Rotterdam - Fenix I & II Warehouses
Katendrecht | Veerlaan
Previously called the San Francisco warehouse, the structure has two levels with floor heights of six metres, and was originally 360 metres in length. Construction of the San Francisco warehouse was necessitated by the considerable expansion of the fleet and number of routes of the Holland Amerika Lijn.
Arch. Cornelis Nicolaas van Goor
1922.
Parts of the quay were destroyed towards the end of the Second World War. In 1954 the quay was rebuilt and the warehouses rose from the ashes and were renamed Fenix I and Fenix II. However, port activity relocated westwards in the 1980s and the warehouses were abandoned.
In 2007 the city of Rotterdam started to promote the restructuring and transformation of the Katendrecht district. A particularly important element of these efforts was Deliplein, which in recent years has blossomed from a disadvantaged area into a trendy and sought-after neighbourhood.
In the summer of 2013 Mei won the architect selection procedure for the design of the new volume and the redevelopment of the warehouse. A mixed programme of housing, workspaces, car park and leisure is planned for the older lower levels.
Rotterdam - Fenix I & II Warehouses
Katendrecht | Veerlaan
Previously called the San Francisco warehouse, the structure has two levels with floor heights of six metres, and was originally 360 metres in length. Construction of the San Francisco warehouse was necessitated by the considerable expansion of the fleet and number of routes of the Holland Amerika Lijn.
Arch. Cornelis Nicolaas van Goor
1922.
Parts of the quay were destroyed towards the end of the Second World War. In 1954 the quay was rebuilt and the warehouses rose from the ashes and were renamed Fenix I and Fenix II. However, port activity relocated westwards in the 1980s and the warehouses were abandoned.
In 2007 the city of Rotterdam started to promote the restructuring and transformation of the Katendrecht district. A particularly important element of these efforts was Deliplein, which in recent years has blossomed from a disadvantaged area into a trendy and sought-after neighbourhood.
In the summer of 2013 Mei won the architect selection procedure for the design of the new volume and the redevelopment of the warehouse. A mixed programme of housing, workspaces, car park and leisure is planned for the older lower levels.