KAAN Architecture‘s New Office, Rotterdam

KAAN Architecten has moved to a new office, marking a page-turn for the expanding architectural practice. The new location is in the heart of Rotterdam, situated along the Maas river, just a few meters from the iconic Erasmus bridge and the firm’s awardwinning project Education Center at Erasmus Medical Center University. The project has transformed 1.400 sqm of the former premises of De Nederlandsche Bank into KAAN’s new open-space headquarters, which encompasses more than 80 workspaces.

        卡恩建筑近日进驻了新办公室，在其建筑实践历程上跨越了新的一页。新办公室选址于鹿特丹市中心，坐落于马斯河畔，在此只需几分钟便可步行至鹿特丹标志性建筑伊拉斯谟桥。1400 平方米的办公室原为荷兰银行旧址，经卡恩建筑改造后，成为了容纳80 个工位的新空间。

KAAN’s new De Bank office is housed in the piano nobile of a quintessential historical building originally designed by Prof. Henri Timo Zwiers in 1950-1955, on the grounds of a former synagogue, which was destroyed during the WWII bombings. The brick façade on Boompjes Street stands out against the river skyline and is characterized by an entrance hall enriched by the mosaic of Dutch artist Louis van Roode, who decorated several public spaces in Rotterdam during the post-war period.

        办公室原址原为一座犹太教堂，于二战时被毁。战后由Henri Timo Zwiers 教授设计建成，3 楼为主层，卡恩建筑办公室即在此层中。建筑的砖砌立面在河岸众多建筑中脱颖而出；主入口装饰有荷兰艺术家Louis van Roode 的马赛克作品——他的作品亦可在鹿特丹其他战后公共空间里看到。

“The notion of sharing of knowledge is at the core of the division of spaces and the interior design of the new office. This rough space has the special gift of an industrial yet monumental aesthetic, a beauty that we decided to exalt through a solid balance between two simple materials wood and concrete.”

—Dikkie Scipio

        “新办公室的空间安排和室内设计力求知识分享的最大化。原有空间的粗犷性格有着工业的美感和神圣。我们希望通过两种简单的材料——混凝土和木材——对原空间加以改造，以彰显出这种特质。”

合伙人Dikkie Scipio 解释道。

The building’s striking character and its wide, bright spaces offered the perfect base for KAAN Architecten to design their new office. The beating heart of the project is an extensive working area dedicated to architects. This space is blessed by intense daylight on both sides and offers a unique view of the surrounding water-front. The rectangular floor plan, with its clear proportions, is designed to effectively connect working, meeting and leisure spaces through several long monumental corridors and passages, enhancing fluid interactions between employees, visitors and partners.

        原有空间宽而高的空间为改造提供了优厚的基础。改造后的空间核心为平原式的建筑师工作空间，两侧自然光从大面积窗户倾泻而入，两侧的窗外河景清晰可见。清晰有序的空间安排确保了人员自由流动，促进了工作效率和无间的沟通。

Spatial rhythm is generated by the finely restored industrial concrete structure. The rough essence of the material is balanced by a counterpoint of elegant dark walnut wood, which constitutes the main component of the interiors. The harmonious interaction between the warm comfort of the wood and the pre-existing concrete structure, envelopes the atmosphere in a graceful yet monumental feeling. KAAN Architecten has successfully designed a new working space that genuinely represents the philosophy of the office: functionalism with added value. Raw and refined at once, the project revitalizes and reveals the inherent beauty of a building that has, for many years been sleeping while its city dreams.

        经仔细修复后，暴露的混凝土结构构成了空间的韵律。混凝土的粗犷和深色胡桃木的优雅取得了平衡，共同组成了室内的主要材料，孕育了优雅而显赫的氛围。通过这次改造，卡恩建筑再次表达了其核心追求：建立在功能主义上的更高品质追求。在粗犷和优雅的交融中，这座沉睡多年的老建筑重新焕发了青春。

平面布局图：

▲城市规划图／city site plan

▲建筑区域平面图／building area site plan

▲平面布局图／floor plan

▲剖视图／cross section

▲纵向剖视图／longitudinal section

项目地：荷兰鹿特丹

设计公司：KAAN Architecten (Kees Kaan, Vincent Panhuysen, Dikkie Scipio)

项目团队：Beatrice Bagnara, Dennis Bruijn, Marten Dashorst, Luuk Dietz, Giuseppe Mazzaglia

设计周期：February – March 2016 

建设周期：April – September 2016

项目面积：1.400 sqm

承包商：Pleijsier Bouw

建筑顾问：Pieters Bouwtechniek

水电安装：Van Panhuis

地板：Finesse Parketvloeren bv

木家具：13 Speciaal

工作区桌椅：COwerk

接待区桌椅：Desque

沙发：Big Brands

灯光：Zumtobel group

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