Resilience is a big issue in the Nether­lands. Accord­ing­ly, the munic­i­pal­i­ty of Ams­ter­dam stim­u­lates rain­wa­ter reten­tion projects and the de-seal­ing of urban sur­faces, but also pro­motes pub­lic trans­port and bik­ing over car traffic.

The new canopy of the Cen­tral Sta­tion leads rain­wa­ter direct­ly into the riv­er instead of the sew­er­age sys­tem. Under the canopy lies a pub­lic trans­port hub with bus ter­mi­nal, pas­sen­ger hall and the entrance to a new metro line. This line cre­ates a super-fast con­nec­tion through the city cen­tre to Ams­ter­dam-Zuid and Zuidas. In this dis­trict, there are inno­v­a­tive designs of pub­lic space and pold­er roof gar­dens that fea­ture smart rain­wa­ter buffer­ing solu­tions. The sus­tain­able and cir­cu­lar CIRCL pavil­lion locat­ed at the heart of the area,  serves as a hub for all green initiatives.