis1682]

Amazing!!! It's on my bucket list now 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@CN-xt7hj]

Thank you for sharing...fantastic video 👍🏽

[@luv3daysgrace1]

I love it. It is so cool! Love the way it is decorated! ❤️🏗

[@Lastcookie]

enjoyed this vid thank you for sharing :)

[@charliewilkins8888]

Very nice..... And looks like a fun place to live in.

[@CarlosBenjamin]

Oh my gosh! Your kids are getting so big!

[@thebentley71]

He should enclose the rest of the crane or add more wooden boxes as bedrooms. He could have a small mini sky scraper. He should continue stacking bedrooms on top until he reaches the angled boom part.

[@alexandererle7430]

Wow, great idea & great manifestation!

[@ddgolightly5766]

I MUST show this to my son !!!! We loooove Amsterdam, and we have been there several times ! Actually he and his girlfriend just returned from there 2 weeks ago, and we were already making plans to go there the 3 of us next year in summer again ! That would be THE PERFECT PLACE TO BE for a week or two !!! Wonder how much it would cost ! Too bad that he didn't tell it in the video ! But def. no big thing to find it out ! 🌷🌼🌷

[@spijkerpoes]

Man you should have seen that dock in the days before the hipsters came.. ..ah the Parties!!☺

[@kaycox5555]

Awesome idea, awesome views

[@sandroarnet5642]

saw this one in Bristol, great video!

[@VarongTangkitphithakphon]

oh wow, the top bedroom is super but there're 2 concerns you need to go outside and even with toilet, I usually want privacy if I stay with someone but this is amazing!

[@chukzombi]

that whole section from the top bedroom to the bottom should have been enclosed in glass. any heating you had in those rooms would be wiped out the second you opened the door. that toilet seat will give your tush frostbite.

[@cheekyoziechick]

I thought the same. Even thick plastic would not kill any views and it would stop the wind from blow up. Must get cold going up and down the stairs but still I am in love with that whole concept.

[@jackstrubbe7608]

Snowflakes in winter, enjoying snowflakes in winter.

[@seariakett6929]

💞💜💞 Incredibly imaginative 💞💜💞

[@ravent3016]

Charming place!

[@abramcollette]

Great vid! Could you climb all the way up?

[@tifu678]

Why would it turn? ..... Err, it’s a crane?! 😀

[@eca2641]

Which windows open? Needless to say, this is breathtaking.

[@obettinio5303]

absolutely awesome!

[@jamesmeegan4755]

Great video

[@AGM-ts5bb]

Beautiful!

[@Talk2WandaVision]

wow. just wow. brilliant.

[@cathylynnpietranton]

That sure is different. it's unique but it's too high up for me thanks for sharing

[@MrDavidrex]

Amen, simply historic genius.

[@csooshy4302]

Nah..."you feel the crane shaking a little bit ..." that's it, not for me! However, what a great restoration.

[@Whamola]

This place costs just under 500 Euros a night to stay in. Yikes.

[@heru-deshet359]

They have to pay for it someway.

[@DragonHeartTree]

Haha that’s funny, thx for revealing that. Puts a different light on it. Not really a solution for economically challenged people

[@HeymynameisMitch]

:D

[@tinypup2116]

Ridiculously overpriced piece of junk for rent: about 600 € for a night. And they didn't mention the total cost for refurbish, salvaging and transformation in a small apartment wannabe. Can only immagine what if the stairs froze you will get stuck in the upper level.

[@Fragenzeichenplatte]

>500 / 4 people isn't too bad.

[@SarahWelstead]

Turns out it's not cheap to stay in this place: The site says it's 400-500 Euros a night (about $500USD). The site also says this place only has one bedroom and is only suitable for 2 adults (i.e. you can't bring a friend/child for the upstairs bedroom). Seems like a lot, even for a tourist-friendly place like Amsterdam.

[@Jerbod2]

Kirsten please fix the audio issue. You cut up the interview but have no constant power or fades on there. It jumps a lot and pops.

[@jeb284]

Where is the sink to wash one’s hands after the bathroom?

[@Rooftopaccessorizer]

What a dream! You could climb it any time youd like tooo

[@zzzzzzmc]

Well, this answers the question of who cranes the cranemen

[@icecastles1432]

I love when people think like this !! How about a slide on that structure. Kid in me

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

Must have been a very expensive project!!!

[@Whamola]

GorillaGuerilla I imagine so since they charge 493 Euros a night to stay in it!

[@Noa-hs6qy]

Wow thats a lot but its for the entire space right? But I'd rather stay in the center on a houseboat tbh.

[@craigsymington5401]

Money well spent I say, no Chinese pockets lined, so all good ;D

[@JMEAUS22]

Why are you yelling!!!!

[@dqwaszx]

I love it!

[@DaliwolfBacon]

What a cool small home! That said...it seems to me like this was a very expensive venture. I am all for re-purposing and reusing old things...but if the expense to create something makes the space unattainable for financially challenged people, then it's not worth it. It IS okay to destroy something to make something that serves many people instead of just a few.

[@jackstrubbe7608]

Have you been destroyed yet?

[@lunamoonfang7651]

A toilet near the bed? Why not make a small extention room behind the door for the toilet and use a partition?

[@thefrub]

So he said that it gets cold enough for the pipes to freeze, and then he immediately says you have to climb outside to get up top. Maybe not a year-round vacation destination, I'd hate to climb those steps in the freezing rain

[@happykt]

Very creative. I can't imagine how much this cost to move. The guy kinda looks like Ricky Martin who is actually living la vita loco.

[@paisleyandpearls]

happykt 🤣

[@BrillianceDeclared]

Kirsten, I think you should have your own show on Netflix.

[@andiw7358]

Do people stay there under strong winds?

[@404BOOMER]

Must have cost a lot of money. Do the owners own the land it sits on or do they have to rent the land? Also in California I doubt you could get liability insurance because of those steep stairways. Probably a lot of the place is not up to code but then maybe ok in Amsterdam. It is interesting but I wouldn't like to live in it. Maybe as a getaway it would be fun.

[@minniesaab7255]

❤ this guy ! 😉

[@mariamaz7342]

I'm just thinking what happens when I have food delivered to this place. It's either the delivery guy climbs up or I go down to meet the delivery guy 🙃

[@amymiller9339]

Is this an apartment or a hotel room?

[@scumpert]

Awesome! Can you stay at night and how do I book?

[@baronvonslapnuts]

You need to do a collaboration video with My Self Reliance.

[@chrisTHEGRIDward]

Love this

[@Rimrock300]

..and construction cost per square meter of this apartment..?) Oh my god it must have been expensive to renovate the whole crane)

[@Sendermen21]

Did you stay there when you were in Amsterdam?

[@kirstendirksen]

We didn't, but still enjoyed just climbing up for the tour.

[@amandamoore8516]

Shame it doesn't still turn, could be a residence with controllable/ever-changing view ---

[@randybugger1477]

Got to hand it to the Dutch, their good!

[@jagerjf01]

randy bugger It ain’t much if it ain’t Dutch. Sorry, could not help myself. 🇳🇱😌

[@randybugger1477]

No, you couldn't, could you LOL but it was your bunch that found Australia originally, so Cheers.

[@jagerjf01]

We should have kept on to it, never been there but seems like an amazingly beautiful country.

[@randybugger1477]

Yes it is, as long as you don't annoy the animals, their all trying to kill you LOL

[@craigsymington5401]

They also founded South Africa, now look at that mess!

[@vlad8606]

Looks like it's from that city in Ready Player One.

[@John_Smith100]

Love your videos, two constructive criticisms 1) set Hz (denoise, anti banding) for the country you're visiting 2) set shutter speed to be approximately double the number of frames per second as the fps drops off in some scenes.

[@bonham1981]

1.88 m is considered tall in the NL? Aren't they the tallest people in the world on average?

[@HalbePiterClaus]

amazing

[@nthtsmbrrssng]

Im 1,96 this would be hell for me eventhough its so beautiful

[@beliasphyre3497]

I'd be more interested if it were operable.

[@eakerz5642]

A real pity your camera has some Smooth Motion setting turned on. It makes panning look choppy. chop chop chop. Very sharp but not fluid.

[@nicolasboullosa]

Try watching with a computer or smartphone with a fast enough graphic card. The effect you explain will vanish. It's about the graphic CPU, not the image itself-

[@eakerz5642]

nah. not trying to be rude, maybe a bit too direct. lol With the gems they're filming not getting everything out of that camera is just a shame. Im sure they're using good gear.

[@CyclingSteve]

I didn't see choppiness, I think Nicolás is correct.

[@craigsymington5401]

Watched again, so the camera does strobe while climbing the stairs and once in top on some clips, pity.

[@love4lust7301]

Would've been cooler if it turned. You could wake up to a different view every morning

[@Hazzard0]

"Why would it turn?" Really....

[@trailerparksupervisor7046]

Love these videos but why do the kids have to be involved?

[@linusfotograf]

TrailerPark Supervisor Why not?

[@Kikinahm]

Yes I wouldn't use the TV until nightfall!

[@ssjaken]

Sounds like they truncated the silence but did it REALLY poorly.

[@Palatineoffacts]

what about fire safety?

[@donaldhorn1]

Palatine of facts jesus is his fire insurance

[@mardiffv.8775]

Just jump in the water. The fastest exit there is.

[@KungFuChess]

Very cool even though its not all that practical

[@alex007thebest]

It's more reasonable for renting out