Granary Square, north of the station, is surrounded by restored warehouses and has a 1,000-jet 1,000-jetand amphitheatre-style seating by the canal, where boats depart fountainses.
Equally promising are the Corniches shelves designed by the French brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Vitra, the Rabbit tables by the Singaporean group, Studio Juju, for Living Divani and the Soft Marble seating by the Israeli designer Ron Gilad for Salvatori.
When Mr. Lecendre asked them to move, "We graciously gave up our seats," they wrote in the letter to The Amsterdam News, describing the second table as "cramped seating" by the kitchen, bathroom and one of the restaurant's entrances (the second entrance is closed in winter).
As of a few years ago, the sprawling basement gallery of the furniture dealer Decoratum (www.decoratum.com) was full of exotic-looking 1960s and '70s rosewood and leather seating by the Brazilian designer Sergio Rodrigues, then little known outside of South America.
A galley kitchen with awning windows passes through to bar seating by the pool.
The breezy space invites relaxation with teak Sutherland furnishings, plush seating in neutral tones, aged ipe decking and a galley kitchen with awning windows that pass through to bar seating by the pool.
