Tag Rotterdam

22-06-2020

MVRDV converts an office into Villa Stardust home in Rotterdam

Addition of a central patio with a garden is the strong point of this recent project by MVRDV bringing new life to a former commercial building. The highly sustainable project is inspired by the principles of the circular economy and by the concept of the riad, a form of spontaneous traditional Moroccan residential architecture often with two or more stories, with the rooms arranged around inner courtyards and gardens.

23-03-2020

ONSTAGE: INTERVIEW WITH MVRDV

“Innovative, realistic and remarkable architecture for a changing world”, - MVRDV

21-01-2020

LEVENSLICHT, an installation by Studio Roosegaarde to commemorate Shoah

To mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of German Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz, the international symbol of the Holocaust - or Shoah - a national artwork has been specially created for the occasion in the Netherlands: Levenslicht, by the artist Daan Roosegaarde.

17-10-2019

Industrial architecture in Rotterdam, the waterworks

Rotterdam is a Mecca for fans of contemporary architecture, with impressive buildings and landmarks. But this Dutch city hides some of its oldest treasures, magnificent examples of industrial architecture that include the De Esch waterworks, turned into a residential zone in the 1970s.

13-02-2019

Exhibition netherlands <-> bauhaus - pioneers of a new world

Celebrations for the centenary year of the Bauhaus aren't just happening in Germany.

29-05-2018

Rotterdam Architecture Month and IABR

June 1 marks the beginning of Rotterdam's architecture month.

14-12-2017

VodafoneZiggo Rotterdam by Evolution Design

Evolution Design is a Swiss architectural studio with an incredible talent for large-scale projects, particularly corporate and office buildings. They designed the new VodafoneZiggo centre in Rotterdam, coming up with a new idea of the call centre.

03-11-2017

Architecture by MVRDV

We rediscover architecture by MVRDV and pages dedicated to the Dutch studio in Floornature, for the new exhibition at SpazioFMG: “The Why Factory / Research, Education and Public Engagement / TU Delft + MVRDV”.

31-10-2017

Boutique five-star hostels: original settings and designer low-cost accommodations.

New ways of travelling, not only for young people but for experienced travellers too. A new vacation concept has resulted in growing demand for hostels in European cities, and the creation of boutique hostels designed by architectural studios to offer low-cost comfort with quality design. Hostelling no longer means having to make do with less, for hostels are increasingly becoming special places inspired by a philosophy of sustainability and attractive design