Elicium Amsterdam RAI
The RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre
has been extended with a new building, Elicium (from Elysium, meaning a
delightful place). Its lower component, the Expo Foyer or 'Ballroom', hovers 5 metres above street
level and is attached to the existing complex on both sides by aerial walkways.
This creates a circuit or perimeter walk, transforming the old forecourt into
an 'enclosed garden'. Shifted up half a storey alongside the Expo Foyer are
five congress halls; these are spatially linked but can be used separately. The
Ballroom is a single large column-free space that may be divided up using
sliding partitions. A seven-storey stack rises above the congress halls.
Elicium puts the RAI in a better position to attract large multi-day
international events and gives it a bold new front.
www.rai-elicium.nl
Client
Amsterdam RAI
Architect
Benthem Crouwel
Architekten
Gross
floor area
15.195 m²
Start
design
2004
Start
construction
2007
Completion
2009
