Rotterdam architecture

The project forms the border of the Kralingen East district in Rotterdam. As a result of careful urban integration, a connection is made with the structure of the existing neighborhood, whilst creating space to continue the nearby green structure of the ring canal along the water. The ribbon development on the east side also acts as a buffer against the noise of the nearby highway for the neighborhood behind. Sebastian van Damme Sebastian van Damme Sebastian van Damme Sebastian van Damme The chosen parking solution has been a leading factor for the urban design and clearly demonstrates the two-sided characteristic of the site. For the 31 terraced houses on the east side, parking is placed in a semi-sunken basement under... More

Sports Building stimulates social and healthy student life at campus Woudestein of Erasmus University Rotterdam. VenhoevenCS architecture+urbanism designed this sports complex to accommodate over fifty sports by stacking the sports hall on a compact plot. The complex functions energy-neutral and the lively public interior is fashioned from circularly harvested, re-used materials. The central axis through the building functions as destination and transit at the same time and is a true physical and social connector. Ossip van Duivenbode Game on!The new Sports Building of the Erasmus University in Rotterdam is a training and competition facility; a venue for about 11.000 students, colleagues as well as top athletes to work out and to pl... More