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Zuidplein Civic Hall
A district hall with no back door: every room the public uses sits on the ground floor, on the square.
Client
Gemeente Rotterdam
Location
Rotterdam, NL
Year
2022
Area
2,750 m²
Typology
Civic
Status
Completed
A district hall for Rotterdam Zuid, on a square with a difficult reputation and heavy footfall.
We put every public function on the ground floor, facing the square, behind glass. Staff, plant and storage went above. There is no service entrance around the back, because a back is what makes a civic building feel closed.
Completed 2022. Counter waiting times fell by a third after opening, largely because people could see which desk they needed before entering.
Plates
Structural engineer: IMd · Contractor: Vorm · Photography: Iwan Doorn
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