Great Expectations

© Hannah Anthonysz 

Architects: 123DV

Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Design Team: Samaneh Rezvani, Liong Lie, Silke Roerig, Rajiv Sewtahal, Jasper Polak  

Area: 250.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Hannah Anthonysz 

© Hannah Anthonysz 

Great ExpectationsWhat would you expect, when entering a 250 m2 loft at De Rotterdam, the biggest building of The Netherlands, (designed by OMA/Rem Koolhaas), at the height of 143 meters, on the 43rd floor" Rotterdam seen from the air shows the omnipresence of water flowing through the city centre. The 25 meter total glass façade stretching from floor to ceiling, offers you a view of the Maas river, flowing through the city towards the Rotterdam harbour. You will look down upon the Erasmus Bridge (designed by UN Studio), the Markthal (designed by MVRDV), the city centre, Delft and on a clear day even The Hague is part of the view. 
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Existing Situation

Flow like the riverSuppose you go up 143 meters high and enter a living room with a 35 meter wide panoramic view on the Rotterdam cityscape. Which interior could match this overwhelming view" From above you will discover that the city is a flow: the water is an important part of the city. We took 'flow' as a design language ...