about the project

Centrée, a versatile new development in Rotterdam Zuid, solves the puzzle of fitting 85 apartments, 12 park homes, a primary school, a daycare center, and a supermarket within a compact lot compared to its program. A shared parking garage is consciously hidden from sight to ensure the building's friendly appeal to the neighbourhood. Co-design sessions proved to be crucial to realise a satisfying solution to the puzzle: not only in terms of space, but also in terms of balancing and fulfulling the needs of its diverse stakeholders. The appartment block's central atrium and airy walkways allow the inhabitants a sense of connection and community, while the primary school's secure courtyard with broad walkways and wood accents are lauded by its teachers, children and parents alike.

Centrée, a versatile new development in Rotterdam Zuid, solves the puzzle of fitting 85 apartments, 12 park homes, a primary school, a daycare center, and a supermarket within a compact lot compared to its program. A shared parking garage is consciously hidden from sight to ensure the building's friendly appeal to the neighbourhood. Co-design sessions proved to be crucial to realise a satisfying solution to the puzzle: not only in terms of space, but also in terms of balancing and fulfulling the needs of its diverse stakeholders. The appartment block's central atrium and airy walkways allow the inhabitants a sense of connection and community, while the primary school's secure courtyard with broad walkways and wood accents are lauded by its teachers, children and parents alike.