[DIS]CONTINUITY: interventions of historical Rotterdam

Teera Dhanamun, Jue Qiu, Philip Mannaerts

Archiprix 2011 TUDelft
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[dis]continuity : Interventions in historical Rotterdam
Archiprix graduation project -- Jue Qiu, Teera Dhanamun, Philip Mannaerts
Content
. Research of Urban Morphology
. Nolli maps & programmatic comparison
. Time line of Urban Development

. Urban scale interventions
. Areal interventions
. Building scale interventions
. Programmatic connection & Composition
. Hybrid composition
. Masterplan result
. City ofce v.1 - Teera Dhanamun
. City ofce v.2 - Jue Qiu
. Hotel - Philip Mannaerts
Individual essays
. Essay - Teera Dhanamun
. Essay - Jue Qiu
. Essay - Philip Mannaerts

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Rotterdam is the city in the Netherlands which is particularly known for its
modern and experimental architecture. Theories and trends of architecture
and urban planning from the last six decades can be perceived by walking in
the city.
But Rotterdam can also recite another story, the one of the city that is lost.
At the beginning of WWII, the whole city centre was bombed and almost
completely destroyed by the subsequent fire. The government made the
resolute decision to build a new city centre, following the principles of a so
called modern metropolis. Today, the city seems to be burdened by the loss
of its rich history, but also by the effect of the radical changes made 60 years
ago.
This text originates from a shared interest of three students for the loss of
the historic city of Rotterdam, the harsh reconstruction after WWII and the
impact both events have on the contemporary city. In the shape of statues,
literal references are made to the tragic event of the bombing blitz. The
rich history of the city however, is wiped out and forgotten.
Our interference became a combination of emphasizing existing urban
structures and restoring a former ambience into the current condition. By
implementing characteristics of historic Rotterdam in a contemporary
manner, into the present-day city, the important awareness of historic
continuity is recreated. The interventions have the lost history as a starting
point, are adjusted to todays prospects and are attuned to the transformations
of the future.
The theme of historical interventions - minor adjustments - into the existing
urban context is used on different scales, from the scale of the city centre, to
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block on our site, which can also be seen as a sum of different interventions.
On a different timescale, we noticed that - since the reconstruction - certain
locations have been subject to a swift succession of sudden changes or
unrelated events. These spaces seem to be functioning as pure examples
of hybrid spaces, constantly facing new spatial and functional conditions.
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of the spaces, it became significant to focus on the issue of time for the
research and design strategy.
Historical Interventions
An analysis ofthe morphological growth of the city centre, from the 17th
century to 2010, was linked to the spatial characteristics that went hand in
hand with those developments. For important zones in the perception of
the city, we determined the specific intervention that defined its definite
characteristics.
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For the architectural design on the site of the Stadstimmerhuis - the
first building of Rotterdams reconstruction - our attempt was to combine
the interventions-strategy with a functional destiny, into an all including
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could become a vigorous force that can intensify public life, not only on
our site but on the whole city centre. A hybrid setting, directly connected
to the already existing network of different functions of the city centre, a
composition in which three different functions co-exist, relate to each other
and share similar intentions.
Hybrids as public life generators
This principle of hybrid buildings is not new at all, overlapping and
combining different functions on shared pieces of land are common
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throughout history. Best known historic examples are probably the Roman
thermal baths or Ponte Vecchio in Florence. The first true intentions of
combining different functions in the same building, to gain additional value
from the specific layout and interfaces, occurred at the end of the 19th
century, in American cities as New York and Chicago. What started as the
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filled, evolved into visionary schemes of diluting programs in multi-use
complexes.
Buildings that functioned as entire cities on their own. Modernist
functionalism unfortunately put a stop to this exiting development, but the
last decade we can observe new initiatives. Nowadays in western countries,
it is not primary essential to store as much program as possible on one site.
There is a striking need for intensification, the stimulation of public life
happening in certain parts of the city. So called hybrid groundscrapers like
our proposal, can function as public life condensers that generate activity,
happening in and around the building.
Fragmentation
What role can architecture and aesthetics play within this hybrid scheme,
what is the architectural manifestation of this kind of urban buildings? Yona
Friedman perceives the city as only inside space, as one grand structure,
without facades or elevations. In a city, no object is a preponderant one. A
city can create a shape of harmony, that transcends all diversity of form,
style, colour and luxury. Every city(centre) or neighbourhood has its own
characteristic rhythm or equilibrium of form, f.e. Amsterdams canal houses
or of the guild houses on Brussels Grand place.
In Rotterdam however, this characteristic repetition happens on a different
scale. Massive structures dominate the perception of Rotterdams city
centre, they are put next to each other or combined into one fragmented
composition.

This phenomenon of fragmentation and patch-like tectonics, was for us
an observation to bear in mind. The hybrid composition of our building
is clear-cut outlined and visible from the outside. Jospeh Phenton makes
the distinction between fabric, monolith and graft hybrids. Like ours, graft
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are built up from different elements showing variety of program, but can act
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Philip Mannaerts, Jue Qiu, Teera Dhanamun
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urban morphology
1694
1733
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1839
1886
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urban morphology
1925
1935
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1945 2005
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nolli map
1886
2009
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historical programmatic overview
1886
2009
Community
Commercial
Cultural
Ofce
Residential
Transport
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Timeline of Urban Development
1694
1839 1886 1733
17th century Rotterdam
After a century of major growth,
Rotterdam became the dominated
economy of surrounding town-
ships.
The Schielandhuis is the only
17th century building that has
survived the WWII bombing.
The water city
The city was an important mer-
chant city. Port activities penetrat-
ed widely into the city centre,
by the numberous canals and large
quaysides.
Filling of small canals
For hygienic reasons, most of the
small canals were lled.
Still, living conditions remained
rather bad, people were living in
small and poor houses.
Railway Viaduct on Binnenrotte
Filling of Binnenrotte for the
construction of a railway viaduct,
running through the city centre.
Hoogstraat and the Passage were
the main commercial areas.
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1945 2005 1925 1935
Construction Of Cityhouse, Post-
ofce
Large housing blocks were de-
molished for the construction of a
new city house and post ofce.
Coolsingel and other large canals
were lled for guiding car trafc
into the city.
Breakthrough of Meent
To solve trafc problems, a con-
nection between Coolsingel and
Goudsesingel was made.
Simultaneously, new buildings
like the stock exchange and police
ofce were erected.
Plan for reconstruction, Van Traa
At the beginning of the Second
World War, the whole city centre
was bombed and almost com-
pletely destroyed.
The government made the reso-
lute decision not to rebuild, but to
grasp the opportunity to build a
new city centre,
according to a masterplan of
Cornelis van Traa.
Current situation
Today, the city centre seems to be
burdened by the loss of its rich
history, but also by the radical
changes made 60 years ago.
It is chracterized by open and
deserted pulic spaces, out of scale
buildings and a lack of historical
overlap and ambiguity
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URBAN SCALE INTERVENTIONS
In the area of the original city centre (Stadsdriehoek), eight principal areas that determine the perception of the city, and three secondary areas with great
potential, are selected to adjust according to our our results of the research.
The principal areas mainly include important urban streets and urban nodes. The secondary areas are minor locations, but have the potential to become more
public and attractive places to stay.
Our interference is a combination of emphasizing existing urban fabrics or structures and restoring a former ambience into the current situation. By only
minor adjustments, by emphasizing the inherent cultural quality of the specic sites, the most optimal result can be achieved.
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Hoogstraat
Meent
Coolsingel
Hofplein
Haagseveer
Binnenrotte
Goudsesingel
Pompenburg
Schielandshuis
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Meent : Breakthrough by Burgdoffer in 1914
Description
- cutting through the existing urban fabric
- connection of Coolsingel with residential area
- used to be a monotonous image of facades (after the bombing)
Historic Picture of Meent from elevated Railway Historic Picture of Meent from Doorbraak
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Proposal
- emphasis on a consistent and coherent appearance of the Meent on ground level.
i.e. same paving, greenery, wideness of the pavement or continuous gradient
Conceptual Drawing
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Description
- connection of north and south of city centre
- large (and monumental) buildings along the street,
give a symbolic image of the city
- wide with tram and car trafc
Historic pictures of Hoogstraat
Pictures of reference
Coolsingel : Boulevard after filling of the Coolvest
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Proposal
- look at famous examples (Champs Elysees, Firenze) and try to get the specic characteristics.
Then try to implement them on the Coolsingel (f.e. remove pavilions, un-obstructed groundoors, )
Section sketch
Conceptual Drawing
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Description
- pedestrian connection from east to west
- backside of buildings is low quality
- Buildings are lower then in the past
- Original Hoogstraat is cut in two by the Binnenrotte
Historic pictures of Hoogstraat
Pictures of reference
hoogstraat : long strip as a shopping street
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Proposal
- put some trees in adjacent spaces. continuous pavement (other material, colour, )
- make of the Hoogstraat a more compact shopping street with shops of better quality
- reconnect the Hoogstraat with the other side, over the Binnenrotte(extend the pavement on the Binnenrotte to the other side)
Section sketch
Conceptual Drawing
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Description
- 1 linear street, next to the Delftse Vaart, with small building
blocks in between.
- pedestrian connection, going south
- several see-throughs in between the buildings, towards the water
Historic pictures of Haagseveer and Delftsevaart
Pictures of reference
Haagseveer and canal: historic linear connection north to south
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Proposal
- emphasis on the linear North-South connection
- slow street on the one side, canal with an esplanade on the other side, with multiple visual and physical connections between each other
- esplanade with more intimate materials (timber or steel plate see through)
- focus on backsides of buildings, make the edge more rigid (soft material). Make the back sides more enjoyable, by adding several bridges,
connecting the edges to the esplanade.
Section sketch
Conceptual Drawing
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Description
- large, continuous, empty open space without any subdivision
- First large plane of water, later lled for railway-viaduct, now
open space after the underground railway track
- Binnenrotte became larger (wider) with the reconstruction after
the bombing
Timeline of the Binnenrotte(plein), showing the different transformations
Binnenrotte : Place of transformation
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Proposal
- emphasis on the linear North-South connection
- slow street on the one side, canal with an esplanade on the other side, with multiple visual and physical connections between each other
- esplanade with more intimate materials (timber or steel plate see through)
- focus on backsides of buildings, make the edge more rigid (soft material). Make the back sides more enjoyable, by adding several bridges,
connecting the edges to the esplanade.
Conceptual Drawing: Binnenrotte as a park, different activities
sport facilities and recreation thick grown park playgorund for kids
open square at Blaak
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Description
- a node of trafc, around a central fountain
- one quite attractive and three unattractive corners
- no good connection of the different sides of the crossroad
Historic pictures of Haagseveer and Delftsevaart
Pictures of reference
Hofplein: contrast between now and before the reconstruction
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Proposal
- place an object in the middle of the Hofplein, showing the news, commercials, sports
- try to make a visual connection of coherence with the other sides of the street, create places to stay, make an attractive trafc circle
(at least on the two south sides)
Sketch (from Northwest corner of Hofplein) Conceptual Drawing
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Pompenburg - Goudsche Single : main axis around the centre after the filling of canal
Description
- wide, trafc of cars and trams
- only partly covered with green.
- rather small pavement
Historic Picture of Pompenburg
Proposal
- attention to ground oor activity
- Green tramway completely, grass + trees
Conceptual Drawing
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Mariniersweg : new connection in post war reconstruction
Description
- wide street, low trafc
- facilities for people to stay and green area, in the middle of the road
- wideness forms a border for the remaining part of the original historic city
Proposal
- focus on the present assets, use the green in the middle and the low trafc to make a nice environment to stay.
- more pedestrian crossings, to go to the green area
Conceptual Drawing
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Schielandshuis & Markethall : New develloped area around the monument
Description
- monumental building in the middle of high rises
- bad connection with the water
- deserted and bald, too much open space
- chaotic mixture of different programs
- market hall will make area more lively
Historic pictures of Haagseveer and Delftsevaart
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Proposal
- redevelop open space next to the water
- make wider bases of highrise on groundlevel, to make the area more dense, compact
- match the program on groundlevel with the area (addition of commercial program)
- extend the bank of Steiger or build some terrace next to water make a quiet and comfortable space for people.
Conceptual Drawing
addition of
commercial area
wider bases for
a more
compact environment
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AREAL INTERVENTIONS
For the direct surroundings of our site, we continued with the same strategy but worked on a more detailed level.
Six specic interventions are proposed to improve the site and neighborhood, though they are partially derived from the larger interventions.
The pedestrian scale is our primar focus; for example Stadhuisstraat can become a new square to connect the site with Coolsingle and shopping and business
area of the Rotterdam; The Haagscheveer can obtain a more consistent quality of a linear north-south street.
Other interventions are specicly chosen to stress the historical qualities of the area, with city-house, postofce, police-ofce and Stadstimmerhuis, four
monuments next to each other.
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Delftsche Poort
Doelstraat
Stadhuisstraat
Haagseveer
Delftschevaart
Police Ofce
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The Delftsevaart is extended until the Pompenburg, like it
was before. The Delftsche Poort used to be this gate for
crossing the water on Hofplein.
The continuing of the water till the monument will give
people a reference of the canal which was busy and crowded
in the past. It will also give the area a visual connection
towards the north, to make it more lively.
A new bridge is also provided so that the trafc for two side
will not be inuenced.
Historic pictures of Haagseveer and Delftsevaart
Delftsche Poort : connecting water
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After Before
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The urban structure of this area altered completely after the Second
World War, what used to be a big block with an inside garden for the
society De Doelen is now re-arranged as residential block and the police
building with the linear square in between.
The area used to serve as cultural and recreational space (Theatre and
Archery club) but instead of bringing these functions back, we want to
restore the liveliness of this area by customizing the area for the present
residential block (Sporteld and small skating park)
Doelstraat : sport field
Historic picture
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After Before
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A new esplanade of an intimate material (wood) is built
along the Delftsevaart, next to the existing residential
blocks. It can be a refernce to the former situation, when to
water was used intensively.
The esplanade is a little lower than the level of the ground,
which means closer to water. It offer people a platform to
get closer to water. The ground oor of these houses are
replaced with some public functions (cafes, bars, barbers...)
to attract more people.
Delftsevaart : Esplanade on Water
Historic pictures
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After Before
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haagseveer : removing of staircases
To provide a continuous feeling on street level, and to emphasize the linearity of the Haagseveer, the
existing
staircases along the Haagseveer are moved towards the back side of the residential block. The space is
already present.
This together with a same pattern of pavement, will cause that more space on the pavement is won.
A comfortable pedestrian environment is created.
Historic pictures
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After Before
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police office : re-valuation of the historical facade
The Politie- paleis was one of the only buildings that survived the WWII.
It was renovated in 1993, but with few respect to the existing building.
And extra layer and new roof was added, a pink plaster layer on the facade.
The extension of the 60s is green and looks out of date.
Historic picture
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After Before
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By creating a large pedestrain area between Cityhouse and
Post Ofce, we make a gesture for opening our building
toward Coolsingle. Both physical and visible connection to
the new facade from the main boulevard.
The wide space with benches and trees, can become a new
square, not just a pathway towards the building.
Stadhuisstraat: Pathway and Square toward the Building
Historic picture
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After Before
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High Density Area :
Transition from the commercial area
Low Density Area :
Slow pedestrain connection from
north to south (Haagseveer)
Stadhuisstraat :
Pathway and square from Coolsingel
towards the building.
Pedestrain Area Overview
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Value assesment of the monument
In the spirit of our urban scenario, it is also important to dene the
historic value of the Stadstimmerhuis.
In an exceptional area in Rotterdam, with historic buildings, a new
building can cause unintended contrasts. The Stadstimmerhuis can
act as an
intermediar, generating a link between different periods of time and
providing a clue of the former historic value.
By determining the historic relevance, and attuning it with the pro-
posals of our urban scenario, we can later on take it into account for
our design.
Negative aspects
- elevated groundoor on Haagseveer causes difculties for renovation
- rather shallow interior of the linear part
- Exterior staircases are nice, but on raamplein it causes irregularity
- uncertain condition of the inner courtyard side. (packed and saved?)
Positive aspects
- Linear character on both Haagseveer and Meent
- Shops on street level of Meent give liveliness to the surroundings
- cultural-historical value
Good characteristics
- The architectural appaerance is sober but also subtle, nice combination
of brickwork and concrete
- Ornamentic elements on both facades
- repetitive, monotonous character, mainly on Meent
- Haagseveer is also repetitive, but has characteristic elements
(of the wings)
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Historical relevance of the area
Burgdoffer marked the area as 1 (closed) block,
while it remained open and fallow
Need for continuity on Haagseveer + compact inner city
-> close off the street on Raamplein?
We think that we will not worsen the attractiveness of the area
by building on the Raamplein
By organising a pedestrian zone in the Stadhuisstraat, the
amount of valuable public space is multiplied by 1,3!
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Circulation and sightlines on our site
But need for connections from the city house to the Haagseveer and canal.
This can be accomplished by openness on ground level on location of Raamplein.
Pedestrian connections
Sight lines
Historical
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BUILDING INTERVENTIONS
The masterplan can also be seen as a sum of different interventions. On the one hand, they continue the principle of the preceding interventions. On the other
hand, they search for historic continuation and identication on a wider base.
The direct presence of the historical buildings, surrounding our site, ask for a larger attention to this subject.
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Density
Our site is - in contrast with the rest of Rotterdam - surround-
ed by historical buildings, like
the city house, post ofce and the monument on our site.
They dominate the general
appearance and create a receptive ground to graft on.
This act of grafting is not only a physical one, every function
can benet form the monumental presence. Still this demands
a careful working method.
Rotterdam is characterised by open and wide public spaces,
linear directions. We like to implement more exiting urban
space, more dense and with more possibilities for surprises.
Grafting
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Landmark
The building offers an Urban Guidance for the
movement through the city. In the shape of a
horizontal skyscraper, it invites people from further
distance to approach the site.
By connecting both sides with a guiding passage,
we create the possibility to open up those sides of
the building block towards the outside.
The passage ends at two small squares, focussed
on the adjacent functions.
Passage squares
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Raamplein
The Raamplein adjacent to our site is not valuable to
keep. We will improve the attractiveness of the area
by building on the Raamplein and organizing a
pedestrian zone in the Stadhuisstraat. Still, the amount
of valuable public space is multiplied by 1.3.
The connection from the city house to the Haagseveer
and canal is accomplished by a connection on ground
level.
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While the whole city-centre of Rotterdam seems to
be build up out of long linear connections (visual
and physical), with a lot of overview and without
obstructions or suprises, our site seems to be the
exception.
Because of the 3 periodes of construction of the sur-
rounding buildings, few of the existing circulation is
taken into account.
Instead of demolishing parts of obstructing build-
ings, an guiding circulation of connection points is
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Programmatic connection & Composition
Program Specic # Details/description # sq.m.
Ofces
Stadswinkel XL
Ofces Stadsw.
External Ofces
Commercial
Shops
Bar
main hall
forum
information + help desks
toilets
working spaces
meeting rooms
canteen + kitchen
toilets
copier room
archive
bicycle storage
studios
toilets
meeting rooms
1
1
20
1
500
20
1
1
1
1
1
42
1
5
7
3
1
existing building
new building
coffee corner
10 sq.m. for each (+circulation)
up to 20 persons each
for each oor (20sq.m. each)
for each oor (12sq.m. each)
on groundoor (underneath Stadsw.)
on groundoor (underneath Stadsw.)
exible area of 100 sq.m.
for each oor (20sq.m. each)
one on each oor
Exclusive shop (80 sq.m. each)
Exclusive shop (100 sq.m. each)
16530
1010
1200
500
300
100
7100
900
550
100
50
1000
500
390
80
250
580
300
150
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Hotel
Hard Rock Hotel
Culture
Pop Stage
Parking
Total built area
8350
3375
4625
33890
150
1700
1000
1000
2500
100
50
100
300
500
250
300
250
700
300
400
600
75
1200
500
2875
1450
foyer 1
hotel room type A 55 existing building (on all 5 oors)
hotel room type B 30 Roedzand (West, 4 oors)
hotel room type C 30 inside tower (5 oors)
hotel room type D 50 Highest oor (luxury)
ofce support (working space) 5
meeting room 1
kitchen 1
storage hotel+restaurant 2
Hard Rock restaurant 1 Hotel+public
foyer 1
circulation 1
backstage area 1
rehearsal area 1
performance area 1
ofce support 10 (working spaces+meeting room)
bar (next to roof terrace) 1
music store 1 Together with Popstage
toilets 15
for municipal ofce 50
for neighborhood 20
for hotel 115
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Programmatic connection & Composition
Linking of program on scale of city centre
The site is ideally located in the transition area in the Rotterdam
City Center, surrounded by residential, commercial and ofce space.
Our urban scenario strategies can cluster the public realm in this
area and generate the connection between all the zones to make the
site to be the hybrid hub for all facilities in Rotterdam.
Different Courtyard = Different Character
Each main courtyard in the masterplan also host
3 different program together with the connection
and composition to benet each other.
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office
hotel
shops
Linking of program on building scale
Juxtaposition of different functions will create possibilities for peo-
ple to meet and for new experiences to happen. The hybrid program
in the building is connected to the surrounding context and the city.
Linking of program on human scale (Daily life coverage)
Ofce, commercial functions, hotel and pop stage can generate
together an active and attractive public space covering every whole
day. The linking of the program offers the possibility for the whole
program to benet from this 24 hours public life.
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The embracement of different functions in our hybrid programs
is the key to achieve our goals in this masterplan.
The morphology of a scrum in rugby is the way that the three
entities can form 1 unity. In the end it allows possibilities for
multiple interfaces, whithin the same building, and between
different functions.
Hybrid composition
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Three different building parts are connected to each other in
the overlapping part, the part that we call The Glue.
Public Realm will provide the glue is actually the public
realm inside that connects three separated identities and
generates new cross hybridity. The glue is the part that three
designers can design from this masterplan, next to their
individual design.
1 + 1 > 2
(1 + 1 + 1 > 3)
What to design?
One specic part or function
+ The Glue
(surrounding public space + denition of interfaces)
Public Realm providing the Glue
Seperate entities
The Glue
1+1>2
(The whole is more than
the pieces on its own)
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First step : Mass
Dene maximim mass
on site + Raamplein.
Second step : Circulation Axis
Determine circulation through
building, from Stadhuisstraat
to Haagseveer, by means of
attractors.
Third step : Opening Up
At the end of the axis,
the building opens up,
offering an inviting gesture
and places to stay.
Sequence of Intervention
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Fourth step : Transparant plint
The plint becomes a continous
commercial strip together with
entrances of the different
functions
Fifth step : Voids
The addition of voids to gain
natural light, and to offer
opportunities for multiple
interfaces.
Sixth step : Horizontal skyscraper
Lowering of building mass
where needed, creation of an
extra volume for urban guidance
and a view on the city.
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Masterplan Result
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The result is a hybrid composition of four different functions. Simultaneously, it creates
the possibility of an interesting collaboration between three independent designers.
Following a prearranged set of rules, every single function can be executed individually,
while the inherent quality of the composition is preserved.
Masterplan Result
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Contact data
. Teera Dhanamun
Email: dteera@hotmail.com
Adres: 51/74 Toongsonghong
Laksi, Bangkok
Thailand 10210
. Jue Qiu
Email: jueqiu06@gmail.com
Adres: 2e Middellandstraat 25A
3021 BL Rotterdam
The Netherlands
. Philip Mannaerts
Email: pjvmannaerts@gmail.com
Adres: Vroujuttenland 14c
2611LC Delft
The Netherlands