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Call for ideas on the development of the RAI site
In the years ahead, RAI Amsterdam intends to develop the area around the convention centre. The aim is to provide more space for green areas, housing and amenities. Would you like to contribute your ideas? If so, complete the (brief) online questionnaire by 8 December 2024.
Park Meadows brings people together
For more than a year now, construction has been underway of the two residential towers that will make up Park Meadows, adjacent to Beatrixpark. Not much is visible so far, but once they are completed, it should feel ‘as if they have always been there’, says architect Ben van Berkel of UNStudio.
Bridge completed across a half-filled Ravelgracht
In yet another milestone for the future Ravel residential district, the magnificent access bridge to the AFC football pitches has been completed. The canal that we dug underneath it is now half full of water. We are now working on the public space around it.
Kindercampus to relocate to Ravel residential district
In the autumn of 2025, the Kindercampus Zuidas education centre will be moving into brand-new accommodation at the heart of the Ravel residential district. The pile-driving for the new building – 100 m to the west of the existing building – has already started.
Fertile soil from Ravelgracht to be reused
In the new Ravel residential district, something extraordinary is happening. To the south of the AFC football pitches, we are digging a canal: Ravelgracht. The fertile soil that we are removing is set to be reused in other places in Amsterdam.
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.
2023: the year of shifting and digging
The broad contours of the second passageway at Amsterdam Zuid station became visible. The existing passageway was also renovated. Numerous construction projects were completed. We also put together a great summer party. All of that – and much more – was 2023 in Zuidas.
VU Amsterdam's campus square undergoes metamorphosis
From a patchwork of paving to a green oasis. The campus square at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) is currently undergoing a metamorphosis, which is set to make it the heart of the campus once again. ‘We were assigned the job of making the square more attractive. That’s not too difficult.’
Last AFC pitch move makes space for housing
The fifth and final AFC pitch has now been moved in a northerly direction. This completes the redevelopment of the sports park. It has created space for the new Ravel residential neighbourhood, where we will be building around 1,350 homes in the years ahead.
New sports park and AFC club building officially opened
Goed Genoeg, the new public sports park, and the new AFC clubhouse were officially inaugurated on Saturday 4 September 2021. The sports fields have been moved slightly to the north to make room for new houses in the residential district of Ravel.
Laying the groundwork for the new Ravel residential area
The word ‘avenue’ probably conjures up an image of tall trees and elegant houses. The newest avenue to be created in Zuidas – Maurice Ravellaan – still has a long way to go before it looks like that, but the first work has already begun. Ravellaan will be the principal road serving the new Ravel residential area.
A new green, child-friendly residential neighbourhood in Zuidas
Starting in 2022, a new green, car-free neighbourhood called Ravel will be created in Zuidas, providing 1,350 homes. Most of these will be relatively large, and in the social rental or mid-range rental sectors. They will be located in a park-like setting, with plenty of space for play and recreation.