The Counter Fortress, Reflection on 70's philosophy

Infrastructural transformation brought remarkable spatial quality to the Laurens Quarter. Binnenrotte square emerged as a permanent urban void. But, its potential overlooked and yet unveiled. All public buildings, main traffic access, and new development are concentrated near Blaak station. Recent transformation around the square were done in a...

The Counter Fortress, Reflection of a 70's philosophy

The project concerns the densification of a intensely transformed St. Jacobsplaats, located at the the tail-end of the Binnenrotte in Rotterdam. The project embraces infrastructural scars and turns them into qualities. Bringin back symbioses on the site. Through creating a public mediator. The project reflects on its structuralistic context by...