Sep 11
Benthem Crouwel’s Elicium building opens later this month and houses offices, conference rooms and the Netherlands’ largest ballroom.
Designed as a landmark for the city, the building has a distinctive form expressed by the facade’s perforated stainless steel cladding. The four conference rooms sit half a storey above the ballroom and offices stretch over seven floors above.
Daylight enters each storey through strip windows and the fully transparent north and south elevations. The upper storeys offer extensive views over Amsterdam’s Zuidas business district.
Architects: Benthem Crouwel Architects
Location: Amsterdam
Type of Project: congress and exhibition
Structural Engineers: Arup Amsterdam
Design Team: Mels Crouwel, Anja Blechen, Marcel Blom, Pascal Cornips, Frank Deltrap, Markus Hudert, Pieter Rijpstra, Rogier Putter, Heymen Westerveld
Client: Amsterdam RAI
Funding: Amsterdam RAI
Tender date: 2004
Start on site: 2007
Contract duration: 2,5 year
Gross internal floor area: 15,195m²
Photographers: Marianne Otteman and Jannes Linders
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