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Codrico Factory Rotterdam Rijnhaven Building
2 Dec 2020
The Codrico Terrain
Design: Powerhouse Company, with RED Company
Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
A unique plan for the Rijnhaven

image © Filippo Bolognese
PoPowerhouse Company, in collaboration with RED Company, has drawn up a masterplan for the Rotterdam Rijnhaven that will transform the site of the Codrico Factory in the Rotterdam Rijnhaven. With its industrial history, the Codrico Factory and its remarkable ?green cube,? is a much-loved part of the Rijnhaven.

image © Filippo Bolognese
The factory forms the heart of the plans for the Codrico Terrain. Working closely with the municipality of Rotterdam, Powerhouse Company has created a unique masterplan with an ensemble of new and existing buildings that both celebrates its industrial heritage and embraces the future. An iconic, publicly accessible building will be built in the water in front of the factory and the new city park. Mecanoo, SHoP Architects, Office Winhov and Crimson Architectural Historians are elaborating the various buildings of the plan.
image © ATCHAIN
Monumental development
The Codrico factory, a site of national heritage and a listed monument, is a significant marker of Dutch heritage within the Rotterdam harbor. Through relocating the factory?s industrial activities, the site at Katendrecht will be unlocked for redevelopment. With space for appr...