SAWA wooden building, Lloydquarter Rotterdam
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SAWA wooden building, Lloydquarter
Tower Architectural Renovation Project in Holland design by Mei architects and planners
18 Nov 2020
SAWA, Lloydquarter Rotterdam
Design: Mei architects and planners
Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
SAWA, the tallest wooden building of the Netherlands, wins the ARC20 Innovation Award
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Commissioned by Nice Developers & Era Contour, Mei architects and planners is designing “SAWA“: a unique wooden residential building in the heart of the Lloydquarter in Rotterdam. Exceptional to SAWA is that the building will be built entirely in CLT (cross-laminated timber) and is therefore the first fully wooden residential building of 50 meters high in Rotterdam. In addition, the building is distinguished by the generous green terraces, with which the building enhances the biodiversity of the neighborhood. The aim is to start construction early 2021.
Maritime history
The Lloydquarter has a rich maritime history, dating back to around 1900. The Lloyd Pier owes its name to the Rotterdamsche Lloyd shipping company, that built a terminal on the pier from which its passenger ships departed to the east of the world. The SAWA building owes its name to the trampled form with generous green terraces, as a reference to Eastern rice fields and the history of the place.
Concept
A conscious choice was made to reduce the building volume of SAWA c...
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