Project Description
FROM THE ARCHITECTS:
The New Amsterdam Courthouse is located at the intersection of the Zuidas and Parnassusweg. The open structure of the architecture offers both employees and visitors views over the city, and passers-by the opportunity to engage with the building. The courthouse building is exemplary in its efficiency, like the organization itself, and is part of the daily life surrounding it. Natural design consequences of this are the big windows at the ground floor as well as the entrance courtyard for public use. The city’s streets merge with the layout of the building. The forecourt, the central hall and its foyers, and the waiting areas for visitors are an extension of urban space. Just off the central hall, the building has two independent structures with 50 courtrooms and council chambers, while the large ground-floor courtroom has been designed with a direct access route. The building has several green spaces: an enclosed garden, vertical gardens, a sunken garden and large terrace.
Project Credits
Project: New Amsterdam Courthouse
Architect: KAAN Architecten (Kees Kaan, Vincent Panhuysen, Dikkie Scipio) Michael Baas, Sjoerd Boomars, Koen Bosman, Dennis Bruin, Robin Cals, Marten Dashorst, Luuk Dietz, Lisa Goes, Narine Gyulkhasyan, Thomas Hayat, Marlon Jonkers, Kees Kaan, Lianne Klitsie, Marco Lanna, Antony Laurijsen, Yinghao Lin, Johandry Martina, Julian O’Neale, Laura Ospina, Vincent Panhuysen, Dikkie Scipio, Claudio Zampaglione (project team)
Primary Client: Rijksvastgoedbedrijf
Main Contractor: Consortium NACH (Macquarie Capital, ABT, DVP, KAAN Architecten, Heijmans, Facilicom)
Design phase: 2014 – 2017
Construction phase: 2017 – 2020
GFA: 47.257 sqm (+ 11.500 sqm parking)
Programme: public square, foyer, 70 courtrooms, offices, lobby, restaurant, conference center and library