Description

Behind climate scaffolding, construction fences and a chain park, the new Stedelijk Museum is rising on Museumplein in Amsterdam. Initial contacts were made in February 2011, and at the end of March 2011 VolkerWessels reached agreement to complete the new building from a bankruptcy.

The imposing extension to the existing Stedelijk has several eye-catchers, such as the composite façade, use of materials and the large internal galleries with gigantic dimensions and spans. The Stedelijk Museum has been working on a total project for several years, consisting of renovation of the old building and realisation of the new building.

The old building has already been completed, while work on the new building is in full swing. The building consists of two underground layers, which have been cast in situ. This comprises a ground floor and four floors with various functions. The main load-bearing structure is steel with hollow-core slabs and steel-concrete floors. The façade consists of a structural glass façade with a composite façade and canopy. There is PVC roofing on the canopy and roof. The 4th floor is a kind of roof structure of curtain wall. On the ground floor is the central entrance. From Museum Square, visitors can enter through two large turnstiles. Through the counter, positioned in the central middle area, one can either go to the library or to a catering facility. From the ground floor, it is also possible to reach the old building. The building has two stairwells, east and west, to reach the floors. On the first and over to the second floor is the Auditorium and museum showrooms. The third floor is an engineering space and the fourth floor will have offices and a restaurant for museum staff and employees. Materials and finishes are sleek and fairly unambiguous and are in keeping with the old building. The colour scheme and choice of materials in combination with the dimensions of the spaces and incidence of light, give the visitor a sense of tranquillity.

At the moment, VolkerWessels is finishing in various streams. Simultaneously with roof and facade, the finishing work is being done from the basement, and a stream of finishing work is also running from top to bottom.

The aim is to deliver the building functionally to the museum in January 2012, i.e. both structurally and installation-wise

Programme
15:00 reception at entrance construction site staff at Van Baerlestraat

Location

Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam

Organiser

Construction

follows

Name and contact details for information

Parking is available in the q-park garage museumplein. The project is also easily accessible by public transport. For information, contact Anneke Meijer of VolkerWessels Bouw & Vastgoedontwikkeling West bv, by e-mail: ame@vw-bvgo-west.nl. The target group for this excursion consists of students and technical engineers. Upon remittance, selection of applicants will follow and registration will be confirmed. Priority will be given to participants who have not previously attended a Construction Department excursion