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Woongebouw The Red Apple / Housing Block The Red Apple ( KCAP )
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HOUSING BLOCK THE RED APPLE
KCAP, 2002-2009
Wijnhaven/Wijnbrugstraat, Rotterdam

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
KCAP

ASSISTING ARCHITECT:
Jan des Bouvrie

PROJECT ARCHITECT:
Han van den Born
Kees Christiaanse
Michael Trinkner

BUILDING TYPE:
Housing

PUBLICATIONS:
P. Groenendijk - De Red Apple, 2009; Bouwwereld 2009-10; A10-2009 sep/oct; Jaarboek 2009-2010

RELATED BUILDINGS:
Wijnhaveneiland

KCAP, the firm responsible for the development guidelines for Wijnhaveneiland, designed this housing block of 210 units at the point where Wijnhaven meets Scheepmakershaven. The Red Apple combines a slender tower 120 metres tall and a low cantilevering wedge of housing round an atrium. Both stand on a ‘plinth’ of shops, office space and indoor parking. Anodized aluminium bars rising up the tower’s exterior narrow as the view becomes more spectacular. Units have full-height glazing and French balconies. The less-tall block has horizontal red elements and a communal outdoor area in each flank wall.