Johan Cruijff ArenA Parking Garage, Amsterdam Building Renovation, Dutch Architecture Images
Johan Cruijff ArenA Parking Garage in Amsterdam, NL
25 Aug 2020
Johan Cruijff ArenA Parking Garage
Architects: XML
Location: Amsterdam, Holland, The Netherlands

Twenty-five years after its original opening, the parking garage of the Johan Cruijff ArenA Parking Garage in Amsterdam has undergone an extensive renovation by architecture office XML, in collaboration with creative director Alfons Hooikaas and wayfinding expert Studiostaak. With nearly 2,400 parking spaces, the P1 ArenA is one of the largest parking garages in the Netherlands. The completed design is part of an ongoing strategic rebranding of municipal parking garages for which the same team has developed a design manual for the city of Amsterdam. On the basis of this manual, all municipal parking garages will be renovated in the coming years.
The design treats the parking garage as a public interior, giving the building a new relation to the city of Amsterdam. In addition to visitors to Ajax football matches, the garage is also used as a transfer hub by visitors to Amsterdam, who change here from car to public transport to travel to the historic center. Accordingly, the design approaches the garage as the ?lobby of the city centre?.

The new garage aims to enhance safety and security, and serve as a warm welcome to Amsterdam, leaving a lasting impression for all visitors.

Signage, lighting and architectural interventio...