rotterdam 2010.Projects 45

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1 rotterdam 2010 Projects 45 Created 03-Apr-10 By gabriela kopacikova, brno, Czech Republic Scheepvaart en Transport College Neutelings Riedijk secondary school Kraton 230 Wine or Water Jobsveem Mullerpier Block 7 Public Playground on Mullerpier Opera OT Cube Housing 8 Urban Podium Rotterdam Atelier Kempe Thill pavilion, theatre Willemswerf 15 Delftse Poort 16 Delftse Poort Offices 17 Millenium Tower 18 WZMH s apartment, hotel, office 9 Groothandelsgebouw 19 Hugh A Maaskant commercial space, mixed-use development, office 10 Cafe De Unie 20 JJP Oud cafe, restaurant 11 Didden Village 21 MVRDV dwellings, private house, renovation 12 Piet Blom dwellings, housing, promenade Bonnema en office Hugh A Maaskant watch-tower 7 Franz Ziegler theatre Euromast 14 Cor Kraat art, landmark Bekkering Adams en leisure, play ground, sport, square 6 Neutelings Riedijk housing Red Apple Quist Wintermans en office Mei architects and planners housing, office, renovation 5 Bijvoet architectuur & stadsontwerp restaurant KCAP s & Planners housing, mixed-use development Mei architects and planners office, recording studio 4 Schouwburgplein 22 West 8 square 13 The New Institute 23 Jo Coenen archive, library, museum, office 1

2 De Vriese pavilion BiermanHenket architecten museum Boijmans van Beuningen Sonneveld House Strand aan de Maas Zalmhaven Apartment Building Hoge Heren Erasmus Bridge KPN Office 28 New Luxor BOLLES+WILSON music theatre, theatre Information center of the Rotterdam Court 35 Las Palmas 36 Montevideo 37 World Port Centre 38 Foster & Partners office 29 2nd Katendrechtse Haven 39 DKV en car park, housing 30 Purifying Plant Roteb 40 Maarten Struijs energy centre 31 Grain Factory Codrico extension 41 Liong Lie s factory, industry 32 Renzo Piano office Mecanoo housing UNStudio bridge 27 Wiel Arets s dwellings, housing 34 Benthem Crouwel Architekten apartment, culture, exposition space DKV en commercial space, garage, housing 26 MONADNOCK bar, cafe, leisure, pavilion Wilhelminaplein Subway Station Atelier Kempe Thill court building, information centre OMA - Rem Koolhaas exposition space 25 JA Brinkman museum, private house Kunsthal Zwarts & Jansma s subway station Robbrecht en Daem en library, museum 24 Inholland 42 Designed by Erick van Egeraat university 33 Body House 43 Monolab private house 2

3 City Office Feijenoord Bekkering Adams en government, housing, nursery, office De Brug Unilever Kiefhoek Justus van Effen Quarter 47 Michiel Brinkman housing, urban plan 45 JHK en office 44 Van Nelle factory 48 JA Brinkman factory, office 46 JJP Oud dwellings, urban plan 3

4 photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Naomi Schiphorst Scheepvaart en Transport College Lloydstraat EA Rotterdam This 65 metres high tower has a mixed program of educational spaces, offices and public functions A route of escalators links the different departments from the lobby all the way to the top The low-rise part of the building contains the special facilities like simulator rooms, restaurants, a media centre, a sports centre, and workshops The cantilevered conference room overlooks the Port of Rotterdam, while the stepped student restaurant on the ground floor overlooks the Maas river The meandering building volume forms a vertical icon for this international centre of maritime knowledge Neutelings Riedijk also got the commission (through a European selection process, a tender) to design the interior of the building photo: José Manuel Alorda Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Contractor Services engineer Neutelings Riedijk ABT Heijmans Royal Haskoning Stichting Scheepvaart en Transport College MI_MOA The building lies in the Lloydkwartier, take the subway to stop Coolhaven 4

5 photo: Jeroen Musch photo: Jeroen Musch Kraton 230 Lloydstraat EA Rotterdam Part of the larger Schiecentrale Complex in the former harbour area Lloydkwartier, this new building will house the local TV broadcasting station, its studio s and offices The Schiecentrale used to be an electricity plant, now transformed into a creative melting-pot of 80 different film, audio-visual and Information and Communication Technology businesses The complex consists of the 25Kv Building, the Trafohuis, Hotel Stroom, the canteen building, and more living and working space The façade of this building, clad with cast-iron panels has a special pattern, designed by Studio Job It refers to the former steel-industry of the harbour area, and was chosen for its dirty look, and the resemblance to the cast-iron covers on street-holes The plates, now orange, will soon rust more and change into dark brown, leaving rusty, red water, which will be disgorged The choice for this material leaves visitors to think it is also one of the renovated and reused buildings photo: Jeroen Musch Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Artist Mei architects and planners Pieters Bouwtechniek Studio Job RTV Rijnmond olivier_van_den_hoven If you would like to visit the building from the inside or if you re interested in a guided tour, please contact Mei architects and planners to make an appointment They have their office inside the Schiecentrale Call + 31 (0) or pr@mei-archeu Tram 8 (from Central Station with direction Spangen) stops in front (stop: Pieter de Hooghweg) Metro Coolhaven is 5 minutes walking At 2 minutes walking there is also a place to park your boat, or to get of the water-taxi You can park your car in front of the complex (paid) See for more information on the whole complex 5

6 photo: Olivier van den Hoven photo: Olivier van den Hoven Wine or Water Loods Celebes WH Rotterdam This seacontainer-restaurant serves the best view over the Maas river with ingredients from Mediterranean and Eastern seasonal kitchens Situated in the Lloydkwartier, the Rotterdam centre of new media, the restaurant also offers a varying display of new-media-art-works On the outside terrace with views from your beach-chair this restaurant offers the best urban, intercultural and creative setting for long warm Rotterdam summer evenings photo: Olivier van den Hoven 2007 Bijvoet architectuur & stadsontwerp Bea Oomens olivier_van_den_hoven Tuesday Sunday: 12:00 00:00hr Reservations through +31-(0) , or the site: Tram 8, stop at Pieter de Hoochweg Subway line Calandlijn, stop at Coolhaven Watertaxi stop at Mullerpier Free parking on private terrain 6

7 photo: Peter Kooijman photo: Jeroen Musch Jobsveem Lloydstraat EA Rotterdam The former warehouse and national monument Jobsveem, also known as St Job, on the quay of the Lloyd Pier in Rotterdam, has been changed significantly The design by Mei in collaboration with architect Wessel de Jonge breathes new life into the old warehouse Since its completion in 1913, is was extremely introverted This was done to protect the stored goods from too much daylight, rain and wind The structure involved the use of construction methods that were very advanced for their time: long floors (130x25m) with cast-iron columns of different heights Converting it to apartments and commercial spaces was an opportunity to bring daylight into the building with 3 glazed atria The light courts of glass and steel emphasise the monumental components that have been carefully restored They are lively, light spaces where residents can meet one another In warm weather, and also in the event of calamities such as fire, the glazed roof opens and a light breeze blows through the atrium Floor area/size m² Main designer, Building physics consultant Structural engineer Technical engineer Contractor Mei architects and planners Wessel de Jonge DGMR Pieters Bouwtechniek Reuser Technisch adviesbureau Volker Bouwmaatschappij BAM Vastgoed en BAM Volker Bouwmaatschappij Mei photo: Jeroen Musch If you would like to visit the building from the inside or if you re interested in a guided tour, please contact Mei architects and planners to make an appointment They have their office inside the Schiecentrale Call + 31 (0) or pr@mei-archeu Tram 8 (from Central Station with direction Spangen) stops in front (stop: Pieter de Hooghweg) Metro Coolhaven is 5 minutes walking At 2 minutes walking there is also a place to park your boat, or to get of the water-taxi You can park your car in front of the complex (paid) See for more information on the whole complex 7

8 photo: Naomi Schiphorst Mullerpier Block 7 Sint-Jobskade EN Rotterdam photo: Hannah Anthonysz The project on the Mullerpier in the Rotterdam harbour area is designed as a compact urban block that mimics the robust architecture of harbour storehouses Sixty apartments of different size and type are organized on ten floors around a central core The square footprint of the building becomes more slender towards the top, as the volume splits up into six separate towers Each tower cantilevers towards the panoramic view The ground floor is taken up by urban services An underground parking garage is integrated in the project (text Neutelings Riedijk) Project is not public! 2006 Main designer, Contractor Cooperating designer Neutelings Riedijk Van Bergen Kolpa BAM Bureau Bouwkunde AM Wonen toffe_tico Tram 8 (from Central Station with direction Spangen) stop: Pieter de Hooghweg Metro Coolhaven is 5 minutes walking At 2 minutes walking there is also a place to park your boat, or to get of the water-taxi See for more information on the whole area 8

9 photo: DigiDaan photo: DigiDaan Public Playground on Mullerpier Mullerkade EH Rotterdam The design for a school, sport and public square is a pilot project, resulting from a research into the potential of playgrounds for the public domain in 2007 It is a schoolyard for the primary school nearby, as well a public square In the surroundings, there are several other functions, such as a home for elderly people, a business centre, a theatre and housing There is a sports square where the older children can play more competitive games, and a smaller square where all children, but especially the younger ones, can play safely in a diverse way Around the square is a green hedge, which together with the green rubber ground with a pattern of leaves, relates to the theme of 'a secret garden' More green, shelter and means to play is what the square offers today The final result challenges children to play in different ways, while adults are invited to use the square as an outdoor accommodation in their neighbourhood photo: DigiDaan Floor area/size m², Landscape architect Bekkering Adams en Bekkering_Adams Municipality of Rotterdam 24/7 Take tram number 8 (from Rotterdam Central Station) to Pieter de Hoochweg 9

10 Opera OT St Jobsweg EH Rotterdam The existing building of the Onafhankelijk Toneel (The Independent Theatre) was extended by adding a new free-seating theatre with 180 seats, an entrance foyer and amenities The concept of a building within a building was used to provide space for the props, riggings and stagecraft all around, while keeping the interior of the theatre serenely empty This has enhanced the versatility of the building, since the area around the theatre can be used both as backstage and a public area The construction and technique of the actual making of the theatre has deliberately been made visible Within the theatre, the physical presence of technology is kept to the absolute minimum, so as not to distract from the performance (Franz Ziegler) photo: Rotterdam Marketing Franz Ziegler Onafhankelijk Toneel Rotterdam boeboe The ticket desk is open Monday to Friday 12:00-17:00 hours Evenings depend on the agenda of that day Check the website Tram: Tram 8 with direction Spangen Get out at stop Pieter de Hoochweg You can clearly see the OT Theatre from the tram stop (± 5 min walking) Metro: Calandlijn to Spijkenisse / Schiedam, get out at stop Coolhaven Cross the bridge and walk straight on (± 10 min walking) 10

11 photo: Jan van der Ploeg photo: Bas Czerwinski Euromast Parkhaven GM Rotterdam The Euromast was built on the occasion of the Floriade, an international exposition on horticulture The tower is named Euromast Euro because Rotterdam is in the heart of the European market and mast because not only Dutch know what the word means but also English, Germans, Swedes, Norwegians and Danes They also use the word mast At a height of 32 m Dutch architect Maaskant provided the tower with a replica of a ship s bridge complete with navigation systems and a chartroom In this room the public could experience what it means to navigate a sea-vessel Made of reinforced concrete and 9 m in diameter (inside) it has walls that are 30 cm thick The foundation consists of 131 concrete piles On these piles rests a block of reinforced concrete weighing 1,900,000 kilograms and serving as a counterweight to the aboveground construction The crow s nest restaurant - weighing 240 tons - was ingeniously hoisted up in five days up to 100 m above ground 1960 Contractor Hugh A Maaskant JP van Eesteren NV Eurotoren boeboe photo: Rotterdam Marketing The Euromast is open daily, all year round April up to September: from 930 to 2300 hrs October up to March: from 1000 to 2300 hrs Different opening hours apply during Christmas and around New Year s Day Platforms open till 2200 hrs Last ride Euroscoop at 2145 hrs Brasserie open till 2300 hrs Tram: From the Central Station you can reach the Euromast without changing by tram 8 direction Spangen Get off at Euromast stop Underground: From the Central Station you can also take the underground to Dijkzigt You have to change at Churchillplein/Beurs 11

12 photo: Olivier van den Hoven photo: Naomi Schiphorst Cube Housing Overblaak MH Rotterdam The cube house (pole- or tree house) is designed as an abstract tree, the total complex (Blaak Heights) a wood (village) The village is like a safe oasis where several functions could take place: small-scale business, shops, school and a children s playground downstairs (promenade level) and living in the cube houses upstairs The strong interaction between the private (upstairs) and the public is characteristic for this situation The inhabitant has a great view because of the sloping windows The complex is in fact a pedestrian bridge, crossing a traffic artery This was an idea of the municipality at the time Piet Blom was asked to furnish this bridge The cube house could be called an architectonic experiment, in which Blom has considered form, aesthetics and spatial effects of greater importance than functionality and practical purpose Living in a cube (the top) reminds of a tree house which is accessible through the pole (the trunk) An archetypical way of living really photo: Dirk Verwoerd Floor area/size m² Piet Blom City of Rotterdam olivier_van_den_hoven The show-cube at number 70 is open daily, from 11:00-17:00 h Entrance: 2 euro For more information see the website wwwkubuswoningnl Take the Subway or train to Station Blaak Or tram

13 photo: Ulrich Schwarz photo: Ulrich Schwarz Urban Podium Rotterdam Grotekerkplein 3011 GC Rotterdam Situated between the gothic Sint Laurenskerk and the Delftsevaart canal, the Grotekerkplein was formed only during the course of the modernist reconstruction of the city center, which was almost entirely destroyed during WW2 Despite its central location the square hardly plays a role in the city life, as no shopping streets connect it to the rest the public spaces, and only a few facilities are oriented towards the square itself Therefore the idea emerged to activate the square programmatically as well as spatially through the construction of a small theater pavilion, in order to fill the displeasing vacuum within the city fabric The built theater podium interprets the task at hand consistently and maybe a little surprisingly as a mostly urbanistic operation The existing situation is taken as a starting point and improved through a targeted and powerful gesture A 40m long structure forcefully separates square and canal in order to enhance their respective spatial legibility photo: Ulrich Schwarz Floor area/size m² Building costs consultant Contractor Atelier Kempe Thill ABT JP van Eesteren Rotary Club Rotterdam North, Foundation Grotekerkplein 13

14 photo: Rob Hoekstra photo: Rob Hoekstra Red Apple Wijnhaven 3011 Rotterdam The Red Apple is located in the vivacious heart of Rotterdam This landmark contains 231 apartments and penthouses that all overlook the river Maas or the Old Port The head of The Red Apple, is made out of the converging lines of the Wijnhaven Island and are joined together in a pentagonal volume, hanging over the base On the southwest corner is the sleek apartment tower with a glass lobby and entrance on the ground floor and residential / work lofts above In the skyline of Rotterdam, The Red Apple is characterized by its bright red façade lines These lines are formed from anodized aluminium panels without adding paint The lifestyle concept and the interior, is designed together with Jan des Bouvrie The name is an obvious reference to another metropolis, the Big Apple, New York City But the name also refers to the first function of this site since it was here that flat-bottomed boats moored and unloaded their cargo of apples to be sold in nearby markets Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Main designer, Interior architect KCAP s & Planners Jan des Bouvrie PWS Rotterdam KCAP photo: Rob Hoekstra 14

15 photo: Olvier van den Hoven photo: Olvier van den Hoven Willemswerf Boompjes XB Rotterdam The building Willemswerf is located on a narrow strip between the busy street Boompjes and the Scheepsmakershaven behind it It is 88 m high, and has a remarkable diagonal kink or crack at the river side This is derived from the street pattern The façade is made with prefabricated elements, of 3,6 by 3,6 meter, to which white enameled tiles are attached Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Contractor Quist Wintermans en Aronsohn Ballast Nedam VOF Willemswerf olivier_van_den_hoven photo: Olvier van den Hoven 15

16 Delftse Poort Pompenburg Rotterdam This is an artwork by Dutch artist Cor Kraat, representing the former Delftse Poort (Delft Gate), a modern replica of the old city gate, an 18th Century structure which was heavily damaged in the German bombardment of Rotterdam in May 1940 then dismantled in Artist Cor Kraat MI_MOA photo: Maarten Laupman 24/7 tram 7 and 8 bus 38, B1 and B4, or take the subway to city hall (stadhuis), from where it's a 5 minutes walk 16

17 photo: Rob Niemantsverdriet photo: Marc Heeman Delftse Poort Offices Weena AL Rotterdam The insurance company Nationale Nederlanden invited 5 Dutch architects to compete and design a preliminary plan: Quist, Kraaijvanger Urbis, Van Mourik and Coenen Bonnema was chosen unanimous not only because of its efficiency but largely because of its image: strong but slender Bonnema convinced the board to make an even higher building they first intended to, with more floor area, to enhance the proportions and the architectural impact It was immediately the largest building in the, with 151,35 m It is used by insurance companies Nationale Nederlanden and RVS Verzekeringen, and the ING Bank Building this new headquarters high-rise office building was one step further in a long lasting development plan for this area Enclosed between the railway tracks, station-square and the large Weena street, this spot was studied by many architects and urban designers before Bonnema started Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Contractor Bonnema en Aronsohn BAM Nationale Nederlanden MI_MOA photo: Norbert van Onna Office hours The building is next to the Central Train Station in Rotterdam You can't miss it 17

18 photo: Rob Niemantsverdriet photo: Rotterdam Marketing Millenium Tower Weena CN Rotterdam The Millenniumtoren is a 131 meter (including the antenna 149 meter) high building at the Weena, opposite of the Delftse Poort It has 34 floors, and 5 elevators Parts is being used as office space, with tenants Loyens Loeff, Arcadium Bastion and HAL investments The five star hotel Westin also occupies part of the building On the first floor the tower has a connection to the next-door congress and concert center De Doelen Floor area/size m² Main designer, Contractor Contractor WZMH s AGS Architekten & Planners Ballast Nedam BAM Kintel Rotterdam BV MI_MOA photo: Rotterdam Marketing Hotel: 24/7 The tower is opposite of the Central Station in Rotterdam 18

19 photo: Groothandelsgebouw photo: Cor Groot - KpC management Groothandelsgebouw Stationsplein AK Rotterdam Designed by Dutch architect Hugh A Maaskant ( ), the Groothandelsgebouw was completed in 1953 It consists of a whole block, measuring 220 by 85 metres Both the load-bearing structure of the building and the façade elements, which partly include fixed sun screens, are made of concrete The building was designed to provide space for small to medium sized companies During the design phase, client Frits Pot and architect Maaskant made a research trip to America The elevated street running through the building on the first floor speaks of an enthusiastic belief in an automobile future they might have picked up on that trip Today, the building is still being used according to its initial purpose, providing office and commercial space for short and long term rent The elevated street running through the three courtyards can be entered from a ramp on the north side of the building (Conradstraat) In 2005 the building was revitalised by architect office Jvan Stigt photo: Groothandelsgebouw Floor area/size m² Main designer,, Urban planner, Urban planner Hugh A Maaskant mby enbureau J van Stigt Willem J van Tijen Frits Pot Next to Rotterdam Central Station 19

20 Cafe De Unie Mauritsweg JT Rotterdam During the bombing of the city centre of Rotterdam on the 14th of May 1940 in World War II, the original building by JJP Oud was destroyed It stood at the Coolsingel In 1986 the façade was reproduced by architect Carel Weeber at the Mauritsweg, in a part of Rotterdam that was spared from the bombs The design is a perfect example of the Dutch artistic moment De Stijl with its use of primary colours and simple abstract composition of vertical and horizontal directions Next to the Rietveld-Schröderhuis in Utrecht it is a very clear cut completion of the ideals of the movement The ground floor houses a bar and restaurant In the back is a small theatre 1925 JJP Oud De Unie NGHM photo: Rob Niemantsverdriet About 5 minutes walking from central station Leave the train station and walk straight on, in the Mauritsweg It is halfway on the left 20

21 photo: MVRDV Courtesy photo: MVRDV Courtesy Didden Village Beatrijsstraat RC Rotterdam The first realization in MVRDV's home town Rotterdam is a rooftop house extension On top of an existing monumental house and atelier, the bedrooms are positioned as separate houses, optimizing the privacy of every member of the family The houses are distributed in such a way that a series of plazas, streets and alleys appear as a mini-village on top of the building Parapet walls with windows surround the new village Trees, tables, open-air showers and benches are added, optimizing the rooftop life By finishing all elements with a blue poly-urethane coating a new 'heaven' appears It creates a crown on top of the monument The addition can be seen as a prototype for a further densification of the old and existing city It adds a roof life to the city It explores the costs for the beams, infrastructure, and extra finishes, and it ultimately aims to be lower than the equivalent ground price photo: MVRDV Courtesy Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Structural engineer MVRDV Pieters Bouwtechniek Rodina Didden JMMM 21

22 photo: Renee Willeman photo: Renee Willeman Schouwburgplein Schouwburgplein CL Rotterdam In the 1980 s this area was once viewed as a problem area a large empty place without character The new square now is an urban stage, interactive and changing, with the skyline as its décor The Schouwburgplein is situated in the heart of the city and is surrounded by shops and flanked by the City Theatre and the City Concert Hall The space is furnitured with 15 meter high ventilation towers from the underground parking and four hydraulic lighting elements Their configuration can be interactively altered by the inhabitants of the city The layout of the square is based on the expected use at different times of the day and its relationship to the sun These sunlight-zones are reflected in the mosaic of the different materials used on the floorthe whole square is lifted 35 cm from ground level to enhance the stage-effect photo: Felix Kalkman 1997 Landscape architect West 8 City of Rotterdam NGHM 24/7 The schouwburg square is about 5 min walking from the Central Train station, or take tram 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 23 and get off at the Kruisplein It's around the corner 22

23 photo: Maarten Laupman photo: Marc Heeman The New Institute Museumpark CB Rotterdam The ure Institute, part of The New Institute, is more than a museum of architecture It is above all a cultural institute It has one of the largest architecture collections in the world; 18 km of shelves containing drawings, sketches, models, photographs, books, journals and other materials Virtually every prominent Dutch architect since 1800 is represented Researchers, students, and anyone else interested may consult the archives in the library The institute offers facilities for research and a platform for discussion The institute follows both national and international developments Modern-day architecture from around the world is shown in changing exhibitions Foreign visitors often use the institute as a starting point for architecture trips in and around the For this purpose they offers lectures, tours etc for foreign visitors photo: City Informatiecentrum Rotterdam 1993 Supplier Jo Coenen Lensvelt Het nieuwe instituut Naomi Galleries and Sonneveld House: Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 17:00 Sundays and national holidays: 11:00-17:00 April 8/9, May 17, May 27/28: 11:00-17:00 December 5: 10:00-16:00 Mondays, January 1, April 30 and December 25: closed Library and Reading Room: open Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00-17:00 Closed on Saturdays in July and August Please note that if you wish to examine documents from the archives on Saturdays, you must request them before 16:00 the Friday before Take tram 5 or 4 from Central Station, to Eendrachtsplein Or walk the 10 minutes from Rotterdam Central Station Upon request the NAI offers guided tours of the building, the permanent collection and the temporary exhibitions The guides will take you around Jo Coenen's building and show you that there is much more to architecture than simply making buildings Reserve 2 weeks in advance at the Education Department on on +31 (0) or complete their online application form 23

24 photo: Jan van der Ploeg photo: Marc Heeman De Vriese pavilion Museumpark 18 NL-3015 CX Rotterdam Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has world-class collections of old masters, modern and contemporary art, applied arts and design It houses approximately 126,000 objects The extension to the Boijmans van Beuningen museum is situated along the southern end of the main building (designed by Van der Steur in 1935), marking the beginning of a 250-metre long monumental axis of symmetry The pavilion, connected to the main building by a transparent corridor, consists of two floors The basement houses the permanent pre-industrial study collection and a series of studios, and acts as a pied de stalle for the four-metre-high translucent exhibition hall, which houses temporary exhibitions on Industrial Design With its horizontally arched façade, the hall has been constructed across the edge of the basement on the river side The south-facing location places high demands on climate control The influence of daylight and sunlight has been minimised by a four-metre-deep cantilever photo: City Informatiecentrum 1991 Contractor BiermanHenket architecten BAM City of Rotterdam MI_MOA Tuesdays to Sundays, 1100 to 1700 hrs Closed on Mondays, 1 January, 30 April ('Koninginnedag') and 25 December On Monday 9 April (Whit Sunday) and Monday 28 May (Easterday) the museum is open Due to holidays at 5, 24 and 31 december 2007, the museum closes at 4 pm The museum is a 15-minute walk from Central Station; from the Central Station take RET tram number 7 to Witte de Withstraat/Museumpark or tram 4 to Eendrachtsplein; or the subway to the Eendrachtsplein stop; or bus 32 to Rochussenstraat 24

25 photo: Robbrecht en Daem photo: Robbrecht en Daem Boijmans van Beuningen Museumpark 18 NL-3015 CX Rotterdam Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has world-class collections of old masters, modern and contemporary art, applied arts and design The museum also has a library which is over a 100 years old and is now situated in the splendid new building designed by Paul Robbrecht and Hilde Daem The library is visible from the street, on the corner of the Westersingel The extension and renovation by the Belgium architects added several galleries and offices to the east side It also comprises a new entrance, moved to a courtyard Over the years of its existence the Boijmans has undergone several additions, alterations, extensions and renovations This latest project is therefore aimed at making the building smaller, which meant the architects had to carefully reorder the internal infrastructure and relations between spaces to eventually, make it easier for the visitor to find his way The result is a deceptively simple, integer and subtle architecture to make space for the art to present itself photo: Robbrecht en Daem Floor area/size m² Supplier Robbrecht en Daem en Lensvelt Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen toffe_tico Tuesdays to Sundays, 1100 to 1700 hrs Closed on Mondays, 1 January, 30 April ('Koninginnedag') and 25 December On Monday 9 April (Whit Sunday) and Monday 28 May (Easterday) the museum is open Due to holidays at 5, 24 and 31 December 2007, the museum closes at 4 pm The museum is a 15-minute walk from Central Station; from the Central Station take RET tram number 7 to Witte de Withstraat/Museumpark or tram 4 to Eendrachtsplein; or the subway to the Eendrachtsplein stop; or bus 32 to Rochussenstraat 25

26 photo: Bas Czerwinski photo: Ger van der Vlugt Sonneveld House Jongkindstraat CG Rotterdam The Sonneveld House stands adjacent to the ure Institute (NAI) on the corner of Jongkindstraat and Rochussenstraat in Rotterdam Built in the early nineteen thirties, it is one of the best-preserved houses in the Nieuwe Bouwen style, the Dutch branch of the International School of Modernism It was designed by the architecture firm of Brinkman & Van der Vlugt, also known for the Van Nelle Factory and Feyenoord football Stadium The Sonneveld House opened to the public as a museum house of the NAI in March 2001 following a period of intensive restoration and refurbishment, executed by Molenaar & Van Winden architects As a visitor, you can see for yourself what it was like to live in a hyper modern home in 1933 photo: Ger van der Vlugt 1933 Main designer, JA Brinkman LC van der Vlugt Molenaar & Co architecten Albertus Sonneveld Naomi Sonneveld House is open at the same times as the NAI: Tuesday Saturday: 10:00-17:00 Sundays and national holidays: 11:00 17:00 April 8/9, May 17, May 27/28: 11:00-17:00 December 5, 24 and 31: 10:00-16:00 Mondays, January 1, April 30 and December 25: closed Please reserve your guided tour at least two weeks beforehand Contact the Education Department, telephone [0] , or fill in the application from on the wwwnainl site Take tram 5 or 4 from Central Station, to Eendrachtsplein Or walk the 10 minutes from Rotterdam Central Station You can buy a ticket to see the Sonneveld House and its 1930-interior from the entrance desk in the ure Institute 26

27 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Kunsthal Westzeedijk AA Rotterdam A complex, bold and amazing exposition space, a museum without collection, the Kunsthal presents culture in the widest sense of the word: old art, new art, design, photography - from elitist to popular The site presented a dual condition: the southern edge is bordered by the Maasboulevard, a 'highway' on top of a dike The northern side, a level lower, faces the Museum Park - conventional contemplation With these given, and the fact that these crossings would divide the square site into 4 parts, the challenge was: how to design a museum as 4 autonomous projects - a sequence of contradictory experiences which would nevertheless form a continuous spiral circuitthe pedestrian ramp is split, with a glass wall separating the outside, which is open to the public, from the inside, which is part of the circuit A second ramp, running parallel and reversed, is terraced to accommodate an auditorium, and beneath it the restaurant On the level where the 2 ramps cross, is the main entrance photo: Rotterdam Marketing Floor area/size m² Structural engineer OMA - Rem Koolhaas Arup City of Rotterdam Naomi Tuesday - Saturday 10 am to 5 pm Sundays and public holidays 11 am to 5 pm Closed on Mondays, Queensday (April 30th), Christmas Day and New Year's Day Tours and special receptions on request More information and reservations: apply to Buro Mooi Gedaan: > phone: > mooigedaan@planetnl Public transport: We advice you to come by public transport The Kunsthal Rotterdam is located in Museumpark, a 20-minute walk from the main railway station (Centraal Station) Or take a number 5 tram to Willemsplein (stop Vasteland), or a number 8 tram to Spangen (stop Erasmus MC) Metro stations Eendrachtsplein and Leuvehaven are a 5-minute walk away 27

28 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Strand aan de Maas Leuvehoofd XT Rotterdam After winning a design competition the Rotterdam based young architecture firm MONADNOCK was able to realize this wooden beach-house in the centre of Rotterdam, next to the eye-catching Erasmus Bridge The large white letters on the front façade (strand meaning beach) draw attention to the curious situation: a real sandy beach on the shores of the river The beach-house is constructed in May, with a flexible and cheap construction and will be dismantled in September For the first time in 2007 when Rotterdam was the European City of ure, and will be repeated for three years, so the last year it is erected will be in 2009 The pavilion is built for the annual festival Beach on the river Maas, which takes place from May until the end of September There will be concerts, dance-nights, sporting events and general relaxation time photo: Naomi Schiphorst 2007 MONADNOCK City of Rotterdam toffe_tico The beach house is open from 10:00 am daily, and from 23-May until the end of September 2007 The beach on the river Maas is located just east of the Erasmus Bridge To get there take tram 8, 20, 23 or 25 and stop at 'Leuvehaven' Parking is expensive, but ample and close by at the Erasmus Bridge underground parking 28

29 photo: Bastiaan Ingenhousz photo: Bastiaan Ingenhousz Zalmhaven Apartment Building Gedempte Zalmhaven BT Rotterdam The Zalmhaven apartment building is situated at the interface of a number of areas that differ strongly in scale and character The apartment block harmonizes with the vicinity but nevertheless has its own distinct character It rises up 11 storeys, but is built in several volumes that have their own material: brick, light and dark-coloured concrete, wood, aluminium, and stucco This distribution ensures that the building gives the impression of a light, horizontal volume that evokes the notion of a ship The apartment block has 153 apartments that differ greatly in dimensions and price All the apartments have a balcony or roof garden on the south side and offer a view to the park The apartments on the upper floors look out across the surrounding buildings to the skyline of the Kop van Zuid Shops, commercial premises, and studio apartments occupy the ground floor so that there is a lively ambience at street level A two-storey car park is situated to the north of the building photo: Bastiaan Ingenhousz Project is not public! 1995 Structural engineer DKV en Invecon Amstelland Vastgoed DKV 29

30 photo: João Morgado photo: João Morgado Hoge Heren Gedempte Zalmhaven BT Rotterdam Near the Erasmus Bridge, a twin tower residential building, 102m high, it was completed in floors, it has a garage at the base I love the green lights of the garage, it offsets the anthracite colour of the buildings so nicely The architect is Wiel Arets The blocks house 210 high-quality apartments of which 51 are fully or semi-furnished serviced apartments The costs for the apartments per night are comparable to hotel accommodation However, instead of 30 m2 of impersonal space, the occupants have an average of 120 m2 of living space at their disposal Project is not public! Wiel Arets s ABP, Vesteda JMMM photo: Norbert van Onna The building is next to the Erasmus Bridge (north side) 30

31 photo: Ronald Tilleman photo: Ronald Tilleman Erasmus Bridge Willemsplein DR Rotterdam Paris has the Eiffel Tower; New York has the Empire State Building; in Rotterdam it's the Erasmus bridge Its structural scale and design articulation has become a distinctive landmark within the surrounding skyline This cable-stay bridge links the northern and southern parts of the city with a 802 m span in spectacular style The bridge deck is supported by steel cables slung over a single pylon that is bent to counter the forces of tension Traffic passes underneath the 139 m pylon as it straddles the roadway The structure is called "the Swan" by locals because of its graceful posture over the water The Erasmus Bridge is such a dramatic departure in bridge building that it has even become part of the city's official logo The top part of pylon of the bridge is reachable through an internal staircase photo: Ronald Tilleman 1996 UNStudio Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Rotterdam Naomi 31

32 photo: Rob Niemantsverdriet KPN Office Wilhelminakade AP Rotterdam Located at the southern end of the Erasmus Bridge, this for the - relatively tall tower (98 meters, 23 storeys) provides office space for the KPN Telecom company The façade that is facing the city and the bridge is clad with green lights, distributed over the glass They work as a giant billboard and change every day, with the season, activities, festivals or just show KNP-logos The 37 x 72 meter / 2922 m2 monochrome screen turns into a place to a giant public display for animations and graphics It consists of 896 square Osram lamps in a 22*41 grid photo: Marc Heeman Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Renzo Piano William Properties, KPN Telecom toffe_tico The building is located just next to the Erasmus Bridge, on the southern end of the rivier Maas Take the subway to stop 'Wilhelminaplein' It's on the other side of the street 32

33 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Rob Niemantsverdriet New Luxor Posthumalaan AG Rotterdam Built by the international known Australian architect Peter Wilson, the theatre is situated along the waterfront, between river and city It faces both the Maas River and Rijn Harbour a multiple orientation, a single wrapping facade, a 360 degree building Visitors have an excellent view of the harbour and the magnificent skyline of Rotterdam An internalized ramp allows three 18m long trucks to park directly besides the first floor stage The ramp roof provides an architectural promenade in the foyer The Luxor auditorium seats 1500 people photo: Rob 't Hart Floor area/size m² BOLLES+WILSON City of Rotterdam Naomi Monday to Friday architecture-tours depart all day long, until 15:00hr, from the entrance, taking 1 hour They take you through the whole building, parts where normal visitors never come Large groups: please reserve Tram 20,23,35 stop at Wilhelminaplein Subway stop Wilhelmina plein 33

34 photo: Zwarts & Jansma architects photo: Zwarts & Jansma architects Wilhelminaplein Subway Station Wilhelminaplein DE Rotterdam A complex of courthouse and offices The Wilhelminahof was built as a stimulus for the southern bank of the Maas The Wilhelminaplein metro station is constructed beneath this complex at the site of an existing tunnel which had to remain operational during construction work At its deepest point, the 135-metre-long station is 16 m below surface, making it the deepest in the The passenger tunnel was honored for its ambiance and social safe-ness The initial idea was to make a station with a luxurious allure and a high-quality finish in an attempt to upgrade the public transport network, so that it would represent a true alternative for transport by car The station was actually constructed in reverse order First the walls were poured, and served as supporting structure during the excavation of the building site Then the roof of the station was placed on top The mass of the roof prevented the tunnel structure drifting upwards under the pressure of the ground water photo: Naomi Schiphorst Zwarts & Jansma s RET Rotterdam MI_MOA Daily Take the subway to stop Wilhelminaplein 34

35 photo: Ulrich Schwarz photo: Ulrich Schwarz Information center of the Rotterdam Court Wilhelminaplein AK Rotterdam The Rotterdam Court is forerunner in the concerning the introduction of Mediation as an alternative form of settling conflicts To give this role a visible form it had been decided to erect an own building for this purpose The building becomes by that also the official mouthpiece of the court a center for all people who want to get informed about juridical questions The urban situation is the Galeria, an in-between space within the Rotterdam Court complex covered by a glass roof The situation with a width of only 17 m is spatially quite narrow for a building and the obligations to keep a generous public route to the entrance of the subway and to avoid any backside For that reasons the expectations on the appearance of the new building are rather high A transparent, inviting reception building is needed that communicates with its architecture the new ideas and at the same time a seriousness that fits to the court as an institution photo: Ulrich Schwarz Floor area/size m² Atelier Kempe Thill Building physics consultant DGMR VROM Rijksgebouwendienst 35

36 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Las Palmas Wilhelminakade AR Rotterdam The completely refurbished Las Palmas building on the Wilhelmina Pier in Rotterdam now houses several cultural institutions and companies that operate in the creative sector One of them is the Photo museum with large exposition space, a library and storage space for archiving and preserving photographic material On the rooftop a whole new structure houses the office of OVG Projectontwikkeling, as real estate developer also involved in this project Its location occupies an important place in Rotterdam s history Hundreds of thousands of emigrants set sail for the USA and Canada from the Wilhelmina Pier, which served as the headquarters of the Holland-America Line from 1901 Las Palmas was completed in 1953 to accommodate workshops and warehousing for the Holland-America Line Before the renovation it was used as a club venue The building s spaciousness, robust concrete structure and striking interior make it eminently suitable for this new cultural function photo: Naomi Schiphorst Floor area/size m² Project manager Supplier Benthem Crouwel Architekten OVG Projectontwikkeling Lensvelt OBR OntwikkelingsBedrijf Rotterdam boeboe Tram 20, Metro Wilhelminaplein and Watertaxi 36

37 photo: Mecanoo photo: Christian Richters Montevideo Landverhuizersplein MH Rotterdam The Montevideo tower is one of the high-rise buildings on the Wilhelminapier that determine the skyline of Rotterdam The starting point of the design was the Holland-America feeling of the pier The building is a composition of interlocking volumes, a section of which cantilevers over the quayside The restaurants and offices in the lower part enhance the vibrant urban atmosphere, while the tower section references 1930s skyscrapers in New York, Boston and Chicago The structure features an American-style steel structure on the lower two floors, a ninety-metre-tall typically Dutch concrete structure in the middle section, and a steel-structure top The name Montevideo recalls the tradition of warehouses that once stood here with exotic names such as New Orleans, Santos, Baltimore and Havana The letter M atop the building is an eight-metre-high weather vane It stands for Rotterdam s maritime tradition, the River Maas and, of course, the building s name photo: Christian Richters Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Mecanoo Structural engineer ABT Building physics consultant Peutz Consulting Engineers & Associes ING Real Estate NGHM Take the subway to Wilhelminaplein, and walk for another 5 min to the end of the pier 37

38 photo: Hannah Anthonysz photo: Marc Heeman World Port Centre Wilhelminakade AP Rotterdam The 124m high tower of Sir Norman Foster is situated on the end of the Wilhelminapier, next to the famous Hotel New York In 1992 Foster also designed the master plan for the area where low and high rise buildings vary, and are placed next to each other The largest tenant is the Port of Rotterdam, they rent floors 2 to 19 photo: Jan van der Ploeg Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Foster & Partners Aronsohn ING Real estate boeboe office hours for more information on the Port of Rotterdam office, see Take the subway to Wilhelminaplein, and walk for another 5 min to the end of the pier 38

39 photo: Rob 't Hart photo: Rob 't Hart 2nd Katendrechtse Haven Kabelhof WJ Rotterdam The spectacular view on the river Maas was the starting point for the design: a semi-public, enclosed housing block that consists of a perimeter of four storeys and a central area with one-family housing The section planned by DKV directly faces the river and incorporates two slender, twenty-one high towers The project centers on a half-elevated public deck above a car park The main street of the neighborhood continues on the deck and ends in a belvedere on the river The trapeziform high-rise blocks seem to float above the peripheral construction with a free overhang of 12 metres, oriented to the sun and the course of the river The architecture and the materials are restrained in order to emphasize the urban ensemble The main material is red brickwork, large-sized and glued in order to intensify its color The other materials are wood for the square and aluminium for the window frames The loggias of the high-rise are shielded from the weather by a system of folding glass panels photo: Rob 't Hart Project is not public! 2004 Contractor DKV en Volker Bouwmaatschappij Bouwfonds Ontwikkeling BV DKV 39

40 Purifying Plant Roteb Brielselaan AC Rotterdam New environmental regulations in the eighties of the last century necessitated the original purifying plant to be replaced Located next to the busy entrance of the Maas-tunnel, a lot of attention was paid to the exterior The gas that come free of burning waste is purified in this building There is also a water-purification installation inside, and an Electricity plant Wrapped around the plant is a tight skin of silver-coloured steel sandwich-panels which also absorbs the noise made by the machinery The design of the curved walls successfully reconciles the building with the surroundings, despite of it's size The different elements of the plant are recognizable from the outside shape The installations form the structural base for the façade The architect, Maarten Stuijs designed this building when working for the municipality of Rotterdam His views on architecture focus on the shape, rather than the programme Each of his buildings is characterized by an autonomous expression photo: Peter Varkevisser Photography Project is not public! 1993 Maarten Struijs Roteb Peter_Varkevisser_Photography Monday to Friday hr 40

41 photo: 123DV photo: 123DV Grain Factory Codrico extension Rijnhaven Zz AJ Rotterdam Codrico is a company for the treatment of grain, pulses and flour The further modernization of the factory required more installations The factory complex in Rotterdam is a free arrangement of different blocks Their mutual relationship is that the façades have a strong graphical appearance, some volumes are solid and some are translucent Masonry, concrete and glass are the materials used The new installations are located in an addition on a rooftop Because of the 24-hour activity of loading and unloading of boats, no scaffolding was allowed along the pier The idea of the construction is the inverse of a metal sandwich façade for industrial buildings The light-coloured metal construction is wrapped around the dark-coloured sandwich panels The beams were put in place by a crane from the water, the façade was mounted from the roof On the outside, the construction gives the addition a strong graphical appearance, like the rest of the complex photo: 123DV , Interior architect Liong Lie s Liong_Lie_s Codrico 41

42 photo: Christian Richters photo: Christian Richters Inholland Posthumalaan AG Rotterdam The school exists out of two parallel building volumes, connected through air-ways The most important functions are grouped around the central atrium The three lower storeys contain the public functions, like small companies, restaurant, reading room The upper 5 storeys are reserved for offices, computer and study-spaces Predominantly used materials are cobalt blue screen processed glass and clear glass an expression of the open character, the maximal flexibility and the remarkable views The school expanded too quickly for the building (completed in 2000), so a temporary expansion is made in the stacked port cabins, opposite of the street The much awaited permanent expansion is built behind the main building, expected to be finished in 2008, also designed by Erick van Egeraat photo: Jan van der Ploeg Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Contractor Designed by Erick van Egeraat ABT Giesbers Bouw Ichthus Hogeschool Rotterdam Naomi 42

43 photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Naomi Schiphorst Body House Walhallalaan 3072 Rotterdam A remarkable house for ambitious private clients The task was simple: the design of a row house with the kitchen/dining space as heart in a big living The neighbours houses offered us a void (left) in which we suspended the kitchen (center) The insulated kitchen is connected with plinth and roof (right) To keep the living as empty as possible program like entry, storage, bedroom, master bathroom, etc was put in the plinth The glazed facets in the front are carefully designed Below is the view from the living towards the park nearby Central is the big eye directed onto the panorama of the river High up is the triangle that holds the horizon with a view on the ever developing Rotterdam skyline The flexible roof tent consists of 3x3 parts and can be set up in many configurations, depending on the weather and the use: barbeque, sleeping, reading, etc Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Monolab Tijs van Ruiten & Paula Colenbrander Bjorn_Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott Please respect the privacy of the inhabitants 43

44 photo: Christian Richters photo: Christian Richters City Office Feijenoord Maashaven Oz HS Rotterdam Maashaven de Zuidpunt is a mixed-use building of square metres whose principal occupant is the Rotterdam district of Feijenoord Two building volumes come together at the short end of the block where they form a massive, expressive brick superstructure, resting on a glazed volume containing the borough's council chamber A trapezium-shaped hall cuts through the block and contains the public facilities Above the hall and council chamber are three floors of offices for rent The borough's offices are located around a patio within the block On the side overlooking the water the complex is crowned by six apartments, reached via a gallery skirting this patio photo: Christian Richters Floor area/size m² Bekkering Adams en Vestia Estrade Vastgoed Ontwikkeling Bekkering_Adams It is possible to get in the main hall during working hours 44

45 photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott De Brug Unilever Naussaukade Rotterdam The new headquarters of Unilever BV in Rotterdam is 130 meter long and 'floats' 26 meter above the old factory complex of Blue Band Besides a good idea to save space with the the bridge (in Dutch: 'de brug') construction, it is also a spectacular example of prefabrication The entire steel structure is put together somewhere else, transported to location over the river Maas, and then rolled into its final place The façade elements are mounted from inside The building is inspired by the nearby lift bridge The existing 24-hour production of the plant on the ground floor was ensured during the construction photo: Bjorn Utpott Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Main designer, Urban planner Supplier JHK en West 8 Colorcoat by Corus Dura Vermeer Vastgoed BV MI_MOA 45

46 photo: José F García Martín photo: José F García Martín Kiefhoek Hendrik Idoplein Rotterdam The Kiefhoek rises in a working class quarter in southern Rotterdam Oud projected a complete modern neighbourhood, keeping the traditional concept of the street as an exterior room completely delimited, like HP Berlage defended By designing elongated rows of 300 standardized dwellings, Oud elaborated the concept of Existenz-minimum for low-budget public housing The blocks have an unitary aspect Most houses were meant for two families and had very compact ground plans without corridors, while along the short side-streets, larger houses were erected for big families Although Oud had wished to build the estate in concrete, all houses had to be constructed in brick and the foundations were reduced to a minimum, both for economic reasons The horizontalizing, white-rendered exteriors had plinths in yellow brick and were enlivened by primary colours Two round-cornered shops, a cubic ornament-less church, a hot-water station, playgrounds and small gardens completed Kiefhoek estate photo: José F García Martín 1930 JJP Oud Jose_Garcia Booked visit 46

47 photo: TicketB photo: TicketB Justus van Effen Quarter Justus van Effenstraat Rotterdam The Justus van Effen Quarter is the first modern example of a multi-level block that has gallery access to the upper level It was designed by architect Michiel Brinkman (JA Brinkman's father) in 1918 under the commission of the Rotterdam City Housing Services The block consists of both perimeter and central units that form two interior courtyards The access to the dwellings is made from the semi-public courtyards The first and second levels are accessible directly from the ground Above, the quarter's most significant element, a gallery walkway over one kilometre long and varying from 23 to 33 metres wide The quarter is made of concrete and brick Details such as the composition of the windows and the built-in flower boxes of the gallery give the project a dynamic and energetic ambience In the quarter was renovated extensively by Molenaar & Co architecten and HeblyTheunissen architecten Project is not public! 1921 Main designer, Associate architect Associate architect Michiel Brinkman Molenaar & Co architecten Hebly Theunissen architecten L de Jonge Rotterdam City Housing Services Jose_Garcia photo: TicketB 47

48 photo: Van Nelle Factory photo: Bjorn Utpott Van Nelle factory Van Nelleweg BC Rotterdam The Van Nelle Factory is an imposing building of inestimable cultural and historical value, having the status of a nationally protected monument and being included on the UNESCO World Heritage list From the outside the building is monumental, but inside it is innovative and modern It was designed around the concepts of light, air and space, inspired by the 'new building' philosophy of the past The transparent architecture and the abundant windows turn the building into a work of art The tea-room on the roof and the diagonal overhead walkways are characteristic elements For many years these buildings were factories producing coffee, tea and tobacco In the mid 1990s the factories were closed, and renovation work started in 1998 Nowadays they house inspiring offices and business workspaces for the creative sector, hence its modern name: Design Factory They also offer an attractive location for events, conferences, seminars, movie and theatre productions and photo-shoots photo: Van Nelle Factory 1931 Main designer, JA Brinkman LC van der Vlugt Van Nelle Koffie en Thee Naomi Open Tours are held every weekend (Saturday & Sunday) during the year at 10:30 During high-season (June August) these tours are also offered on Wednesday up to and including Sunday Grouptours are possible on request (from of 10 persons) For information and reservations: UrbanGuides , info@urbanguidesnl, wwwurbanguidesnl Situated alongside the Schie River in the North-West district of Rotterdam, close to the national motorway network and the Rotterdam Ring motorway Easily accessible by car from the A20 (Hook of Holland Utrecht) and the A13 (Rotterdam The Hague) Ample parking facilities Public transport: bus-stop directly in front of the buildings (line 38, from Rotterdam CS and Schiedam CS), and various other bus and tramlines stop within walking distance Rotterdam Airport is less than 5 miles away 48