Tripolis, the complex of buildings next to the A10 motorway, has been redeveloped into a vibrant city campus. Uber will use part of the complex as its head office. The redevelopment of towers 200 and 300, and ‘Het Venster’ were completed in the first half of 2023. Residential tower 100 will be developed later.
The Tripolis complex consists of three towers dating from 1994, which were designed by the architect Aldo van Eyck. The existing buildings were retained as part of the redevelopment project by Flow. Winy Maas of MVRDV Architects has developed the design for ‘Tripolis-Park’. The guiding principle was to protect and embrace the existing iconic towers, while adding a spectacular new building: ‘Het Venster’. The new building is a rectangular shape that spans the space between two of the existing towers. Het Venster was built alongside the A10 motorway and provides space for a mix of start-ups, scale-ups and larger companies. There are also hospitality establishments and all the buildings have green, public roofs.
New homes too
Uber and law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek will be the main tenants in the building. The company’s head office occupies 30,000 of the available 45,000 square metres. Social rented housing was originally planned for Tripolis 100, the last of the three towers. However, following extensive investigations, the intended transformation was found not to be feasible. The building will again be put to use as office accommodation.
The realisation of Het Venster and the redevelopment of two of the three Tripolis buildings and the surrounding space began on 17 February 2020 and it took around three and a half year to complete. The third tower will be developed later.
Verdi Zuidas planning area
Tripolis-Park is part of the larger Verdi planning area. This is the area between Amstelveenseweg, Schinkel and Nieuwe Meer. Over the next few years, we will be working to make this area greener and better-connected, and to add further developments. We want to create homes, facilities and offices, especially in the eastern part of Verdi. In the western part, the focus will be more on green space, water, sport and recreation. The past years, we held various meetings for local residents and stakeholders so that we could incorporate their opinions, preferences and ideas into our plans.
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