Katoenveem

a Living and Working Incubator

Master thesis (2017)

Authors

C.A. de Boon Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

W.L.E.C. Meijers (mentor)
F.W.A. Koopman (graduation committee member)
S. Fischer (coach)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2017 Charlotte de Boon
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Published Date

06-07-2017

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The Katoenveem is a former cotton warehouse situated in the Northern harbour area of Rotterdam. It was built in 1920, has been out of use as a cotton warehouse since 1964 and has been vacant since 2016. Over the past 100 years, the building has maintained a lot of its original character. This graduation project focusses on the question how the Katoenveem can be reused to accommodate a new function and at the same time keep its identity? Through a thorough analysis of the building and its context, this resulted in a transformation of the building into a working and living incubator which maintained its original identity, responds to the development and connects to its area.