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The mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb and city councilor Hamit Karakus have officially started the construction of the new Rotterdam Market Hall. The arched building located in the centre of Rotterdam, developed by Provast and designed by MVRDV is a hybrid of public market and apartment building. Completion is set for 2014. Total investment is 175 million Euro with a total surface of 100.000 m2.

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At the place where Rotterdam was founded, near the historic Laurens church, the Market Hall will be realized as a new urban typology. The Market Hall is a sustainable combination of food, leisure, living and parking. Fully integrated to enhance and use the synergetic possibilities of the different functions, a public building emerging from housing.

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An arch of 228 apartments, of which 102 for rent, will create a large hall which houses 100 market stalls, shops and restaurants, 1200 parking spaces and an underground super market. The apartments will all have a balcony on the outside and a window to the inside of the market. Insulation will prevent any unwanted effects. The 40 meter tall and wide opening of the front and back will be covered with a flexible suspended glass façade, allowing for maximum transparency and a minimum of structure. The interior of the arch will display market produce.

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The project with a total of 100.000 m2 is set to be completed in 2014 and part of the current regeneration of Rotterdam’s post war centre. Project developer Provast realizes the building, Unibail Rodamco invested in the shops and restaurants whilst Housing Corporation Vesteda will manage the rental apartments, making the building a socially integrated part of the city.

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Competition 1st prize, 2004

Start construction last quarter of 2009

Scheduled delivery 2014

Client: Provast Nederland bv, The Hague, Netherlands

Program: 100 fresh food market stalls à 20 m2; food (-related) retails units  total 4.600 m2; 6 units horeca total 1.600 m2; retail total 1.800 m2; cooling and preparation space 1.200 m2; apartments: 126 apartments for sale / 70-250 m2, 102 apartments for rent / 70-150 m2; 1.200 parking spaces

Credits:

Competition phase:

Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries with

Marc Joubert, Anet Schurink, Jeroen Zuidgeest and Michele Olcese, Laura Grillo, Ivo van Capelleveen

Design phase:

Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries

Renske van der Stoep, Anton Wubben, Diana Lopez, Gijs Rikken, Yvo Thijssen and Joeri Horstink, Marc Joubert, Sven Thorissen, Anet Schurink, Frans de Witte, Fokke Moerel, Marin Kulas

Partners:

Co-architect: INBO, Netherlands

Structure: D3BN/ DHV, The Hague, Netherlands: Maurice Hermens

Services: Peutz & Associes Zoetermeer, Netherlands: Peter Wapenaar

Acoustics: Peutz & Associes Zoetermeer, Netherlands: Peter Wapenaar

Installations: Techniplan, Netherlands