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OMA completes De Rotterdam "Vertical City" Tower

By Bustler Editors|

Thursday, Nov 21, 2013

The OMA-designed and now completed De Rotterdam is the largest multipurpose building in the Netherlands. Image source: Rotterdam Image Bank; photography by Ossip van Duivenbode

OMA announced today the completion of De Rotterdam Tower at the Wilhelmina Pier in Rotterdam. Widely described as a "Vertical City", stacked on top of the structure's six-story base are three transparent towers - built with 7 meters of space between them.

Completed within four years, the mixed-use structure has a total area of 160,000 m2. The building's program includes 60,000m2 of office space; 1,500m2 of hospitality and catering; a hotel with conference/event facilities and 280 rooms; 240 apartments; and leisure facilities.

Check out some images and read the announcement we received from OMA.

"Ellen van Loon: 'Efficiency has been a central design parameter from day one. The extreme market forces at play throughout the course of the project, far from being a design constraint, have in fact reinforced our original concept. The result is a dense, vibrant building for the city.'"

North view. Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Ossip van Duivenbode

"With the building’s completion, a critical mass has been established on the Kop van Zuid, realizing the long-established vision of a second city center south of the Maas. The building is named after one of the original ships on the Holland America Line, which from 1873 to the late 1970s transported thousands of emigrating Europeans bound for New York from the Wilhelmina Pier, next to which De Rotterdam is situated."

Frontal view. Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Michel van de Kar

"The three stacked and interconnecting towers of De Rotterdam rise 44 floors to a height of 150 meters and span a width of over 100 meters. Nevertheless, the building is exceptionally compact, with a mix of programs organized into distinct but overlapping blocks of commercial office space, residential apartments, hotel and conference facilities, restaurants and cafes."

Frontal view, south. Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Philippe Ruault
Streetview, east. Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Philippe Ruault

"Rem Koolhaas: 'Despite its scale and apparent solidity, the building’s shifted blocks create a constantly changing appearance, different from every part of the city. The fact that it stands today represents a small triumph of persistence for the city, the developer, the contractor and the architects.'"

Streetview, west. Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Philippe Ruault
View on West tower. Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Philippe Ruault
Facade view. Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Ossip van Duivenbode
Atrium. Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Ossip van Duivenbode

"The various phases of design and construction were supervised by partners-in-charge Rem Koolhaas, Ellen van Loon and Reinier de Graaf, and associate-in-charge Kees van Casteren. De Rotterdam is developed by MAB Development and OVG Real Estate."

Inside view on east tower. Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Ossip van Duivenbode

Click the thumbnails below to see diagrams, models, and other images.

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OMA completes De Rotterdam "Vertical City" Tower

By Bustler Editors|

Thursday, Nov 21, 2013

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The OMA-designed and now completed De Rotterdam is the largest multipurpose building in the Netherlands. Image source: Rotterdam Image Bank; photography by Ossip van Duivenbode

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vertical ● tower ● rotterdam ● rem koolhaas ● oma ● netherlands ● mixed use ● europe ● de rotterdam

OMA announced today the completion of De Rotterdam Tower at the Wilhelmina Pier in Rotterdam. Widely described as a "Vertical City", stacked on top of the structure's six-story base are three transparent towers - built with 7 meters of space between them.

Completed within four years, the mixed-use structure has a total area of 160,000 m2. The building's program includes 60,000m2 of office space; 1,500m2 of hospitality and catering; a hotel with conference/event facilities and 280 rooms; 240 apartments; and leisure facilities.

Check out some images and read the announcement we received from OMA.

"Ellen van Loon: 'Efficiency has been a central design parameter from day one. The extreme market forces at play throughout the course of the project, far from being a design constraint, have in fact reinforced our original concept. The result is a dense, vibrant building for the city.'"

North view. Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Ossip van Duivenbode

"With the building’s completion, a critical mass has been established on the Kop van Zuid, realizing the long-established vision of a second city center south of the Maas. The building is named after one of the original ships on the Holland America Line, which from 1873 to the late 1970s transported thousands of emigrating Europeans bound for New York from the Wilhelmina Pier, next to which De Rotterdam is situated."

Frontal view. Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Michel van de Kar

"The three stacked and interconnecting towers of De Rotterdam rise 44 floors to a height of 150 meters and span a width of over 100 meters. Nevertheless, the building is exceptionally compact, with a mix of programs organized into distinct but overlapping blocks of commercial office space, residential apartments, hotel and conference facilities, restaurants and cafes."

Frontal view, south. Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Philippe Ruault
Streetview, east. Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Philippe Ruault

"Rem Koolhaas: 'Despite its scale and apparent solidity, the building’s shifted blocks create a constantly changing appearance, different from every part of the city. The fact that it stands today represents a small triumph of persistence for the city, the developer, the contractor and the architects.'"

Streetview, west. Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Philippe Ruault
View on West tower. Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Philippe Ruault
Facade view. Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Ossip van Duivenbode
Atrium. Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Ossip van Duivenbode

"The various phases of design and construction were supervised by partners-in-charge Rem Koolhaas, Ellen van Loon and Reinier de Graaf, and associate-in-charge Kees van Casteren. De Rotterdam is developed by MAB Development and OVG Real Estate."

Inside view on east tower. Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Ossip van Duivenbode

Click the thumbnails below to see diagrams, models, and other images.

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