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N A P New Amsterdam Park Instead of a static park island Rietveld Landscape I Atelier de Lyon designed a temporary flexible floating park in the IJ, Amsterdam. The park is made to exist at least 10 years and will be opened at the start of Amsterdam Sail 2010. The park design integrates a landing stage for riverine traffic, which will be realized by the Port of Amsterdam in 2009. New Amsterdam Park ( N A P) connects the port with the citizens of Amsterdam and creates a new public domain in the heart of the old city. A grid of 30 large barges (90 x 11.40 x 5.5m) creates a hidden water world on the river IJ. The grid generates flexibility because it can easily be expanded and decreased in size by changing the number of connected barges. The 30 park spaces are offered to different initiatives, ranging from the park’s neighbors, city government and various (sub)cultural initiatives. The park spaces will be publicly accessible. N A P can be reached by public boat traffic-lines, private boats and a pedestrian bridge form KNSM-island. An exciting water labyrinth consisting of water alleys and squares is generated by different elevations of the barges and distances in between them. The labyrinth-experience will be enhanced by strategically chosen vista’s through the barges at the 0-NAP-level. Inside the barges one finds shelter and conditions for micro-climates. Because many park ingredients, such as for instance grass hills, are reaching out of the barges people can always enjoy the view over the IJ towards the Amsterdam skyline and the typical Dutch clouds. Client: Stichting Amsterdam Waterexpo 2010 I PMB Amsterdam Design: Rietveld Landscape I Atelier de Lyon with Cees v. Ruyven Location: KNSM- eiland Amsterdam
Status: design vision 2008, in progress. |