SPORTPLAZA ROTTERDAM
competition
location
In relation to the surrounding infrastructure network, the business area “Stadionweg” is situated in a convenient location. Highway, railway and waterway are on a short distance from the location.
The routing within the building is based on the retail model of entry, rise and look. The spatial system is focused on the flexible, vertical movement of the customer. This causes the use of both the rooftop and the entrance in a natural way.
competition
| client: | Vervat Vastgoed bv, Rotterdam |
| design: | Gert Jan Knevel, Benjamin Robichon |
| project team: | Stan Korthagen, Phillip Rutten, Sofia Oliveira, Loran kampen |
| consultants: | JBA Projectmanagement; JoBouw Advies BV, Purmerend (building costs) |
| location: | Stadionweg, Rotterdam |
| plot size: | 18.000 m² |
| floor area: | 22.850 m² - store 39.000 m² - parking & outdoor sports |
| design: | February 2008 |
location
In relation to the surrounding infrastructure network, the business area “Stadionweg” is situated in a convenient location. Highway, railway and waterway are on a short distance from the location.
The routing within the building is based on the retail model of entry, rise and look. The spatial system is focused on the flexible, vertical movement of the customer. This causes the use of both the rooftop and the entrance in a natural way.
assignment
The assignment concerns a shopping center called “Sportplaza” that fits seamless into the proposed development by the Municipality for the south water bank of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Shopping and leisure are brought together in a complex which is more than a collection of shops. Seen the given program, the design is aimed to implement the program strategic into the current urban situation. This results in a significant transformation of a business area into a dynamic sports and leisure cluster in Rotterdam.
design
The given program requires a combination of large and small store formats. Both should work in a flexible manner in terms of consumption, in the sphere of entertainment and meeting in the new so-called “Sportplaza”. The architectural design is based on a number of functional and customer oriented principles: stay, buy and relax.
The program is arranged in such a way that the dynamic features are situated at the periphery of the building. The internal system consists of two separate volumes which form one building. The volumes are surrounded by rationally constructed floor areas with a centrally positioned stretched void. The open center of the building not only connects the individuals stores mutually, but also forms the transition between the public road and the joint atmosphere within the complex.
