Santos' new crown (2)
Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holand, Rotterdam Zuid,, Katendrecht, Mid rises, Santos, Crown (uncut)
The Santos veem, the former Blauwhoedenveem (J.P. Stok Wzn en J.J. Kanters), (veem=warehouse), was built in 1902 to store coffee shipped from the port of Santos (adjacent to Sao Paulo) in Brazil. In its time, it was the highest and most modern warehouse in Rotterdam. The structure of the building: load-bearing walls with riveted cast iron columns placed in a square grid, supporting the six wooden floors.
The building was abandoned in 2001 and is being transformed (Renner Hainke Wirth Zirn Architekten and WDJ Architecten) to accommodate the Nederlands Foto Museum.
One of the big spatial interventions is shown here: the new crown of the building where a restaurant will be created. The façade is ready now and the chosen colour and texture are indeed crown-like. Is it a neo- or post-modern detail? Let's give it the benefit of the doubt.
This is number 9 of the Santos album and 712 of Rotterdam architecture.
Santos' new crown (2)
Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holand, Rotterdam Zuid,, Katendrecht, Mid rises, Santos, Crown (uncut)
The Santos veem, the former Blauwhoedenveem (J.P. Stok Wzn en J.J. Kanters), (veem=warehouse), was built in 1902 to store coffee shipped from the port of Santos (adjacent to Sao Paulo) in Brazil. In its time, it was the highest and most modern warehouse in Rotterdam. The structure of the building: load-bearing walls with riveted cast iron columns placed in a square grid, supporting the six wooden floors.
The building was abandoned in 2001 and is being transformed (Renner Hainke Wirth Zirn Architekten and WDJ Architecten) to accommodate the Nederlands Foto Museum.
One of the big spatial interventions is shown here: the new crown of the building where a restaurant will be created. The façade is ready now and the chosen colour and texture are indeed crown-like. Is it a neo- or post-modern detail? Let's give it the benefit of the doubt.
This is number 9 of the Santos album and 712 of Rotterdam architecture.