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New Amsterdam Pavilion, Building, New York, Photo, Architect, Plein, Design
Ben van Berkel Building New York : Information
Development at The Battery, Manhattan, USA
New Amsterdam Pavilion by Ben van Berkel/ UNStudio unveiled in Battery
Park (New York)
9 Sep 2009, NEW YORK, NY
Today the official unveiling ceremony of Ben van Berkel / UNStudio's
New Amsterdam Pavilion will take place in Battery Park, New York.
The unveiling of the completed exterior structure of the New Amsterdam
Pavilion will be carried out by guests of honour the Prince of Orange
and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, the Mayor of the City
of New York Michael R. Bloomberg, Under Secretary of State Judith
A. McHale, and Frans Timmermans the Dutch Minister for European Affairs.
The unveiling ceremony will take place at 11 am on the Peter Minuit
Plaza in Battery Park.
Photos : Richard Koek

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. When completed, the Plein and Pavilion
is expected to attract over 6 million visitors annually. The Pavilion
will provide digital information points acquainting visitors with
both the surrounding neighbourhood and New York City, as well as providing
information about events in The Netherlands. The Pavilion will also
serve as a food and beverage outlet, with seating provided on the
surrounding Plein (plein is Dutch for civic plaza or square). Part
of Battery Park's Peter Minuit Plaza will be renamed New Amsterdam
Plein and together with the Pavilion will provide an attractive gathering
place for New Yorkers, commuters, and tourists, as well as serving
as a tribute to our common history and shared values.
This location is, in the words of architect Ben van Berkel, "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 harbour 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."
The New Amsterdam Pavilion will offer, according to Warrie Price (pictured
below), Founder and President of The Battery Conservancy, "a
superb culinary experience, great visitor orientation information
and materials, and an iconic, recognizable spot for residents and
visitors to rendezvous."

The Pavilion's completed roof and undulating sidewalls glow with polished
white surfaces, which frame the fritted glass enclosures. These four
wings radiate from a center oculus, which is punctuated by polished
aluminum grill work, facilitating the ventilation of the building.
The pavilion will be equipped with an electronic LED facade system
that allows for a constantly changing light show at night, "an
experience that will carry the animation and drama of the day into
the evening," according to van Berkel.
The New Amsterdam Plein & Pavilion is made possible by a grant
from the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to The Battery
Conservancy as part of the NY400 celebration and in honour of the
enduring relationship between New York and Holland. Handel Architects
LLP, New York, serve as the executive architect, working in collaboration
with UNStudio. Buro Happold joined the team for engineering &
sustainability consultancy and worked with UNStudio on the lighting
design.
New Amsterdam Plein & Pavilion - Building Information
New Amsterdam Plein & Pavilion, Battery Park, New York, USA, 2008
- 2009
UNStudio:
Ben van Berkel, Caroline Bos with Wouter de Jonge, Christian Veddeler
and Kyle Miller, Jan Schellhoff, Wesley Lanckriet, Arndt Willert
Advisors:
- Handel Architects, New York (Executive Architect)
Gary Handel, AIA, D. Blake Middleton, FAIA, LEED AP, Stephen Matkovits,
AIA, LEED AP, Mark Morris
- Buro Happold (Lighting Design and Structural, Mechanical, Electrical,
Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineering)
Previously:
New Amsterdam Pavilion
: design information

Plein & Pavilion image : UNStudio
New York Architecture
Ben van Berkel portrait

photo : Koos Breukel
New Amsterdam Plein New York images / information from UNStudio
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