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art of a revitalization scheme breathing
new life into the historic Wilhemina Pier,
De Rotterdam is a mixed-used vertical city
created by celebrity architect Rem Koolhaas
and his studio OMA.
The complex spans the area of a
soccer field, comprising three glass towers atop a six-story
pedestal overlooking the Maas River. Inside is a miniature
city of offices, apartments, a lifestyle hotel, conference
and leisure facilities, shops and eateries.
KONE worked closely with the developer to achieve
timely completion of the project. As many as 600 work-
ers moved up and down the towers several times a day.
Successful execution boiled down to well-planned logistics.
“Together with KONE’s experts, we installed three
KONE JumpLift solutions which played a very important
role in transporting people and materials to the right
spot at the right time,” says
Jan van’t Westeinde
, Senior
Sustainability Manager at MAB Development.
KONE also worked closely with designers and a local cab
decoration supplier to meet the architect’s expectations.
“The operating panels are one-of-a-kind. The contours of
the building are etched into the stainless steel faceplate
and filled with vertical white LEDs. There is one LED per
stop, which lights up with every passing floor,” says
KONE Project Manager
Vincent Meijer
.
Winner of numerous awards including the CTBUH
Award for Best Tall Building of Europe 2014, De Rotterdam
has received special recognition for its commitment to
sustainability.
With more than 5,000 people moving through the
vertical city daily, the eco-efficient KONE elevators
significantly reduce the building’s energy consumption
by returning power back to grid.
“We challenged KONE to reach our mutual goals in
terms of timing, budget and eco-targets. After four years
of hard work, we literally reached the top together,”
concludes van’t Westeinde.
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Silja Kudel
PHOTO
KOnE
Rotterdam’s newest architectural icon is a
building of superlatives: not only is it the biggest
and most breathtaking, but it is also one of the
greenest structures in the Netherlands.
Eco-city
in a city
The Rotterdam Climate
Initiative strives to reduce
the city’s carbon emissions
by 50% by the year 2025.
2025
De Rotterdam
Completed: 2013
Size: 162,000 sqm
Floors: 44
Building owner: De Rotterdam CV
Developer: MAB Development with OVG Real Estate
Architect: OMA (Rem Koolhaas)
Contractor: Zublin GmBH
KONE SOLUTIONS
15 KONE MiniSpace™ elevators
7 KONE MonoSpace® elevators
2 KONE MonoSpace® scenic elevators
3 KONE JumpLift construction time elevators
6 KONE TravelMaster™ 110 escalators
KONE E-Link™ monitoring system
KONE Polaris™ Destination Control System
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