|
MAP
-
IMAGES -
NEXT PROJECT |
HOUSING BLOCK THE RED APPLE
KCAP, 2002-2009, Wijnhaven/Wijnbrugstraat, Rotterdam
© 2011 Ossip van Duivenbode
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
KCAP
ASSISTING ARCHITECT:
Jan des Bouvrie
PROJECT ARCHITECT:
Han van den Born
Kees Christiaanse
Michael Trinkner
BUILDING TYPE:
Housing
RELATED BUILDINGS:
Urban Design Wijnhaven
KCAP, the firm responsible for the development guidelines for https://www.architectureguide.nl/project/item/prj_id/1575" class="inline_link">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.