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The rainbow staircase, connecting Zuidplein and Strawinskylaan to each other, was officially unveiled on 31 March 2021. This means that Zuidas has another landmark, one that aims to boost the visibility and acceptance of the LGBTIQ+ community.
The ninth Open Tower Day is taking place today (20 March 2021). This time, it is online and you can enjoy the panoramic views in a series of 3D photos. Because of the positive responses, the photos can now be viewed until Saturday, 27 March.
Between now and 2025, approximately 1,700 new homes are set to be built in Zuidas. Around 6,000 more will follow after that. This will amount to about 10,000 homes in total, considerably more than the 7,000 envisaged in the Zuidas Vision (Visie Zuidas). We are building them for all the people of Amsterdam.
Zuidas is set to welcome yet another housing development. In this case, it will be 550 new homes on the current site of the Sporthallen Zuid sports complex. Moving this elsewhere will create space for a new neighbourhood, featuring plenty of green areas and right next to sports and waterside amenities and schools.
From the old BAM construction site, we are building a new canal wall and stairs that double up as seating for De Boelegracht, near Rosy Wertheimstraat. By working in this way, we are limiting the disruption caused by construction traffic.
Terrace Tower, which will house the headquarters of Suitsupply, is almost finished. Now it is time to create some beautiful public green space around this brand-new architectural masterpiece in the Kop Zuidas neighbourhood.
After two years of designing and talking to local residents, we now have a definitive design for Europaplein-Oost, located opposite RAI. We have made a few changes to the provisional design that we presented in December 2020.
The Amsterdam Zuidas Information Centre is expanding – and it’s happening online. A very practical move, especially in these times of coronavirus. But even after that, you’ll still be able to take a crash course on Zuidas from the comfort of your sofa. Of course, it's still always nicer and more educational to pay a visit in person.
If everything goes smoothly, the City Council will officially approve the zoning plan for the new Ravel residential district in the summer of 2021. We have held talks on several occasions with businesses, employees and residents nearby in order to take their ideas on board as much as possible.
We are cutting down trees in two places in Zuidas. In order to provide space for the Conservatorium van Amsterdam music academy in Kapel & Convict, fifteen trees need to be felled. We will also be removing fifteen trees along the A10 in order to build The Pulse.
Residents of The Gustav are refusing to accept the McDonald’s branch set to open in the commercial space (ground floor) of the apartment complex. The owner of the commercial space is taking legal action against the residents. The case recently came to court.
‘This will be a unique building, in a unique location, for a unique target group’, explains architect Adriaan Mout of LEVS Architects. He is the designer of the Stepstone apartment complex, which will be built for Woonstichting De Key in order to provide affordable housing for young people, right in the heart of Amsterdam Zuidas.