OMA: de rotterdam, netherlands

de rotterdam, netherlands by OMA image courtesy OMA

the project is located in the old harbour district of wilhelminapier, next to the iconic erasmus bridge. the three stacked towers reach 150 metres high, producing a gross floor area of approximately 160,000m2, making de rotterdam the largest building in the netherlands.

de rotterdam by OMA has been conceived as a vertical city, accommodating offices, apartments, a hotel, conference facilities, gym, shops, restaurants, and cafes.

the towers are part of the ongoing redevelopment of wilhelminapier, and aim to reinstate the vibrant urban activity trade, transport, leisure – once familiar to the neighbourhood. de rotterdam is named after one of the ships on the holland america line, which used to depart from the wilhelminapier in decades past, carrying thousands of europeans emigrating to the US.

the project is expected to be complete in 2013.

de rotterdam, netherlands by OMA image courtesy OMA

de rotterdam, netherlands by OMA image courtesy OMA

de rotterdam, netherlands by OMA image courtesy OMA

de rotterdam, netherlands by OMA image courtesy OMA

de rotterdam, netherlands by OMA image courtesy OMA

de rotterdam, netherlands by OMA image courtesy OMA

de rotterdam, netherlands by OMA image courtesy OMA

de rotterdam, netherlands by OMA image courtesy OMA

de rotterdam, netherlands by OMA image courtesy OMA

de rotterdam, netherlands by OMA image courtesy OMA

de rotterdam, netherlands by OMA image courtesy OMA

de rotterdam, netherlands by OMA image courtesy OMA