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Preliminary design for Beatrixpark site now ready

The area between Kapel & Convict and the AkzoNobel and Stibbe buildings and the St. Nicolaaslyceum will be given a new layout in the next few years. The preliminary design for the public area is now ready. It is set to be green and park-like.

Central cycle path to Beatrixpark removed for house-building

Starting on 9 October, we will be removing the cycle path that leads from Beethovenstraat, between the Stibbe and AkzoNobel offices, to Beatrixpark. It runs diagonally across the site on which we will be building housing in the years ahead.

A dive into the world of sheet pile walls

In Zuidas, we are building quite a lot of construction pits, often surrounded by steel sheet pile walls. But not all these walls are the same. The method used to drive a sheet pile into the ground can also vary according to the location. We take a look at how it all works.

Construction work starts on housing next to Beatrixpark

Behind the offices of AkzoNobel and Stibbe, we have started preparatory work for the construction of two residential towers. Upcoming work will include installing sheet piling into the ground. Construction is expected to start next year.

Two slender residential towers next to Beatrix Park

Two residential towers with a total of 196 apartments will be built on one of the two sites available next to Beatrix Park. Real estate developer Breevast presented their plans for this location to local residents in January 2022.

Tender procedure for housing construction plot at Beatrixpark

Housing is to be built on the plot between the offices of AkzoNobel and Stibbe, the St. Nicolaaslyceum school and Kapel & Convict. The tender procedure for this plot was launched on 16 February 2022. Interested developers can submit proposals.

19 January: meeting about housing at Beatrixpark

On 19 January 2022, developer Breevast is organising an information meeting about the planned housing construction on one of the plots next to Beatrixpark: plot 6/7. The architect and landscape architect will both attend the meeting.

Progress update on works in Beethoven neighbourhood

In the Beethoven neighbourhood, where a section of Beethovenstraat and part of Beatrixpark are located, housing is set to be built and an annex of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam is also being developed. Progress on both of these projects has turned out to be slightly different from our earlier reports.

Site access road for housing complexes and Conservatorium

Two new housing complexes are set to be built behind the AkzoNobel, Stibbe and the St. Nicolaaslyceum buildings. To enable construction to happen, we are creating a site access road starting on Monday, 13 September 2021. It will be used for work on the Kapel & Convict site.
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Ideas wanted for green area between housing complexes

Close to Beatrixpark, two apartment buildings with a total of around 350 homes are being built in the next few years. The area between and around them will be given new green landscaping. Until 13 April 2021, you can contribute your ideas about the design online.

Tree felling and planting at Kapel & Convict

In order to adapt the Kapel & Convict grounds to meet the needs of its future occupant, the Conservatorium van Amsterdam music academy, we need to cut down 15 trees that have only limited future prospects. They will be replaced by 26 new trees.

Preparations begin for apartment construction at Beatrixpark

The week of 10 February 2020 sees the start of preparations for the construction of two apartment buildings at Beatrixpark. They will be built on the field between the St. Nicolaaslyceum and the Art Chapel and Convict buildings.