Living
“I did a work placement in Zuidas seven years ago, and even back then I was saying I wanted to live here one day”
Dimitri Brom has been living in Zuidas for three and a half years. He runs his own content company, Now Up Next, that reviews restaurants, bars, and events, and also operates Nowness Agency, his adver...
“We would like to see more art in Zuidas. It would be brilliant to be able to take our daughter to explore exhibitions.”
Kalun and Igrien have a long history in Zuidas. The two first met while attending the Sint-Nicolaas Lyceum, and they lived in the Django tower until 10 years ago. In 2023, the couple returned to Zuida...
“The atmposphere and mindset of the people in Zuidas motivate me to go the extra mile”
At 26, Julia Verbij is a social media manager and content creator with over 170,000 followers on Instagram, who went from life on a farm to living in Zuidas. After attaining a degree in language and c...
“I actually never tell people I live in Zuidas, but that I live on Gustav Mahlerlaan.”
Born and raised on Van Nijenrodeweg on the outskirts of Zuidas, Elkan van der Reis feels every inch the ‘Zuidasser’. Having lived in the area for so long, he has had a front row seat to all the ways i...
‘The Zuidas is for everyone and that’s fun!’
In the heart of the bustling Zuidas, the family of Yves Gassler – partner at law firm AKD - and Martine Grüdemann – director of development Zadelhoff, live in one of the six Townhouses on Gershwinlaa...
“The architecture of Zuidas won us over”
Kirstin Reinink left beautiful Enschede for love seven years ago. Now, she and her husband have lived in The George in Zuidas for three and a half years. It’s from here that Kirstin runs her interior...
“From the ground up”
From the ground up, Daan has not only watched Zuidas grow, but contributed to it himself. Having moved to this booming part of Amsterdam four years ago, after two years he decided to take the plunge a...
“I’m in love with the cosmopolitan vibe”
Valley may be a world-class icon, it has also captured the eyes of many in Amsterdam. Among them was Hella Huizinga, who was thrilled to land a place here in Zuidas last year. A seasoned businesswoman...
“Zuidas is a huge source of inspiration for me”
Rawaz Salaye first came to the Netherlands with his family after fleeing war-torn Iraq, and he spent his childhood in Den Bosch. When he was 12 and the area was once more safe, Rawaz’s parents decided...
“Dubai is great for a while but we like the lifestyle in the Netherlands better”
A year and a half ago, Adriaan Hernández and Susan Poeder traded Amsterdam-Zuidas for Dubai. Now, the couple hop around between Airbnbs. Aside from the financial benefits, this lifestyle also gives th...
“Riding into Zuidas, I always think: wow, what an amazing place to live!”
Nynke Popma has lived in Amsterdam for most of her life. She spent lots of time in the city as a child at her father’s shop on Ceintuurbaan, or visiting the Rijksmuseum in weekends. Though she left he...
“My home feels like poetry to me”
Valley is coming alive – both as a building, and as a home. Judith Osborn is one of the new tenants who was attracted by the iconic complex and its spectacular apartments. What she describes as a ‘mas...
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Michiel de Bruine en Rinske Berg, voorzitter en secretaris van Wonen in Zuidas, nemen ons mee in het hoe en waarom van dit platform.
“My house is like a bird’s nest with an amazing view of the city”
Retired lawyer Oscar Hammerstein traded Amsterdam’s historic centre for a dazzling apartment in one of the brand-new Valley towers. With art on the walls, eccentric curios collected around the globe a...
“Living and working in Zuidas is my ideal combination”
In this section, we ask residents to tell us where they live and how they like life in Zuidas. This time, we talked to businesswoman Bianca Smits, owner of Blush Beauty & Skin Clinic. Based in Zuidas...
“I jumped at the chance to live in Zuidas”
In this section, we ask residents to tell us where they live and how they like life in Zuidas. This time, we talked to Stephanie Mulder (24). She loves the corner apartment she first moved into as a s...
“Zuidas offers loads of comfort and feels like a close community”
In this section, we ask residents to tell us where they live and how they like life in Zuidas. This time, we talked to Lars van Engelen (36), who lives in the Miles Building Complex. He enjoys explori...
“Zuidas has a village vibe; safe, pleasant and caring”
In this section, we ask residents to tell us where they live and how they like life in Zuidas. This time, we talked to Emile Rietveld (36), who lives in Intermezzo. Born and raised in Amsterdam, he is...
“Looking at Zuidas from my terrace is like watching a play”
In this new section, we ask residents to tell us where they live and how they like life in Zuidas. This time, we talked to Eva Lindfors, who lives in Xavier. After leaving her native Finland as a teen...