PORT OF ROTTERDAM - JONGKIND JOHAN BERTHOLD (1857)
1400-1800
EMMA MÆRSK - 15.800 TEU
1800-1900
1920-1940
1946-1960
1960-1970
1970-2008
2008-2030
Economical evolution drives the development of the Port of Rotterdam. What can a more public program like a parking for 400 trucks with facilities evoke in this inhuman environment? An excursion into the contours of a pioneer city on the Maasvlakte.
DISTRIPARK 1
DISTRIPARK 1
DISTRIPARK 2
DISTRIPARK 2
SLUFTER
BIRDVALLEY
SLUFTER
BIRDVALLEY
RECREATION & NATURE
WATER
INDUSTRY
INFRASTRUCTURE
PLACES LEFT OVER
The layered landscape of the port is shaped by the opposing forces of economy, ecology technology and society. The landscape, though artificial, is nonetheless landscape and has value and identity. The alien scale of this globalised piece of Dutch terraforming is unparalleled in Holland and makes the port area into a place where everything is possible.
RECREATIONAL BARRIER
Maasvlakte; a collection of artificial landscapes
PLAN LOCATION ON MAASVLAKTE 1: C2- AND C3-POISON DEPOTS, SLUFTER, BIRDVALLEY AND DISTRIPARK
who are the visitors of the Maasvlakte?
The gradual development of the Maasvlakte 2 over the course of the next twenty years brings in a large number of construction workers, civil engineers, businessmen and truckers. 2009
2010
2011
2012
2020
2030
PEOPLE 16.000
6.000 12.000
WORKERS MAASVLAKTE 2 TEMPORARY WORKERS MV2
1.000
2.500
8.000
RECREATION MAASVLAKTE
3.000 4.000
TRUCKERS TRUCKPLAZA
5.000
WORKERS MAASVLAKTE 1
0
TIME 2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
2035
2040
To accomodate these temporary communities we propose to create a temporary city on the Maasvlakte.
SHIBAM. JEMEN
EL RANCHO CASINO, LAS VEGAS, 1941
BURNING MAN FESTIVAL, NEVADA, 2008
SLAVE CITY, ATELIER VAN LIESHOUT, 2005
THE -NOT SO SUCCESFULL- DISTRIPARK FUNCTIONS AS A CORE FOR THE MAASVLAKTE COMMUNITIES
A CLEAR LANDSCAPE STRATEGY PROVIDES IDENTITY
To strengthen the identity of Distripark and add to the collection of artificial landcapes we propose a green dike around Temporary City which can host public program and present itself along the A15. This dike is made with waste stacked asphalt overgrown with annual plants and flowers. All office programs are concentrated on a ‘business strip’ on Main Street. Programs linked to infrastucture are located under and along the outer ring dike.
The programs of Truckplaza, Hotel@work, train- and container repair and harbour-related services offer a much needed chance for diversification of Distripark. By increasing the service level and facilities and clustering companies renting a plot in Distripark will be more attractive to companies.
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CONCEPT TEMPORARY CITY
FUNCTIONAL ZONING TEMPORARY CITY
URBAN PLAN TEMPORARY CITY
The proposed location for Truckplaza is situated on the crossroads of the first and second Maasvlakte and amidst huge bundles of all kinds of imaginable infrastructure. Truckplaza will be positioned close to the A15 highway and in the vicinity of hotel@work to optimize traffic and profit from shared services.
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More critical mass for the temporary communities of the Maasvlakte. By combining the temporary housing of 2.500 construction workers and 1.000 truckers we create a home away from home for the migrating workers of Europe.
PROGRAM HOTEL@WORK
The stacked hotelcontainers use the same infrastructure as the truckpark. This creates a flexible facility for sleeping people, either in truck, container or tent; Maasvlakte Motel. TRUCKPARK
GAS STATION
CONTAINER HOTEL
PROGRAM TRUCKPLAZA & HOTEL@WORK HOTEL@WORK GROWTH AREA PARKING FOR 400 TRUCKS
FIRE STATION
PARKING FOR 600 TRUCKS RECREATION AREA TRAFFIC SCHEME
PLAN
VIEW ON MULTIHALL
The programs are concentrated round a central court where a more intimate and public space exists in the barren conditions in the Port of Rotterdam. The buildings, clad in asphalt, adress both the court and the Distripark and Truckpark.
DRIVE INN THEATER
VIEW FROM A15 THROUGH 35M HIGH FRAME
PROGRAM GROWTH
HOTEL
OFFICE
CANTINE SUPERMARKET
TRUCKPLAZA RESTAURANT
SHOPS
MULTIHALL CHURCH
RESTAURANT TRUCKSERVICE
SHOPS
HOTEL
SECTION OVER CENTRAL COURT
The collection of distinct black buildings towering the green dike around the Distripark communicates a smaller scale and habitable environment to the passers by on the A15. The buildings are monolithic and have deep window bays.
WELCOME TO MAASVLAKTE MOTEL ATELIER PORT CITY PIONEER TUTORS ARMAN AKDOGAN & FELIX MADRAZO [INTER.NATIONAL DESIGN]
ROEL GEELEN, MARIEKE VELING & ROBBERT DE VRIEZE Š 2009
The landscape flows into the central court where the truckservice garage is clearly visible as a celebration of truckersculture. The dedicated program for truckers -showers, lounge, fitness, services- is combined in a compact volume with the restaurant on top. From here all of the Port City Pioneers van enjoy the view over the harbour, the beach and the ongoing evolution of the Port of Rotterdam.
ROTTERDAM ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN | MARCH - JUNE 2009