Dismantling of colourful ‘box building’ alongside the A10 Zuid

Cancer Center Amsterdam officially opened on 19 June 2006 and the building was originally intended to remain in place for only five years. In the end, doctors and researchers from Amsterdam UMC used the building for almost two decades to research and develop new cancer treatments. Following the opening of the Research and Diagnostics Centre (RDC) Adore on Van der Boechorststraat in 2025, the CCA building became redundant and has stood empty ever since. Around 300 doctors, researchers and other professionals now work at RDC Adore.

421 containers dismantled using circular principles

The former Cancer Center Amsterdam building consists of a total of 421 stacked containers. Until the end of September, these will be removed one by one using a large crane before being dismantled according to circular construction principles. All materials will be sorted by waste stream and either reused or processed into new raw materials. For example, the old glass will be recycled into new glass. Around 200 of the containers will remain intact. These will be refurbished and reused as accommodation units for asylum seekers centres in the Netherlands and abroad. The former CCA building stands above a watercourse on a foundation of 84 piles. Once all the container units have been removed, these piles will also be extracted.

Construction road A10 Zuid tunnel