The ‘Amsterdam Arch’ highlights the axis connecting Berlage’s Plan Zuid and the Zuidas (South Axis), Amsterdam’s new urban development area. This spot demanded an iconic structure. The gateway-like configuration and the omnidirectional façade with recurring patterns reinforces the complex’s sculptural quality. It rolls together the mix of functions that is typical of Zuidas in a single structure: in the plinth there is a museum, a hotel above it, and offices and apartments are situated in the side wings.