Santos as part of the waterfront landscape

Master thesis (2018)

Authors

R. de Vries Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

A.C. de Ridder (mentor)
F.W.A. Koopman (graduation committee member)
S.A. Stroux (graduation committee member)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2018 Romana de Vries
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Published Date

25-01-2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

With the relocation of the industry in Rotterdam from the city centre to the sea, the old harbour area became empty. One of the buildings in this area is Santos, an old coffee warehouse that is located in Katendrecht. Due to the developments in this area, there is a need for a redevelopment for Santos as well. The shape of the waterfront is inspired by my research of different reference projects with old harbour waterfronts. One of the outcomes is the layering in heights and the routing along the water. In this way, Santos becomes part of the waterfront landscape. Another important aspect that enlarges this connection is the public stair to the rooftop, which makes that the roof becomes part of the public landscape. These main interventions will give Santos more attention then it will get in the existing future plan. The attention that it deserves, because it shows the history of the neighbourhood, while most of these references are destroyed already.