Building REC J/K, which once housed the Physics department and its laboratories, today serves multiple uses. Its brick chimney makes it a distinctive building on Roeterseiland campus.

To safeguard the continued safe use of the building in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations, major maintenance is required. This maintenance, combined with an upgrade of the building, will facilitate optimal use of the building over the coming 15 years. The upgrade includes building work to ensure daylight access in the new lecture rooms in the basement, and the relocation of the entrance to Nieuwe Achtergracht.

The work on building REC J/K will make this distinctive building fully fit for purpose again in 2024. This will provide more spacious accommodation for academic teaching and the partners we work with, and redress the balance between the campus and the surrounding residential area. 

It has been decided to spread out the project over a period of two years, during which the building will remain in use. Work in 2022 will mainly focus on the low-rise section of the building. Work on the high-rise section will start in 2023. 

Download the phasing and planning schedule here (available in Dutch only)

The Real Estate Development department along with the Facility Services department, the University of Amsterdam’s facility organisation, has held several information sessions to include surrounding residents in the planning process (phasing, work and the expected inconvenience) for building J/K and the Roeterseiland Campus. There was an opportunity to ask questions during the sessions. Questions and answers are recorded in the minutes below (available in Dutch only):

• Read the minutes of the session of 8 June 2022 (PDF, 2 p.).
• View the presentation of the session of 8 June 2022 (PDF, 15 p.). 
• Read the minutes of the session of 10 January 2022 (PDF, 2 p.).
• View the presentation of the session of 10 January 2022 (PDF, 20 p.).

In the initial stage of the project (until summer 2023), the focus was on the low-rise structure of the building. Please find the updates for REC J/K users below (available in Dutch only).

• Update Nr.7 - Juli 2023
• Update Nr.6 - April 2023
• Update Nr. 5 - Maart 2023
• Update Nr. 4 - Oktober 2022
• Update Nr. 3 - September 2022
• Update Nr. 2 - Juni 2022
• Update Nr. 1 - Februari 2022
• Download hier de actuele plattegrond van REC J/K per september 2022 (fase 1)
• Download hier de plattegrond van het bouwterrein rond REC J/K per half oktober 2022