‘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.
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 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 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.
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.
Asymptote Architecture is pleased to announce winning a 2013 Progressive Architecture Award for the Beukenhof Auditorium and Crematorium.
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.
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).
The creative Amsterdam firm Hofman Dujardin Architects, in collaboration with Fokkema&Partners, has played a leading role in helping sustainable energy company Eneco to practise what it preaches.
As one of the main characters in the Dutch Television-program ‘Stadium’ Architect Erick van Egeraat has presented his vision on a new Stadium venue and its value for the city of Rotterdam.
The Mini Mall consists of 2500 sqm of retail and catering space for entrepreneurs, artists, designers and other creative minds as from spring 2011.
The Co-housing / Nabuurschap design consists of a small-scale urban module or “stamp” for the garden town of Hoogvliet. Each stamp is a repeatable unit consisting of sixteen one-family houses with individual gardens, grouped around a collective open space.
New OrleansTower: for its 6th edition, AFFR has opted for most spectacular part of Rotterdam, The Netherlands: the new LantarenVenster of architect Álvaro Siza at the Wilhelminapier
Rotterdam stays behind on two issues compared to other cities. First, Rotterdam has little functional green public space. Second, Rotterdam ignores a positive use for citizens and tourists of its 94-KM waterfront along the Maas River.
Cool Tower is located in the Cool neighbourhood of the city centre of Rotterdam. This area was totally rebuilt in the 60’s after the massive bombardments suffered by the city.
The structure of the two residential blocks is an intervention in the centre of Rotterdam, a city that is naturally incised by a network of flowing waters. The site of the project is an old commercial trade grounds.
Making City Istanbul is the last exhibition of the 5th IABR: Making City. The exhibition is part of Musibet, the main exhibition of the first Istanbul Design Biennial that opens on 10 October at the Istanbul Modern Museum.
