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HOUSING BLOCKS LANDTONG

F.J. VAN DONGEN (DE ARCHITEKTEN CIE.), 1991-1997, Louis Pregerkade, Levie Vorstkade, Rotterdam

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Frits van Dongen
de Architekten Cie.

BUILDING TYPE:
Housing
Urban plans


RELATED BUILDINGS:
Urban Design Kop van Zuid

The tongue of land reaching out between the remaining section of Spoorweghaven and Binnenhaven has been divided into two big apartment buildings separated by a plaza (designed by Atelier Quadrat). The sheer size of the area called for a sturdy, massive architecture and blocks of great sculptural eloquence. The development sites five hefty brickwork blocks between the two harbour basins; the two end blocks are rectangular, the three in-between step up towards Binnenhaven, generating capacious roof gardens for the penthouses. All intermediate areas are closed off with low-rise, except at the plaza.