Infrastructure and transformation – Stitching Fragments

Located in the city triangle of Rotterdam, the site of Sint-Jacobstraat was impacted by enormous infrastructural elements. This initial site visit immediately made us aware of the crucial influence of infrastructural elements on their direct surroundings. In order to get a better understanding of how the current situation came about, we decided...

Infrastructure and transformation - Stitching Fragments

The hybrid knowledge center, Rotterdam

A design solution for an urban block in the center of Rotterdam

The public mezzanine: Performing arts theatre Rotterdam

The design refers both to a masterplan that used a bottom-up strategy by analyzing the street level and the 1762 publication Campo Marzio of Giovanni Battista Piranesi. The long narrow plot results in a redefinition of the typical theatre plan and incorporates a transition from a highly public square via an lesser public foyer/theatre to a...