WAA progress construction on Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam
The twelve-story concrete tower was built in 1967 to accommodate guests of the Royal Tropical Institute. In recent decades it served as a hotel, until the building could no longer meet modern standards. The concrete tower will be stripped and extensively renovated into a modern hotel with a light, crystalline facade. The slender shape of the tower and the characteristic low plinth are retained. Guests will be able to enjoy splendid, unobstructed views over the Oosterpark. The new plinth and the roof terrace will house the restaurant and bar. Together with the new garden the KIT hotel will form the new entrance to the Oosterpark and thereby finish the development of the Oosterpark which started in 1895.