Moving Sculpture in Schouwburgplein, Rotterdam

This video is of a moving sculpture attached to one of the municipal buildings surrounding the main sity center square, Schouwburgplein, near the train station. The square was designed my West 8 and contains large moving lights that relate to the other sculpture at the entrance.

Elizabeth Conte

The Houses of Borneo

The houses of Borneo are located to the east of Amsterdam’s city center. The site, a former Docklands area, was redeveloped into a residential area accomodating 2500 housing units including three large apartment buildings and small housing blocks. The street below is an attempt to bring the concept of the canal house to the 21st century. Within the confinements of Dutch building regulations and the urban plan by West 8/Adriaan Geuze an international team of architects designed the houses, each of which is unique (MVRDV got 2). Following its completion in 2000 both the scheme and the houses received a lot of international acclaim.

Brian

Schouwburgplein

Schouwburgplein is a square located in the center of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. This square was designed by West 8, a famous landscape architecture group. It is surrounded by many shops and buildings such as the City Theatre and the City Concert Hall. This square is a large open space which contrasts with the rest of the city. The square was planned as an interactive public space. It is raised up from the street level, giving it the feeling of a stage. The public has control of the four large red hydraulic lamp posts, as they are able to move them about to display different variations of light.
The square is made up of many different materials, depending on the expected use. One side of the square is a poured epoxy floor containing silver leaves, while the other side has a long row of wooden benches and rubber and timber decking on the ground. The square also has three 15 meter high ventilation towers that also serve as a digital clock at night. These towers are lit up at night giving the square another variation of light. The center of the square is made up of perforated metal panels and a wooden play area. At night, the metal panels are lit up from below with black, green, and whitefluorescent tubes. There are also lights under the edge of the raised deck, which gives it a hovering feeling.

Allison Spiker