ZUIDAS NEWS
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MOTEL ONE: SUSTAINABLE BUDGET DESIGNER HOTEL Across from the RAI convention centre on Europaboulevard, builders are hard at work on a unique new budget designer hotel. COD is developing this threestar hotel for the German Motel One chain. ‘Our bid won the tender issued by the Zuidas Development Office two years ago. The plan is to combine modern design with highly sustainable features and use of durable materials. We’re proud that our design for Motel One – which will be the first in the Netherlands – has been awarded a BREEAM-NL Excellent certificate,’ says COD Director Gert-Wim Bos. This highly sustainable hotel, offering 315 rooms plus 1,000 m2 of commercial space, will be completed in the spring of 2015.
SPARK CHILDREN’S CAMPUS: ALL ON ONE With the fast-growing number of children in Zuidas, the arrival on De Boelelaan of the SPARK Children’s Campus, an ‘integral children’s centre’ (IKC in Dutch), for children aged 0 to 12, marks a very welcome addition to the area. A special feature of this IKC is that instruction will be bilingual: the children will be taught in Dutch and English. Amsterdam Zuid Urban District Project Manager Albèrt Duyst: ‘From as early as August, we’ll be able to start with four groups in a new building, which can be found to the rear of the BL46 sports centre. The sports centre will subsequently be demolished to make way for Phase 2 of the IKC, which includes additional classrooms and a gymnasium.’
Phase 2: Fact Architects and Hund Falk Architecten
STUDENT RESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCE At the end of this year, Zuidas will be welcoming 800 new residents. On the corner of De Boelelaan and Antonio Vivaldistraat work is currently underway on Ravel Residence: a modern student residential complex offering 800 independent units. Director of Student Experience Johan Verweij explains: ‘This is more than just a place to live; it’s also a place to study, relax, work and to get together. Facilities include study rooms, a jobs agency and a GP’s office, along with a café and sports field on the roof. In a word, Ravel Residence is about experience.’ Students can arrange their entire registration online on: www.studentexperience.nl.
WORKS AT PARNASSUSWEG
Map of the situation from 5 to 18 July
During a six weeks’ period, starting from 5 July, works will be carried out on the intersection of Parnassusweg and Peter van Anrooystraat. The road will remain open to all traffic. According to Cees Bruijns, the project’s technical leader: ‘We’ll actually be carrying out three projects simultaneously: one is repositioning the water mains for Zuidasdok, the second is laying district heating pipes and the third one involves construction of a sewage system. We specifically chose to carry out all the work at once to avoid repeated traffic disruptions at Parnassusweg. Moreover, as there’s always less traffic in summer, we can ensure minimal disruption.’ To learn more about the Zuidas district, visit our website: www.zuidas.nl. Want to stay up-to-date? Sign up to receive the Zuidas Newsletter, on www.zuidas.nl. If you have any tips for the editorial team, email them to: hellozuidas@asega.nl
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