The transformation of large parts of Amstel III in Amsterdam, until recently only known as a monofunctional working area for offices and companies, is given a new impulse with the urban development plan of dvdp, commissioned by Certitudo Capital and in collaboration with R&D of the Municipality of Amsterdam.

The provisional urban development plan contains a number of large housing projects, so that the area as a whole becomes a residential and working area, with an urban mix of functions, where commercial functions and facilities are added at strategic places. A new guideline in this proposal is a green infrastructure of neighborhood parks and green corridors that give unity and character to the total plan area. The architectural development of the new city blocks, all situated on those green connections, is being taken up by a small number of architects, including dvdp.