[Pruim]

There are plans for a new skyscraper in Rotterdam. Big deal? No, but among both Nimby's and forummers there is a bit of a discussion whether this tower is :drool: or uke:

Soo, lets us know and you have our eternal gratitude

HEIGHT: 164,75m (functional height)
FLOORS: 45
UC: 2006 - 2008
ARCHITECT: Diederik Dam (Dam en Partners Architecten)

^^ these show the actual façade

^^ these images show the setting of the tower


Fire away I'd say!

 

[grachtengordeldier]

Bouwen gvd! waarom niet???
Build the thing! Looks beautiful! Merveilleux!

 

[Pruim]

Ohh and before I forget:

^^ Dutch forummers (both pro and anti) are excluded to give their opinion about the tower in this topic for obvious reasons. After all 'we' are all biased

 

[909]

Dutch forummers are excluded to give their opinion about the tower in this topic for obvious reasons. After all 'we' are all biased

Nimby's are not?

 

[Momo1435]

edit,

This one is almost under construction!!! waiting for a thread on the construction page (and for the construction to start).

 

[Max the Swede]

Great addition indeed! Has that special Dutch look to it as well, nice.

 

[DiggerD21]

I don't like the facade. I would prefer if it looks similar to the last two pictures.

 

[Pruim]

^^ it's indeed no longer 'blueish'

 

[DiggerD21]

Not only that. The vertikal lines should be more discreet, so that one can still recognise the single windows from the distance.

 

[Ramses]

I don't like the parking garage in the lower part of the tower. And the tower is to massive in my opinion. I think the tower should be more slender and a little bit higher. Like this photoshop from our Dutch forummer PIE:
........................:banana:

 

[Chad]

Honestly, I dont ee anything special on this except it's height. But who knows, might looks stunning in reallife..

 

[Bertez]

Looks a bit dark

 

[pimvdh]

I like it very much

 

[Danish_guy]

Build the thing!

 

[MarkusErikssen]

Looks realy cool!

 

[SkyView]

:sleepy: :sleepy: :sleepy:

 

[everest]

Looks one of a kind.

 

[Marcanadian]

The facade looks awful.

 

[ROYU]

Looks great. Good addition.

 

[Spearman]

It's not uke:, but I do think it's boxy, uninventive and quite boring. This may be modern now, but, in my opinion, in 25 years it will very probably be the somewhat run-down eysore of the city, and a target for nimbys. I'm no nimby, and I'd take this over some nimby lowrise-huggin' faceless midrise any day, but if I was the developer, I'd ask for a new and more graceful design. The little black building reminds me of a PS2... , the large one is too sharp and uncompromizing, like it's not welcoming.... I'm not an architect, and I can't tell you it won't work, but (and I'm sorry to be such a hater), I think it will attrack more haters than lovers from the average joes in the end.