Railway Station and Schiphol Plaza,
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Instead of replacing the old
mainline station with a wholly new building on the Airport forecourt (Jan
Dellaertplein), the latter was partly roofed over. The glass roof structure was
primarily meant to flood the arrivals hall below with light and fresh air. But
the resulting space was found to be suitable for a mall in the new shopping
centre. Sited below the departures halls, which are still clearly recognizable
as such, are forty shops, kiosks and eating establishments. Removing part of
the ground floor of the two arrivals halls has generated a terminal where not
just planes come and go but trains too. Only a limited height between these two
functions needed bridging. The roof curves upwards to create a roofed
footbridge which leads to the new parking facilities, hotels and office
complexes. All told, Schiphol
Plaza is an interchange
worthy of the name.
Client
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Architect
Benthem Crouwel NACO
Gross
floor area
22000
m²
Start
design
1992
Start
construction
1992
Completion
1995
