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unimpeded view towards the city, though without blocking that
the zoning plan is to allow an additional 20,000 square metres GFA
of EMA staff. Logistics will be routed via the road parallel to the
for offices over and above what had earlier been provided for. This
motorway (Spoorslag), similar to EY’s Cross Towers. The entry to
proposed change has been published, so members of the public
a slated two-level underground car park will also be accessible
can submit their input now. If all goes to schedule, the zoning plan is
from this road. ‘A little inside fact is that parking spaces have
ready to be presented to the municipal council for a vote by March
already been set aside here for the EMA. Because of the rush to
2021. After that, the preparatory work will continue, but actual
build the EMA office, there was no time to dig a parking garage
construction won’t start until 2024 at the earliest.’
there as well’, Brouwer explains.
Green rooftops and solar panels Public amenities
The amended zoning plan for Kavel 13 will also incorporate rules
The new building is meant to bring more life to Domenico
on sustainability, says Van Buuren. ‘These sustainability obligations
Scarlattilaan. The arrival of the EMA and Van der Valk have already
will be laid down in a document, setting out the extended scope of
started the ball rolling. ‘We’ve made sizeable investments in public
the zoning plan. For instance, there’ll be a ruling that the building
space around the EMA office’, Brouwer continues, ‘and the new
has to achieve a sustainability rating of BREEAM Excellent at the
building will tie in nicely with that. In addition, the building’s ground
very least, as well as requirements for things like waste collection
floor won’t be allocated to offices, but to public amenities such as
inside the building, green roofing and solar panels.’
small retailers and food outlets. So the upper floors will be oriented towards the city, the lower part towards the street level’, is how
Further developments
Brouwer sums up the philosophy.
Brouwer expects the Vivaldi subdistrict to become much more closely intertwined with Zuidas than it is now. ‘So many things
Zoning plan changes
are poised to happen. The wooden office tower, which you can
Amanda van Buuren is the project’s legal expert and says Kavel 13
see when you look up Gustav Mahlerlaan from Parnassusweg,
is unusual in this respect, as well. The zoning plan for this Vivaldi
and the child-friendly Ravel neighbourhood extending off the end
subdistrict was first drawn up in 2016 and has to be amended for this
of Mahlerlaan. These developments will really change the whole
project. According to Van Buuren, ‘One important change relative to
character of this part of Zuidas.’
Photography Marcel Steinbach & Yourcaptain
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