Article archive
Selected filters:
The temporary dam placed in the pond in front of Kapel & Convict is to be removed. This is because it may take some time until these municipal monuments are given a new purpose.
The Kapel & Convict buildings in the Beatrixpark have protected monument status and we would like to gauge market interest in redeveloping them for a cultural and/or societal function. This is being done by means of a market consultation, taking place between 19 September and 14 October 2022.
On 31 January 2022, the City Council approved the partial revision of the Zuidas Kop Zuidas 2018 zoning plan. Starting from 18 February 2022, you have a six-week period in which you can submit an appeal against this revision to the Council of State.
‘If anything is particularly complex, we always pitch for it.’ Architect Jeroen van Schooten, founder of Team V Architectuur, explains why they were so eager to work on the design for CROSSOVER and what challenges they faced.
The flowers growing rampant on the CROSSOVER plot have made way for steel columns, concrete, cranes and construction workers almost overnight. Work on the development of CROSSOVER, which will soon be home to businesses, young professionals and residence-permit holders, has begun.
The branch of McDonald’s planned for the ground floor of The Gustav residential complex is in doubt. A court has ruled that residents have not been kept adequately informed by the fast food chain, and they are therefore entitled to stop McDonald’s from opening in their building.
The City of Amsterdam and the Central Government Real Estate Agency are working on plans to realize homes and offices on the site where the temporary court building currently stands. The new court building was opened at the beginning of May, which means that this area will be available for a new development.
The City Council has approved the investment decision for OBA NEXT. This provides definite confirmation that OBA NEXT will be developed in Zuidas. Martin Berendse, Director of OBA (Amsterdam Public Library): ‘It will be a dynamic place, like a workshop buzzing with innovation.’
In the second half of 2022, the annex to the Conservatorium van Amsterdam music academy will be moving into the monumental buildings known as Kapel & Convict in Beatrixpark. The definitive design that will make this relocation possible is now complete.
In September 2021, we will start work on creating a strip of green space in front of Hall 5 of the RAI building, along Wielingenstraat. The idea is to create a green buffer between Wielingenstraat and the logistics area of the RAI.
A permit has been granted for the Virtual Fountains artwork that will be erected in Europaplein-Oost. The work of art is part of the square’s new landscaping. The period for submitting objections runs until 16 April 2021.
Five responses (referred to as views) have been submitted in response to the draft zoning plan for the new Ravel residential district. The plan was open for consultation for six weeks starting from 24 December 2020. So, what happens next?