A crane overlooking Amsterdam's IJ river has been transformed into a luxury rental apartment, featuring three stacked shipping containers accommodating living spaces designed by Edward van Vliet to reference the area's industrial past.

The rental apartment is operated by local firm, Yays Concierged Boutique Apartments, which oversaw the crane's refurbishment in collaboration with the local municipality, and an organisation dedicate to the conservation of historic buildings and sites.
The crane is located in the Eastern Docklands area of the Dutch city, which was heavily bombed during the second world war. Following the war, the Royal Dutch Steamboat Company (KNSM) commissioned the construction of several new cranes, including Figee crane 2868.
The crane was named for the Figee brothers ? owners of the Haarlemsche Machinefabriek that constructed it. It was completed in 1957 and operated until 1979, when container transport took over and the IJ river subsequently became too small and the cranes too fragile.
As part of the area's transformation into a residential neighbourhood, which began in 1975, Figee crane 2868 was retained on its site on KNSM-Island as a reminder of the area's industrial heritage.

The structure was relocated to the Frisian village of Franeker in 2016 for renovation, before returning to the former port, which is now a thriving creative hub with many popular art galleries, restaurants and independent boutiques.
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