Placemaking through Accessibility: Embedding smart mobility strategies and environmental links where the existing stadium, station, motorway, surrounding nature and the new developments can exist in harmony.
Re-connecting the neighbourhood through landscape: the creation of a land bridge over the existing motorway and the green buffer on the motorway the A2. The central park acts as a basin, capturing rainwater and reduces urban flooding via Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems.
The Masterplan for De Nieuwe Kern is subdivided into multiple areas with separate identities. The areas find cohesion through an extensive network of parks and public spaces.
This innovative business park borders the Station Square to the north. In addition to the dynamic and urban blend of functions, the expansive natural surroundings, green space and lily pond give the area a very distinctive character.
Sandwiched between the railroad and Holterbergweg, each plot is oriented toward greenery and water. The heart of this area is a square with lunch pavilion and park that can be programmed with sports, games and entertainment.
This station district is organized on the concept of a loose grid structure with a series of intimate green pockets. The public space develops into a close-knit fabric of an urban village. A central diagonal promenade connects the city park, green pockets and station square.
The location under and around a beautifully high railroad viaduct is ideally suited for an urban dynamic of work, amenities, retail, local programming, hotels and short-term stays. Here are the opportunities for the 'new way of working' in flexible work buildings with impressive, stately facades made of natural stone.
Embedding sport infrastructure, smart sustainable practices and urban ecologies within the public realm
Beyond residential development - the plan creates links to a smart mobility hub and the largest stadium in the netherlands, the Johan Cruijff ArenA. In addition, the plan proposes a Sports Club ‘De Toekomst’, containing the current training facilities of the Ajax Football Team and expanding the facilities into a campus with a dedicated area for the Ajax Women and Young Ajax teams.
Client
Gemeente Ouder-Amstel
NS Vastgoed/NS Stations
VolkerWessels Vastgod
Gemeente Amsterdam
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