Rising above Rotterdam’s iconic skyline with its distinctive design, De Cooltoren is a bold redevelopment of a post-second world war site that started V8 Architecture’s expertise in functional, aesthetic highrises with well-performing outdoor space in tall buildings. Located in In the Baan Quarter, just adjunct the city center and surrounding tall buildings. This area was long overlooked and allowed the area to develop into a lively residential area with many restaurants, bars, and galleries on and around the "famous" Witte de Withstraat.
The project involved the demolition of 4 buildings from the 1950s and integrating their volumes and their façade identity into a new residential tower. The 154-meter new tower comprises a ground floor for commercial use, five floors of rental and residential apartments for sale. The tower's form articulates the different urban qualities that the scheme brings together.

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Archi Studio

Architects: V8 Architects
Area: 37600 m²
Year: 2022
Photographs:Ossip van Duivenbode, Aiste Rakausaite
Manufacturers: Guardian Glass S.A., Kawneer, Kone
Project Management: U-Vastgoed B.V
Main Contractor: Ballast Nedam
Partners In Charge: Rudolph Eilander, Michiel Raaphorst
Project Team: Jeroen van Rijen, David Spierings, Taro Yoshikawa, Emilia Serowiec, Serena Contardi, Arno Kwint, Martine Duyvis, Niels Roodbergen, Sophia van Rooij, Federico Rosson, Kelly Otter, Jochem Moerman
Client: De Vijf Heeren B.V.
Structural Engineer: Van Rossum
City: Rotterdam
Country: The Netherlands

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