Oceaanhuis_West 507 | Mei architects and planners

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Mei architects and planners redeveloped the Ocean House on the Westzeedijk in Rotterdam – also known as the Stokvis building. Once the headquarter of Europe’s largest trading company, this national monument has been converted into a unique loft residential building.


An extensive cultural-historical exploration was carried out prior to the design process. Due to the turbulent history, many different time layers are visible in the building. A modern volume has been added on top, slightly set back in relation to the facade ,while the monumental elements, such as the entrance at Heiman Dullaertplein, the Gothic hall and Tudor hall, and the canteen on the roof, have remained intact. The characterstic windows of the red brick facade and the wide openings of the inner courtyard have been replaced with contemporary windows made of thin steel profiles, offering modern comfort while preserving the original aesthetics.


 


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è opera dello studio olandese Mei la magnifica ristrutturazione dell’Ocean House sulla Westzeedijk a Rotterdam, noto anche come Stokvis building, perché un tempo sede della più grande società commerciale d’Europa. Consacrato a monumento nazionale, l’edificio è stato trasformato in un complesso residenziale unico nel suo genere.


Sul rooftop è stato aggiunto un nuovo volume moderno, leggermente arretrato rispetto alla facciata, mentre gli elementi monumentali, come l’ingresso in Heiman Dullaertplein, la sala gotica e la sala Tudor e la mensa sul tetto, sono rimasti intatti. Le caratteristiche finestre della facciata in mattoni rossi e le ampie aperture del cortile interno sono state sostituite con infissi contemporanei dai sottili profili in acciaio, che offrono un comfort moderno pur preservando l’estetica originale.


L’Ocean House è caratterizzata dalla facciata in mattoni rossi con alte finestre rettangolari. Al centro c’è un grande atrio con un tetto in vetro curvo.


Il progetto prevede anche il restauro e il rifacimento delle parti monumentali dell’edificio, quali l’ingresso alla Heiman Dullaertplein, le sale Gotica, Tudor e Juliana e la mensa sul tetto.


Una completa rinascita per l’edificio Oceaanhuis, monumento nazionale nel distretto Delfshaven a Rotterdam


 


Photography: Bart van Hoek

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    Mei architects and planners redeveloped the Ocean House on the Westzeedijk in Rotterdam – also known as the Stokvis building. Once the headquarter of Europe’s largest trading company, this national monument has been converted into a unique loft residential building. An extensive cultural-historical exploration was carried out prior to the design process. Due to the turbulent history, many different time layers are visible in the building. A modern volume has been added on top,...

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