Rock Utrecht residential tower, Homes, Building, Dutch Residential Development Photos
The Rock residential tower Utrecht
6 Oct 2020
Rock Utrecht Residential Tower Building
Design: LIAG architecten en bouwadviseurs, Den Haag
Location: The Netherlands
The Rock: A new residential tower with an undulating facade for students in Kanaleneiland, Utrecht

Photos © Ronald Tilleman
The Hague, Tuesday 6 October 2020 – Rock is the eye-catcher of the transformation of the former Oudenrijn hospital site from the 1960s. A lively youth campus has been built here. The white apartment tower, designed by LIAG, is intended for students. The striking undulating facade refers to Panta Rhei: “everything flows”. Most residents have now moved in.
Connection to the environment
The lot on Kanaleneiland, where the Rock is built, on the corner of Martin Luther Kingweg and Beneluxlaan, is a ten-minute bike ride from the city center. The characteristic hospital ward on the same site has been preserved and transformed into a residential area. From an urban design point of view, Rock connects to the environment with its white facade, the horizontal rhythm of the facade bands and the height. The volumes together form a marker for the campus and for the western access road to Utrecht-Center, while the family of towers gives the area a clear boundary.

The raised ground level of the campus provides space for a deck with a spacious, pleasant inner garden, for all residents to enjoy. Here&...