[ZJA - Underground bicycle parking Leidseplein, Amsterdam - COVER IMG]
[ZJA - Underground bicycle parking Leidseplein, Amsterdam - IMG 1] [ZJA - Underground bicycle parking Leidseplein, Amsterdam - IMG 2] [ZJA - Underground bicycle parking Leidseplein, Amsterdam - IMG 3] [ZJA - Underground bicycle parking Leidseplein, Amsterdam - IMG 4] [ZJA - Underground bicycle parking Leidseplein, Amsterdam - IMG 5] [ZJA - Underground bicycle parking Leidseplein, Amsterdam - IMG 6] [ZJA - Underground bicycle parking Leidseplein, Amsterdam - IMG 7]

Underground bicycle parking Leidseplein, Amsterdam

Firm LocationAmsterdam, Netherlands
CompanyZJA
Lead ArchitectZJA
Design TeamBallast Nedam (contractor), Hans van Houwelingen (artist)
ClientThe municipality of Amsterdam
Projecthttps://www.zja.nl/en/Fietsenstalling-Leidseplein-Amsterdam

To increase the quality of life on the Leidseplein-square in Amsterdam and to make better use of the scarce public space, a bicycle parking has been constructed underneath the square. Bicycles are no longer parked at street level, allowing space for pedestrians and creating a renewed meeting place for the city. 40 bronze lizards, a work of art, are integrated in the design of this parking and the park. Along with the reconstructed bridge over the Lijnbaans-canal, in the characteristic style of the Amsterdam School, this is a leading visual element in the design of the parking and its entrance.