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Construction start
MVRDV
Rotterdam Market Hall
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
The arched building is a hybrid of public market and apartment building.
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The Market Hall, a sustainable combination of food, leisure, living and parking, will be realized as a new urban typology at the place where Rotterdam was founded, near the historic Laurens church.
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Fully integrated to enhance and use the synergetic possibilities of the different functions, an arch of 228 apartments will create a large hall which houses 100 market stalls, shops and restaurants, 1,200 parking spaces and an underground super market.
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The apartments will all have a balcony on the outside and a window to the inside of the market. Insulation will prevent any unwanted effects.
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The 40 meter tall and wide opening of the front and back will be covered with a flexible suspended glass facade, allowing for maximum transparency and a minimum of structure. The interior of the arch will display market produce.
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The project is part of the current regeneration of Rotterdam’s post war center.
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Site Plan
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Ground Floor Plan
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Fifth Floor Plan
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Top Floor Plan
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Longitudinal Section
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Cross Section
Total surface area: 100,000 square meters
Expected completion: 2014
Client: Provast
Architects: MVRDV
Partners:
Architects: INBO
Structure: D3BN/ DHV
Services: Peutz & Associes Zoetermeer
Acoustics: Peutz & Associes Zoetermeer
Installations: Techniplan
December 7, 2009