Architectural highlights on the A10 highway

The two data centers AM3 and AM4 make the invisible visible, housing huge server spaces that facilitate our internet traffic and data storage 24 hours a day. The high-rise building is made of triangular aluminum profiles, which are black on one side and silver on the other, and the exterior changes its appearance with different weather conditions and depending on the angle from which you approach it. Completed in 2017, AM4 is equipped with aquifer thermal energy storage systems and is one of the most sustainable data centers of its kind.

The building for the Academic Centre for Dentistry (ACTA) offers dental health care, research and education in a highly organized building situated on the Zuidas in full view of the A10 highway. The glazing of the façade is printed with a basic, graphic pattern of stripes that gives a surprising moiré effect: the appearance of the building changes depending on the observation angle and the weather. In full view of the A10 highway, it consists of a seven-storey base above which hovers a block of laboratories.

The RAI car park features two remarkable helix-shaped towers that spiral upwards, separating traffic flows for efficient parking operations. These iconic concrete structures are highly visible from the A10 ring road, especially at night when blue LED lights emphasize their elegant form. The Elicium gives the RAI Convention Centre a contemporary face with flowing lines where walls and floor blend into one continuous form.

The Gerrit Rietveld Academy of Art was expanded with a studio building of nine stories. Its north facade is fully transparent so that the studios are flooded with light, while the south side facing the street is opaque from the first storey upwards. All facades are clad with 16,000 square tiles in pressed Czech glass specially produced for the new wing.

As part of the Schiphol Amsterdam Almere project, the A10 East section from Amstel junction to Watergraafsmeer junction was widened to accommodate increased traffic flow. The existing sound barriers were replaced by new, higher screens that provide improved noise reduction. This functional infrastructure demonstrates how practical design can serve traffic needs along Amsterdam's busiest ring road.