Schiecentrale 4B, Rotterdam

Like a small city, the new complex offers a variety of housing types that cater for self-confidant people who are attracted to the harbor atmosphere that the area still breathes. The scale and size are in keeping with the metropolitan docklands context. The shape chosen for the slab means that every residential unit enjoys views of both the River Maas and the city of Rotterdam. Floor-to-ceiling harmonica doors front the live-work units and can open to turn the apartment into an enclosed and sunny terrace. The free floor-plans allow residents to determine the arrangement of rooms.

2009 Rotterdam Building quality prize, nomination / 2009 BNA Building of the year nomination