📋 Tender Overview
Amersfoort is getting a new town hall. Kraaijvanger Architecten has made a sketch design for this. The starting point for the design was the ideas and wishes of residents interest groups municipal employees and the municipal council. They find the themes of encounter sustainability and the lifespan of the building important. To meet this need a larger one-off investment is required than previously anticipated. However the annual costs for the House for the City will remain approximately the same as the current city hall.Willem-Jan Stegeman City Hall alderman A city hall is only really a House for the City if all users are happy to come there. We have therefore listened carefully to what residents employees and the municipal council consider important. Making a design that meets all wishes and needs and that fits within the financial frameworks is a challenge. In my opinion Kraaijvanger has succeeded well in coming up with solutions during the design process that pay for themselves so that the building will last for generations to come.David Hess Kraaijvanger Architects With this building Amersfoort shows that it handles real estate responsibly with an eye for people animals and the environment. Now in the short term and in the long term. Conscious investment with an eye for value in the longer term is the precondition for a sustainable future. The House for the City can thus become an example for a circular economy and climate-adaptive construction. An example that hopefully will be followed by others.Wishes from the cityThe sketch design shows what the shape of the building will be its size how it will fit into the environment and what functions will be added. In this way residents will soon be able to meet each other in the catering facility make use of meeting rooms walk in the green squares and in the gardens and attend council meetings. And of course they can go there for municipal matters such as passports permits and marriages. It is also the intention that other social organisations such as Indebuurt033 UWV and Stadsring 51 will be given space in the House for the City to improve services to residents. The design also shows that much attention is paid to measures to make the building energy neutral such as solar panels the use of heat and cold storage good insulation and sustainable construction.Recoup investmentMore than 100 million euros is needed to realize the wishes and ambitions of the city at the same time. This is a larger one-off investment than previously anticipated. The annual housing costs for the new town hall will remain approximately the same as the current town hall. This is because the municipality can spread the investment costs over a longer period. Due to the investments in future-proofing the new town hall will last for 50 years initially planned for 40 years. In addition returns are achieved from solar panels high-quality insulation heat and cold storage. And the municipality receives revenue from the rental of spaces in the House of the City to catering and social partners. In doing so the Municipal Executive has opted for a conscious one-off investment that will pay for itself over the years.
