{"id":3169,"date":"2025-01-24T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circa.nl\/about-circa-amsterdam\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T15:45:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T15:45:58","slug":"about-circa-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/circa.nl\/en\/about-circa-amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"About Circa Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3169\" class=\"elementor elementor-3169 elementor-2017\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d7b712 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64d7b712\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e45bc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4e45bc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264bdb9a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"264bdb9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69963dcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69963dcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT CIRCA AMSTERDAM<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef510ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ef510ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The iconic building has a rich history. The design by acclaimed American architect Richard Buckminster Fuller was first introduced at the 1967 World Expo in Montreal. With a 60-meter self-supporting span, it became Europe\u2019s first geodesic dome when installed in the Netherlands in 1971. For many years, Circa Amsterdam&#8217;s dome was the largest aluminum dome in the world.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543f26d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"543f26d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728380cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"728380cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75acf8db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75acf8db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A special roof<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6207643e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6207643e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Originally located at Schiphol as an aviation museum from 1971, the dome was dismantled in 2003 when the museum relocated to Lelystad. The roof structure was stored in shipping containers until 2018, when it was rebuilt at its current location as part of a new event venue. Circa Amsterdam officially opened its doors in April 2023.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21349d0d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21349d0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3789f8de elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3789f8de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7967abfc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7967abfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd93a2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bd93a2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AS SUSTAINABLE AS IT GETS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4aa0a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a4aa0a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Circa Amsterdam takes sustainability to the next level. The entire building uses LED lighting, ceilings are made from reclaimed wood, toilets were repurposed, and all walls are constructed from recycled plasterboard. The bar fronts are crafted from the containers in which the dome was stored, 75% of the flooring consists of reused materials, and the venue is heated and cooled using an energy-efficient thermal storage system. No gas is needed!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key sustainable features include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>High insulation value: EPC of 0.98%, giving Circa an A+++ energy label<\/li>\n<li>100% LED lighting throughout the venue<\/li>\n<li>Ceilings made from reclaimed wood<\/li>\n<li>Reused toilet fixtures<\/li>\n<li>Recycled plasterboard walls<\/li>\n<li>Recycled wallpaper in breakout rooms<\/li>\n<li>Bar fronts made from the dome\u2019s original shipping containers<\/li>\n<li>Floors made of 75% reused materials<\/li>\n<li>Flooring and fa\u00e7ades from a former tax office in Hoofddorp<\/li>\n<li>Heating\/cooling via thermal energy storage<\/li>\n<li>Backup heating via district heating \u2013 no gas required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95d0451 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"95d0451\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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