The opportunity provided for the design method and strategies for waterfront development through the experience of Eastern Harbour District Amsterdam is the purpose of this paper. The City of Amsterdam has long wanted to develop the area along the IJ and IJoever area into a lively urban area, waterfront cultural quarter, linking central station and the new residential areas on two other former dockland sites, Java-KNSM eiland and Borneo-Sporenburg. Moreover, IJburg was formed by reclaiming from the IJmeer with city extension plan. The gigantic warehouses are a reminder of the time when the area was still a functional port. Seven new eilands are still growing up for housing with waterfront advantage. This paper reviews an assessment of its success in housing, culture with waterfront open space and concludes with the establishment of planning for waterfront development; extraction of the factors contributing to waterfront development; rehabilitation of infrastructure through the cultural quarter as an urban emblem with housing and waterfront open space; implementation of urban regeneration for the creation of identity considering historical cultural assets.