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post updated 26 May 2026

Rotterdam Architecture Designs – chronological list

26 May 2026
Ferro Offices, Merwe-Vierhavens
Architects: GROUP A

photo : Sebastian van Damme
In the Merwe-Vierhavens (M4H) district of Rotterdam, Ferro Offices has been completed as a radical transformation of a former industrial headquarters into a future-ready multi-tenant workplace centred on innovation and collaboration.
Originally built in 1969, the former Ferro headquarters was revitalised by architecture studio GROUP A for the Port of Rotterdam, creating a new workplace for port pioneers focused on building a more sustainable harbour.

10 March 2026
De Hartenrust Residential Building, Zwaanshalskade Hartenruststraat
Architects: van Bergen Kolpa Architects

photo : Filip Dujardin
With De Hartenrust, van Bergen Kolpa Architects introduces a new social housing development along a bend in the River Rotte in Rotterdam. The project combines tower apartments, townhouses, and corner houses into a cohesive yet varied architectural composition. Together, these elements form a sculptural ensemble that marks the transition between the dense urban fabric of the Oude Noorden neighborhood and the greener, more livable riverbanks beyond.

15 January 2026
De Piek Stacks Residential Tower, Rotterdam-Zuid, The Netherlands
Architects: KCAP

photo © Ossip van Duivenbode
KCAP’s 74-metre residential tower for Heijmans Vastgoed transforms a former industrial site at the tip of Feijenoord Island into a catalyst for the waterfront revitalization of Rotterdam-Zuid. Inspired by the area’s factories, warehouses, and cranes, the 142-unit tower reinterprets the site’s industrial heritage through a composition of stacked volumes that evoke the form of shipping containers.

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28 November 2025
Schieblocks Office Building
Architects: MVRDV

render : CUUB
The municipality of Rotterdam has approved the Schieblocks, a 47,000-square-metre development that will become the largest private new office building currently under construction in the Netherlands. The project incorporates a mix of commercial functions at ground level, alongside a restaurant and event space located on the upper floors.
Designed by MVRDV for developer LSI — which markets the project as The Bluezone Offices — the scheme creates a three-dimensional neighborhood of workplaces rising 61 metres high and extending nearly 150 metres in length along a narrow site beside the railway line.

20 November 2025
SAWA wooden building Rotterdam

photo © Ossip
Her Majesty Queen Máxima officially opened SAWA yesterday, the new circular timber residential building on Rotterdam’s Lloydpier. The moment marks a special milestone for developers NICE Developers and ERA Contour, for all partners and construction team involved, and above all for the residents who moved in this summer.

14 June 2025
Ma Yansong: Architecture and Emotion, Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

photo : Demone
“Ma Yansong: Architecture and Emotion” opened on May 16, 2025, at the Nieuwe Instituut in the Netherlands. The Nieuwe Instituut is the Netherlands’ national museum for architecture, design, and digital culture, dedicated to exploring the potential of new ideas through exhibitions, research, and public programs.

14 May 2025
Fenix International Art Museum
Design: MAD Architects

photo © Iwan Baan
Fenix is located in a restored historic warehouse, which has been transformed in a radical design by Ma Yansong of MAD Architects, the internationally acclaimed Beijing-based architecture practice. It is the centrepiece of the regeneration of the harbour-side neighbourhood of Katendrecht, which was formerly home to Rotterdam’s red-light district and the oldest Chinatown of continental Europe.

2 May 2025
The future of sustainable and circular high-rise buildings:
NICE Tower timber building design
Design: Mei architects and planners

image courtesy of architects practice
An impressive 140-meter-tall structure made entirely of wood, represents the next step in the revolution of circular timber high-rise construction. The tower derives its stability from wooden bracing in the façade and a wooden elevator core, is fully bio-based, and is entirely free of concrete!

22 April 2025
Portlantis Visitor and Exhibition Centre, Rotterdam building, over the Coolsingel
Design: MVRDV, Architects

photo © Ossip van Duivenbode
Designed by MVRDV, Portlantis is a visitor and exhibition centre for the Port of Rotterdam, located at the westernmost edge of the port.
Composed of five rotated exhibition volumes stacked atop one another, the building distinguishes itself through a striking crimson-red public circulation route that extends from the dunes to the rooftop. Along the way, it offers expansive panoramic views of the North Sea, the coastline, and the surrounding port landscape.

4 January 2025
Langeveld Building, Campus Woudestein, Kralingse Zoom
Design: Paul de Ruiter Architects

photo : Aiste Rakauskaite
The Langeveld Building, named after Henny Langeveld, redefines sustainable learning environments through a strong emphasis on innovation, nature, and student wellbeing. Situated at the heart of the campus boulevard, the project combines biophilic design principles with advanced environmental technologies, including the pioneering “Powered by Nature” ventilation system inspired by termite mounds.