Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, New MVRDV Building Rotterdam, Netherlands Architecture
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, NL
24 Sep 2020
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam
Design: MVRDV, architects
Location: Museumpark, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen Completes Construction In Preparation For Museum?s Big Move

Aerial photograph of Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen © Ossip van Duivenbode
September 24, 2020 / Rotterdam, NL – Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, the first publicly accessible art depot in the world designed by MVRDV, has completed construction. Located in Rotterdam?s Museumpark, the depot features a new type of experience for museum visitors: a sturdy engine room where the complete collection of 151,000 objects is made accessible to the public.
photo of Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen © Ossip van Duivenbode
In addition to the various storage and care areas, the depot has a restaurant and an award-winning rooftop forest. The construction completion paves the way for interior furnishings and the long process of moving the museum?s complete collection into their new storage facility.

photograph of Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen © Ossip van Duivenbode
An approximately 130-foot-high building ?in the round?, the Depot?s bowl-like form has a relatively small footprint. This form ensures that at the ground level, existing views into and routes through the Museumpark remain unimpeded and reduces the impact on underground water buffers, while an exp...