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rotterdam Projects 13 Created 22-Oct-10 By emma christie, london, United Kingdom Scheepvaart en Transport College Neutelings Riedijk secondary school Cube Housing Shoe Shop Shoebaloo Kunsthal Spido

education 6 Plaswijckpark 13 Drost + van Veen architecten bridge, restaurant, theme park 7 Maarten Struijs energy centre 4 UNStudio information centre, office Kiefhoek Monolab private house OMA - Rem

1 rotterdam Projects 13 Created 22-Oct-10 By emma christie, london, United Kingdom Scheepvaart en Transport College Neutelings Riedijk secondary school Cube Housing Shoe Shop Shoebaloo Kunsthal Spido ticket office Purifying Plant Roteb Chabot Museum 9 Body House 10 Public Playground on Mullerpier 11 Bekkering Adams en leisure, play ground, sport, square 5 Media aan de Maas 12 Broekbakema education 6 Plaswijckpark 13 Drost + van Veen architecten bridge, restaurant, theme park 7 Maarten Struijs energy centre 4 UNStudio information centre, office Kiefhoek Monolab private house OMA - Rem Koolhaas exposition space 3 MVSA s shop JJP Oud dwellings, urban plan Piet Blom dwellings, housing, promenade 2 Waternet Rotterdam 14 Drost + van Veen architecten leisure, water management 8 GW Baas museum 1

photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Naomi Schiphorst Scheepvaart en Transport College Lloydstraat 300 3024 EA Rotterdam http://wwwstc-rnl/ This 65 metres high tower has a mixed program of educational

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

a European selection process, a tender) to design the interior of the building photo: José Manuel Alorda 2005 30000 m² Structural engineer Contractor Services engineer Neutelings Riedijk ABT

2 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 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 2

photo: Olivier van den Hoven photo: Naomi Schiphorst Cube Housing Overblaak 70 3011 MH Rotterdam http://wwwkubuswoningnl/ The cube house (pole- or tree house) is designed as an abstract tree, the

(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

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

3 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 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

photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Shoe Shop Shoebaloo Kruiskade 57 3012 EE Rotterdam http://wwwshoebaloonl/ A designer footwear boutique in the, with three shoe shops in Amsterdam, as

Prada and many more) The shop is a super glossy world of color and reflection The shop window glass has a light green foil of which holes are cut out Just behind these peepholes at the inside of the

4 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Shoe Shop Shoebaloo Kruiskade EE Rotterdam A designer footwear boutique in the, with three shoe shops in Amsterdam, as popular for its shoes as for its cutting-edge interiors The concept store in Rotterdam has a large and exclusive collection of shoes, bags and accessory (Miu Miu, Gucci, Fendi, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada and many more) The shop is a super glossy world of color and reflection The shop window glass has a light green foil of which holes are cut out Just behind these peepholes at the inside of the shop there are white leather coffers, which each one shoe as a jewel A dark, large open space folds as a glossy interior A mirroring stretch ceiling make that the spatiality becomes more intense The ceiling is made with a plastic foil mounted on a profile and fitted by heat (with a kind of large blow drier) This ceiling will slightly heave by the motion of people in the store The dark grey floor is a synthetic floor (self-leveling screed) with a mirroring top coating m² Interior architect Contractor MVSA s Bouwbedrijf Van den Hengel Shoebaloo bv, Amsterdam Naomi photo: Naomi Schiphorst Monday: 12:00-18:00 Tuesday - Thursday & Saturday: 10:00 18:00 Friday: 10:00-21:00 Sunday: 13:00-18:00 5 minutes walking from Central Station, in the city centre, shopping and night-life district 4

photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Kunsthal Westzeedijk 341 3015 AA Rotterdam http://wwwkunsthalnl A complex, bold and amazing exposition space, a museum without collection, the Kunsthal

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

5 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 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 5

photo: Olivier van den Hoven photo: Naomi Schiphorst Spido ticket office Willemsplein 85 3016 DR Rotterdam http://wwwspidonl Underneath the Rotterdam Erasmus Bridge several special functions have

only interesting thing on the Rotterdam landmark, this bridge has very remarkable concrete, slowly rising unusual formed landings From here you can take harbour trips and daytours through the

1996 UNStudio Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Rotterdam olivier_van_den_hoven Departures: July and August Every Tuesday: 1030 am (till approx 5 pm) From Central Station: tram 7, stop at Willemsplein Tram 20 and

6 photo: Olivier van den Hoven photo: Naomi Schiphorst Spido ticket office Willemsplein DR Rotterdam Underneath the Rotterdam Erasmus Bridge several special functions have their offices and meeting spaces On the north shore, under and next to the slightly inclining road the Spido Harbour Tours holds its ticket office The eye-catching steel asymmetric pylon is not the only interesting thing on the Rotterdam landmark, this bridge has very remarkable concrete, slowly rising unusual formed landings From here you can take harbour trips and daytours through the Rotterdam Harbour, ideal to get to know one of the world's largest international ports photo: Olivier van den Hoven Project is not public! 1996 UNStudio Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Rotterdam olivier_van_den_hoven Departures: July and August Every Tuesday: 1030 am (till approx 5 pm) From Central Station: tram 7, stop at Willemsplein Tram 20 and 23 also cross the Erasmusbridge Subway: to stop Leuvehaven There s free parking for touring cars near the departure area on Willemsplein Cars should be parked in the adjacent Erasmus GarageIf you decide to park your car elsewhere, please keep in mind that the parking meters in Rotterdam do not accept coins You can only pay with chip cards! 6

7 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 7

photo: Molenaar & Van Winden photo: Molenaar & Van Winden Chabot Museum Museumpark 11 3015 Rotterdam http://wwwchabotmuseumnl/ The white villa that houses the Chabot Museum

Nelle factory, the Feijenoord football stadium and the neighbouring Sonneveld and Bouve villas in the Museumpark L Stokla took over the construction when Baas was appointed

consisted of a single, large roof garden Molenaar & Van Winden was responsible for the renovation photo: Piotr Krajewski 1938 Main designer, GW Baas Molenaar & Co architecten

8 photo: Molenaar & Van Winden photo: Molenaar & Van Winden Chabot Museum Museumpark Rotterdam The white villa that houses the Chabot Museum was designed in 1938 by architect GW Baas Baas had worked for many years at the Rotterdam firm of Brinkman & Van der Vlugt that was responsible for buildings such as the Van Nelle factory, the Feijenoord football stadium and the neighbouring Sonneveld and Bouve villas in the Museumpark L Stokla took over the construction when Baas was appointed coordinator of the building of the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo The villa was commissioned by the Kraaijeveld family as a private house The roof in the original design consisted of a single, large roof garden Molenaar & Van Winden was responsible for the renovation photo: Piotr Krajewski 1938 Main designer, GW Baas Molenaar & Co architecten pkrajewski_pl Tuesday - Friday: / Saturday: / Sunday: / Closed on Mondays and public holidays 8

photo: José F García Martín photo: José F García Martín Kiefhoek Hendrik Idoplein 2 3073 Rotterdam The Kiefhoek rises in a working class quarter in southern Rotterdam Oud projected a complete modern

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,

9 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 9

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

(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

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

10 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! m² Monolab Tijs van Ruiten & Paula Colenbrander Bjorn_Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott Please respect the privacy of the inhabitants 10

photo: DigiDaan photo: DigiDaan Public Playground on Mullerpier Mullerkade 173 3024 EH Rotterdam The design for a school, sport and public square is a pilot project, resulting from a research into

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

11 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 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 11

photo: Dennis Okanovic photo: Dennis Okanovic Media aan de Maas Pieter de Hoochweg 129 3024 BG Rotterdam http://wwwhronl/ecache/def/1/13/759html A listed building located on the Pieter

study The classrooms are in the Nautical College Individual study and research take place in a study landscape contained in the Sterrenwacht, the former gym in the inner premises The two

the stacked study landscapes in an organic way The existing opening in the street wall is kept, so that the transformed Sterrenwacht remains partially visible from the second building

12 photo: Dennis Okanovic photo: Dennis Okanovic Media aan de Maas Pieter de Hoochweg BG Rotterdam A listed building located on the Pieter de Hoochweg, the former Nautical College now houses the Communication & Multimedia Design academy The design concept fits in with the type of instruction class study versus individual study The classrooms are in the Nautical College Individual study and research take place in a study landscape contained in the Sterrenwacht, the former gym in the inner premises The two free-standing buildings are connected by a glass roof, creating an atrium which forms the heart of the school This heart accommodates the catering facilities and connects the monument to the stacked study landscapes in an organic way The existing opening in the street wall is kept, so that the transformed Sterrenwacht remains partially visible from the second building line photo: Dennis Okanovic m² Broekbakema Hogeschool Rotterdam Broekbakema Tram 8, or subway to Coolhaven and walk 5 minutes 12

photo: Drost + Van Veen photo: Drost + Van Veen Plaswijckpark Ringdijk 20 3053 KS Rotterdam To the children of Rotterdam, the Plaswijckpark symbolises old-fashioned fun For the new entrance

recreational park for the whole family as well as a historical nature park The new entrance area creates a linear route into the park To emphasize this linearity, the route is given a pronounced

three central themes; the identity of the surroundings, the experience of the children and the relationship between nature and building With this exuberant yet sensitive intervention, the identity of

13 photo: Drost + Van Veen photo: Drost + Van Veen Plaswijckpark Ringdijk KS Rotterdam To the children of Rotterdam, the Plaswijckpark symbolises old-fashioned fun For the new entrance buildings, an imaginative combination of traditional thatch roofs and modernistic plans was developed The Plaswijckpark is located in a lake area, close to the centre of Rotterdam It is both a recreational park for the whole family as well as a historical nature park The new entrance area creates a linear route into the park To emphasize this linearity, the route is given a pronounced head; the restaurant, and tail; the bridge The bridge and buildings, through their similar shape, materialisation and construction, form a so-called family of images The design was developed along three central themes; the identity of the surroundings, the experience of the children and the relationship between nature and building With this exuberant yet sensitive intervention, the identity of the park is reinforced, while the architecture bridges past and present in an alluring way photo: Drost + Van Veen m² Drost + van Veen architecten Stichting Plaswijckpark DvV April till October: 7 days a week from 9am to 6pm November till March: open on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10am till 5pm From Rotterdam CS take tram 25, direction Schiebroek to stop Meidoornweide 13

photo: Drost + Van Veen photo: Rob 't Hart Waternet Rotterdam Wolfshoek 3011 Rotterdam As the roads of Rotterdam clog up with traffic, Rotterdam has decided to utilize the Maas and

Rotterdam, these pontoons appear as striking, colourful objects with recognizable and unique appearances The docking stations can be found from the coast of Hoek van Holland, past

information panel Furthermore, shelter from the, often strong, winds on the water and a place to sit needed to be created Depending on the number of docking ships and available

14 photo: Drost + Van Veen photo: Rob 't Hart Waternet Rotterdam Wolfshoek 3011 Rotterdam As the roads of Rotterdam clog up with traffic, Rotterdam has decided to utilize the Maas and its branches for water-based passenger transport The Waternet project consists of a large number of stops for water-taxi s, waterbuses and party-boats On the grand waterways of Rotterdam, these pontoons appear as striking, colourful objects with recognizable and unique appearances The docking stations can be found from the coast of Hoek van Holland, past Rotterdam, up to the 'Brienenoordeiland' The Waternet project s programmatic requirements consisted of docking stations for boats of different sizes, clear stop denomination and an information panel Furthermore, shelter from the, often strong, winds on the water and a place to sit needed to be created Depending on the number of docking ships and available seats, a small or large pontoon is deployed photo: Rob 't Hart 2001 Drost + van Veen architecten Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Rotterdam DvV 14

Rotterdam.Projects 9. Periscope Houses. Scheepvaart en Transport College Rotterdam, Netherlands Neutelings Riedijk secondary school.

Rotterdam.Projects 9. Periscope Houses. Scheepvaart en Transport College Rotterdam, Netherlands Neutelings Riedijk secondary school. Rotterdam Projects 9 Created 28-Jun-10 By AnneL C, PARIS, France Scheepvaart en Transport College Rotterdam, Neutelings Riedijk secondary school Cube Housing Kunsthal Erasmus Bridge Spido ticket office