MVRDV’s Valley is already hosting its first tenants and will open in July

The mixed-use project in the Zuidas area, Amsterdam’s financial district, will open its doors to the public on 8 July.

Valley, Amsterdam

Image courtesy of MVRDV

Valley, Amsterdam

Image courtesy of MVRDV

Valley, Amsterdam

Image courtesy of MVRDV

Valley, Amsterdam

Image courtesy of MVRDV

In the last twenty years, the Amsterdam’s district of Zuidas has developed into a main international business centre. The development of Valley, designed by MVRDV, is part of the city’s aim to transforming it into a more liveable and complete urban area, welcoming  a large amounts of residents and additional public facilities over the next decade.

Developed for EDGE Technologies, the 75,000 square-meter mixed-use project contains 200 apartments, shops, seven storeys of office spaces, cultural institutes and a creative centre, as well as a three-storey underground parking with 375 parking spots. From the street level, a pedestrian path – developing along retails functions, terraces and roof gardens – leads up to the central publicly accessible valley-area spreading across the building’s podium, at 4th and 5th floor, and surrounding the central tower.

The project – with its stone terraces, bay-windows and balconies – brings also greenery to the district. The vegetation has been designed by the landscape architect Piet Oudolf, who focused on the possibility to have a year-round green appearance.

Valley, Amsterdam Image courtesy of MVRDV

Valley, Amsterdam Image courtesy of MVRDV

Valley, Amsterdam Image courtesy of MVRDV

Valley, Amsterdam Image courtesy of MVRDV