Cool tower
Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam, Cool, Tower cranes, Cool tower (slightly cut from all sides).
In Rotterdam, the high rises seem to sprout from each other ;-) In the foreground is a 50s functionalist 'wederopbouw' residential building (begin 50s) with the new Cool tower behind it. All the way in the BG (right) is a sliver of the Coolse Poort.
The CoolTower (Cool is the city district where the tower is being realized) will reach its final height of 154 m in 2022 and will then offer space for approximately 282 apartments.
The construction is a rather complicated process: due to the limited space on and around the construction site, it is not possible to work with large building parts (so little use of prefab elements) and construction takes place on the building floors themselves. And the supply of materials is done via the JIT (just in time) regime, also to be able to guarantee that the nearby fire brigade fire station is hindered as little as possible. Because the Havenziekenhuis (a hospital) is a neighbour, vibrations on the construction site are avoided. The building is realized by Ballast Nedam, the architects are V8.
This is #574 of Rotterdam architecture.
Cool tower
Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam, Cool, Tower cranes, Cool tower (slightly cut from all sides).
In Rotterdam, the high rises seem to sprout from each other ;-) In the foreground is a 50s functionalist 'wederopbouw' residential building (begin 50s) with the new Cool tower behind it. All the way in the BG (right) is a sliver of the Coolse Poort.
The CoolTower (Cool is the city district where the tower is being realized) will reach its final height of 154 m in 2022 and will then offer space for approximately 282 apartments.
The construction is a rather complicated process: due to the limited space on and around the construction site, it is not possible to work with large building parts (so little use of prefab elements) and construction takes place on the building floors themselves. And the supply of materials is done via the JIT (just in time) regime, also to be able to guarantee that the nearby fire brigade fire station is hindered as little as possible. Because the Havenziekenhuis (a hospital) is a neighbour, vibrations on the construction site are avoided. The building is realized by Ballast Nedam, the architects are V8.
This is #574 of Rotterdam architecture.