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The completion of EDGE Stadium, the former headquarters of Loyens & Loeff on Fred. Roeskestraat is nearly here. The stand-out feature is the newly renovated atrium. ‘After two years of work, it’s really something to see it all coming together.’
A community with a social impact, bringing together entrepreneurship, knowledge and business. That’s the VU StartHub, which opened on the VU campus on 6 October 2022. It’s a place where students can make their dreams a reality.
Amsterdam UMC’s new ADORE Research and Diagnostic Centre is under construction in the Innovation District. This unique collaboration brings together oncologists and neurologists in the search for new treatments for cancer and brain diseases.
The first plants in Valley’s vertical valley were planted a year ago. So, how is all this greenery developing? We joined the landscape gardener to take a look. ‘It will still take about another four or five years before it’s all fully grown.’
The former courthouse in Parnassusweg will soon be home to a museum of modern art. Until then, the building is being put to good use by artists. Dorette Evers has even transformed the two raised beds in front of the building into a paint garden.
The owner of the WTC, CBRE IM, has plans to renovate and extend the WTC Amsterdam. A meeting is being held on 11 July 2022 to discuss the plans with local residents. You are welcome to attend in the WTC auditorium.
Zuidas faces a stubborn – and in our view shameful – problem: lights being left on unnecessarily. Of course, some people continue to work into the evenings. But leaving entire office buildings bathed in artificial light all night is of no benefit whatsoever.
For their module in ‘sustainable local development’, pupils from Vossius Gymnasium have been working on ideas for the Ravel district. They talked to experts, carried out field research and presented their ideas to a jury – who were very impressed!
Work on VU University’s Research Building is progressing very rapidly, and the building’s highest point of 57 metres has now been reached. That means the initial phase of construction for this special building in the Kenniskwartier is now complete. One section of the building will be vibration-free.
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.
Later in the year, construction work is expected to start on Well House, one of the world’s tallest wooden office towers. We talked to offices investment company NSI about the design, wooden construction, working in a post-Covid era and even about 'spekkoek' (a type of layered cake).
Is it really possible to keep Zuidas accessible while also reducing your CO2 footprint? It certainly is if you opt to leave the car at home more often and travel off-peak. We are currently running a pilot to find out what works best. If you participate in the pilot, you could receive a travel voucher worth €100.