Gemaal Mercatorstraat

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

The Gemaal Mercatorstraat is a pumping station and distribution substation in Amsterdam, completed in 1927 by the Dienst der Publieke Werken (Amsterdam's Department of Public Works). Built in the Amsterdam School architectural style, the structure exemplifies the early twentieth-century movement's distinctive approach to civic utility buildings, treating functional infrastructure as an opportunity for distinctive architectural expression.