UNstudio: new amsterdam pavilion revealed

ben van berkel of UNstudio
photo by richard koek

today the official unveiling ceremony of ben van berkel / UNstudio's new amsterdam pavilion
will take place in battery park, new york. the new amsterdam plein and pavilion, commissioned
by the battery conservancy, is a gift from the netherlands to new york in honour of 400 years
of friendship. the pavilion will provide digital information points acquainting visitors with both
the surrounding neighborhood and new york city, as well as providing information about events
in the netherlands.

ben van berkel commented, 'the ideal site for a permanent commemoration of 400 years of dutch
history in new york because it is steeped in a sense of a shared past and looks directly toward the
harbor where henry hudson sailed. it is also focused on the future by virtue of its role as a modern
transportation hub within the constantly changing scene of lower manhattan. this is a site where
history meets the future.'


ben van berkel with warrie price, founder and president of the battery conservancy
photo by richard koek


new amsterdam pavilion in construction- truck carrying the material for building up
photo by richard koek


new amsterdam pavilion in construction
photo by richard koek


new amsterdam pavilion in construction
photo by richard koek


new amsterdam pavilion in construction
photo by richard koek


new amsterdam pavilion in construction
photo by richard koek


rendering of the pavilion
courtesy UN stutdio


model of the pavilion
courtesy UN studio


geometric principle diagram
courtesy UN studio



site plan
courtesy UN studio