The World Trade Centre Amsterdam lies at the
heart of the Zuidas, which is evolving as the most vital business
community in the Netherlands. Its location at the Berlage Axis
allows the World Trade Centre to play a pioneering role in the
different upcoming projects in and around the Zuidas and also
those, which are in progress or have been completed. Among these
are the re-development and expansion of the World Trade Centre
Amsterdam, construction of the ING Headquarters, Maher 4 project
and a first class hotel as a physical end to the Berlage Axis.
Like the World Trade Centre Amsterdam some 300 World Trade
Centres are in operation throughout the world at this time and
their primary goal is to make international trade easier by
bringing together business agencies and providing them with
the services they need to be successful. Each World Trade Centre
becomes a branch office of all the others by becoming a member
of the World Trade Centre Association (WTCA). World Trade Centre
Amsterdam has been a member of WTCA since 1985.
The World Trade Centre Amsterdam enjoys an
ideal location at Zuidas, ten minutes away from the centre of
the city. Schiphol Airport is separated from this business edifice
by a journey of mere six minutes. Flourishing offices and living
spaces are available here in the heart of the city’s economically
developed area. The A10 ring road connects the World Trade Centre
allowing access to the major highways of Amsterdam. Outside
the compound one can avail buses, trams, metros and trains at
the Zuid/ WTC Station.
The following public transportation can be
availed from reaching world trade Centre:
Parking facility
There is a provision for thousand parking spaces just below
the building making it convenient for the visitors as well
as the tenants to enjoy spacious parking for their respective
vehicles.
History
In 1967, a plan was created to build a meeting place for
the international business community in Amsterdam. In 1979,
architect Gerard de Klerk was commissioned by Algemeen Burgerlijk
Pensioenfonds and Fries-Groningse Hypotheekbank to design
this World Trade Centre. In 1982, the then Prime Minister,
Mr. A.A.M. van Agt, laid the first stone.
Her Majesty, The Queen officially inaugurated the World Trade
Centre on October 25 1985 which soon came to be popularly
known as ‘The BlueAngel’, an imposing building
situated on the best possible location, a junction of roads,
air, rail and water ways.
In 1998 Kantoren Fonds Nederland and ING Real Estate commissioned
architects to draw up plans to create a new standard where
business can be conducted in a progressive atmosphere. The
architects of a London-based architectural firm Kohn Pederson
Fox in collaboration with the Amsterdam firm Van de Oever,
Zaaijer & Partners were asked to incorporate openness
and transparency that meet the demands of the present and
the future. This recent project of renovation and expansion
involved an expense of Euro 300 million.
Facts
Here is a short listing of a few facts about this Establishment:
Opened
in 1985 by her Majesty The Queen
Member of
the WTCA; 1st WTC in the world to be rectified
Owned by
ING Real Estate and KFN
Designers:
Original Building (1985): Gerard De Klerk
Renovation
and Expansion: Lee Polisano (Van dan Oever & Partners)
and Hans van dan Oever (Van dan Oever & Partners)
Figures
The figures of World Trade Centre are mind blowing and self-explanatory:
120,000
m2 office space
3,500 m2
shopping centre
More than
1200 parking spaces
1 Auditorium
that seats 200 persons
6 Meeting
rooms
4 Boardrooms
Shopping
mall with a wide variety of shops
Around 30
nationalities
Around 180
Tenants at present
300 Tenants
after renovation and expansion
Around 2,000
people work in World Trade Centre Amsterdam at present. After
the expansion this will be around 3,000
Special Features
The renovated centre comprises of nine towers and two foyers.
A large public square, Zuidplein, divide the centre in two.
This magnificent architecture is complimented with a 27 storey
tower with impressive ‘platform offices’ having
spectacular views, architecturally stunning low-rise buildings
and lots of additional parking space. A beautifully located
inner garden, additional shops and restaurants add to the
extravagance of the World Trade Centre.
Openness and transparency are central to the building’s
design. High ceilings, natural wood, stone and glass features,
combined with an abundance of natural light create a luxurious
setting.
Facilities
The business masterpiece facilitates access to numerous
on-site services and thus ensuring your day in the World Trade
Center Amsterdam as productive as possible. Some of these
facilities are being listed as follows:
A central
reception hall manned by professional staff
On-site
information and communication (ICT) facilities
Banking
and Postal services (including PO boxes)
Ample parking
for Cars and Bicycles
General
storage space
Superior
convention facilities
A 200 seat
Auditorium
Advanced
audiovisual technology
4 well-appointed
boardrooms
6 meeting
rooms
Cost-effective
cleaning
Security
services
Data communication
and Telephone services
Copy and
Secretarial services
A personal
Answering service
Onsite Restaurants
and Cafes
A Catering
Firm offering the offices consummate ‘room service’
Services
The World Trade Centre offers the following value added
services to all its members:
Information
about their respective regions, including local products and
services, market conditions, government regulations and business
culture
Profiles
of local business contacts, including manufacturers, distributors
and services providers
Host trade-oriented
events
Holding
and organizing International trade courses, seminars and workshops.
Inquire
about new markets with a desire to attract upcoming business
groups
Facilitates
business gathering by providing luxurious lounge and dining
services
Professional
advice is rendered by the ABN-AMRO Bank
The members from all operating WTCs around the world can
enjoy the above-mentioned services.
Top 5 Reasons for choosing World Trade Centre Amsterdam
Internationally
recognized location for business to be conducted in a progressive
atmosphere
The tenants
can choose to avail office spaces for any period of time and
within an area ranging from 27 sq. m to around 3400 sq. m.
Resounding
ceiling systems, high-tech lighting with well-furnished kitchens
and sanitary barricades
Division
of spaces by different power columns at an interval of 3.60
metres
Top cooling
system, data and speech communication systems, with the option
to create a layout of your office according to your own will
through wall panels
Moreover, at the World Trade Centre Amsterdam you have an
opportunity to work with representatives from more than 30
nationalities.
Restaurants and Cafes
The delicious delicacies of the city with different exquisite
Mediterranean cuisines can be tasted in the WTCafe de Blauwe
Engel located on the ground floor on Zuidplein by Strawinskylaan.
The decent bar and its indoor terrace provide relaxation from
the hectic schedules. Provision has also been made for an
outdoor terrace during summertime. Private and company get-togethers
are also entertained, here.
During the weekends you can hire the café or a part
of it for organizing events of your choice and demand. Football
matches are also shown on a wide screen inside the restaurant.
Daybreak coffee corner, Segafredo, Brasserie Dyne’s
and Dyne’s a la carte restaurant offer a variety of
mouthwatering cuisine in a stylistic backdrop.
Maison van den Boer, Holland Catering Specialisten and the
World Trade Center Amsterdam jointly ventured to establish
Triple ACE in 2002. High quality conference and catering services
are offered by this organization. An impeccable room service
is one of its distinct features that allow guests to enjoy
their breakfast, lunch and dinner in their offices. Drinks,
snacks, coffees and pastries can be enjoyed in-between meeting
hours owing to prompt service of the staff.
Food Village Supermarket
Members of the World Trade Centre as well as other people
from the locality benefit the luxury of shopping in the city’s
one of the most fashionable supermarkets inside the business
compound.
Conclusion
World Trade Centre Amsterdam, the new booming business centre,
is the best location for the tenants to have a professional
workstation ‘anyplace and anytime’.
Business here attains the magnitude of life where the extra
facilities, such as a shopping centre, a fully equipped conference
centre and a wide selection of restaurants give it a shape
of a miniature city. Catering and conference facilities, internal
ICT facilities, secretarial services, trade information services,
banking transactions, daycare centre, telephone answering
service, all these and many more are at your fingertips. Be
it grocery shopping, an appointment with the physical therapist,
a dentist or a hairdresser, the World Trade Centre offers
it all under one roof.
Hundreds of companies with representatives from more than
30 different nations can fully concentrate on achieving goals
and operate more flexibly now. Thanks to the World Trade Centre
and its well-organized and extensive facilities.
