Waterfront Villa in Westland Property

Waterfront Villa

Design: Waterstudio.NL. This Westland Villa has a concrete base that is situated in a dyke. This concrete base accommodates a boathouse and extra functions, like a swimming pool.

Black Pearl House Rotterdam

Black Pearl House

Design: Studio Rolf.fr i.p.w. Zecc Architecten. The 100 years old facade of a property in a row of terraced houses, is totally painted black. Both brick-work, frames and “windows” are covered with a shiny black oil.

McDonald’s in Rotterdam

McDonald’s Rotterdam Restaurant

Design: Mei Architects and Planners. A spectacular new pavilion building shines on the Coolsingel after only two months of construction. The former kiosk once voted the ugliest building in Rotterdam no longer reflected the ambitions of either McDonald’s or the city.

The Stairs in Rotterdam, Stationsplein

The Stairs in Rotterdam

Design: MVRDV, Architects. Rotterdam is to host a temporary new eye-catcher: a giant staircase with 180 steps leading from Stationsplein to the top of the Groot Handelsgebouw, an iconic building in the city’s history.

A House in a Church in Rotterdam

A House in a Church

Design: Ruud Visser Architects. Along the river De Rotte in Rotterdam stands a wooden church from 1930. The church was not in function anymore and was used as a garage for fixing and selling cars.

Rotterdam architecture photos: Dutch buildings

Reconstruction in Rotterdam

Rotterdam architecture photos – ‘Wederopbouw’, or Reconstruction, is the term used to describe the process of repairing the damage after World War II. Rotterdam was one of the hardest hit cities in the Netherlands.

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam

Collection Building Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Design: MVRDV. The city of Rotterdam, De Verre Bergen Foundation and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and MVRDV presented the design for the new Collection Building. The building with a surface of 15.000 sqm is an open art depot featuring exhibition halls, a sculpture roof garden and a restaurant. The public can see what’s going on behind the scenes in a museum and private art collectors will be able to store their own collection in ideal Museum conditions.

Feyenoord stadium and Varkenoord Rotterdam

Feyenoord Stadium Varkenoord Rotterdam 10

Erick van Egeraat’s design for a renewed Feyenoord stadium “De Kuip” and the surrounding areas, shows how both Feyenoord and the City of Rotterdam can successfully benefit from each other. “The unique brand Feyenoord Rotterdam offers enormous potential for both the football club and the City.

Casa K, Rotterdam Property

Casa K

Design: PEÑA architecture. The former Kralings Museum at the Hoflaan has been transformed starting in 2010 into a luxury apartment building. The building contains three apartments with a communal entrance and an elevator that offers access to the upper floors. The Casa K project involves the street level apartment which consists of two layers.

Tintin Tower Rotterdam: B05 “Kuifje” Building

B05 "Kuifje" Rotterdam

‘Tintin’ Building, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, design by NL Architects. Nieuw-Crooswijk is a residential area in Rotterdam, strategically located near the city center and Kralingse Bos, a beautiful park. “Everything within 10 minutes”. Large parts have recently been demolished and will soon be reconstructed.

De Fabriek Delfshaven Rotterdam – Building

De Fabriek Delfshaven, Rotterdam

Re-use of a former factory in Delfshaven: In the heart of bustling Delfshaven on the banks of the river Schie is an old characteristic industrial complex located which has lost a lot of its luster and vibrancy in the course of the years. The by time grown together agglomeration of characteristic buildings has become in an almost irreversible process of decline by years of vacancy and neglect.

Campus Hooglviet Rotterdam Building

Campus Hooglviet Rotterdam Dutch Education Building

Campus Hoogvliet is a new educational and cultural area located on the southern edge of Rotterdam composed of six buildings encompassing two vocational schools, an art studio, sports building, lyceum, restaurant, retail, and housing facilities.

DUNE 4.1 MAASTUNNEL, Rotterdam

DUNE 4.1 MAASTUNNEL, Rotterdam

DUNE 4.1 MAASTUNNEL is a public, interactive landscape placed in the Maastunnel for the Rotterdam 2007 City of Architecture, architectural intervention in The Netherlands – design by Daan Roosegaarde.

Hoflaan House, Rotterdam Property

Hoflaan House, Rotterdam

The distinguished Hoflaan is characterized by deep front gardens, monumental trees and mostly detached houses. The intertwining of private and public green creates an exceptional environment with an almost rural atmosphere.

Theatre Spijkenisse, New Rotterdam Theatre

Theatre Spijkenisse Rotterdam Theatre

The design for the Theatre Spijkenisse focuses on the placement and orientation of the building in the urban location, whilst simultaneously providing architectural solutions for programming needs and public access.

B Tower Rotterdam Skyscraper: Wiel Arets

B Tower Rotterdam Skyscraper by Wiel Arets Architects

The apartment building ‘B-TOWER’*, in the middle of the picture, at the east-side of the LIJNBAAN, now finished. Architect Wiel Arets. *‘B’ because it stands next to the department store Bijenkorf. (Bee-hive).