Amsterdam Amstel Station
Amsterdam
2016–2021
Amsterdam Amstel Station
Amsterdam
2016–2021
Renovation and extension of the national monument Amsterdam Amstel Station
Address: Julianaplein Amsterdam
Client: ProRail, NS stations, GVB Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam
Architecture: Office Winhov in collaboration with Gottlieb Paludan Architects (DK)
Team Office Winhov: Jan Peter Wingender, Henk Tiegelaar, Nataša Cvetković, Leon Kentrop, Jasper Ten Bosch, Dominique de Rond
Restauration mural: Davique Sierschilderwerken (Jojanneke Post)
Photography: Wijnanda Duits, Jean-Pierre Jans, Stefan Müller
Amsterdam Amstel Station
Amsterdam
2016–2021

The Amsterdam Amstel Station is a functionalist monument that needed to be returned to its original intent and all-round former glory. First opening in 1939, the station was the result of the dual effort of rail architect H.G.J. Schelling and city architect J. Leupen – with a design that had to align with the ambitious city planning of Cor van Eesteren. Long considered the crown jewel of Schelling who did much to define 20th century Dutch station architecture, it became a listed monument in 2004. As such, its renewal required a deeply collaborative balancing act between respecting the past while addressing the needs of the modern traveller. Happily, the station’s original intent remained valid as ultimate goal: to be “an optimised transit machine”. The project also connected with a very important question for Office Winhov: What’s the best way to take care of the buildings we already have?

Amsterdam Amstel Station
Amsterdam
2016–2021
View from the station hall
View from the bus station
Station hall, 1939 Station hall before the renovation, 2016
Station hall, 1939
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Restoration of the murals (1937–1939) by Peter Alma Restoration of the murals (1937–1939) by Peter Alma Restoration of the murals (1937–1939) by Peter Alma Restoration of the murals (1937–1939) by Peter Alma Restoration of the murals (1937–1939) by Peter Alma
Restoration of the murals (1937–1939) by Peter Alma
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Station hall after the renovation
Drawing of the east facade Drawing of the south facade Drawing of the north facade
Drawing of the east facade
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Renewed entrance at the east side
Statue 'Review' (1939) by Theo van Reijn
New windows make the station hall visible from Julianaplein
Section of the station hall
Aerial view of the construction at Julianaplein, 2018
GVB pavilion
Bus station with reconstructed canopies
Former caretaker's house that now houses catering Monumental waiting area on the platform
Former caretaker's house that now houses catering
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View from the platform
View from the platform
View from the tram stop