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BLAAK TOWER: HOTEL & CONDOMINIUMS

BLAAK TOWER: HOTEL & CONDOMINIUMS
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ROTTERDAM - This mixed-use Blaak Tower totals 715,800 sf (66,500 m2) of Hotel, Residential, Commercial, and Parking. Inspired by organic Stibnite formations, the tower's surfaces follow a self-organizing system that balances clear geometric logic with carefully integrated anomalies. These emerge as a series of multi-story sky lobbies that function as semi-public urban spaces and act as "green lungs," supporting biofiltration, natural ventilation, and passive cooling.

Designed to achieve LEED Gold certification, the tower incorporates a climate veil facade, solar chimney effect, operable windows, and photovoltaics to reduce energy consumption. Structurally glazed surfaces extend outward to create naturally lit retail, hospitality, and parking areas at the lower levels, establishing a self-sufficient mixed-use environment that operates as its own urban microclimate.

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Year: Zoning review Rotterdam Municipality
Location: Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Client: Private
Project Type: 200 m high mixed-use tower
Size: 30,000 m2 Hotel, 25,000 m2 residential (505,000 ft2), 6,000m2 commercial (645,000 ft2), 5,500m2 parking (60,000 ft2)
Design Team: Principal in charge: Winka Dubbeldam, Assoc. AIA | Project Leader: Justin Korhammer | Archi-Tectonics Team: Max Boerman, Tiago Santos, Maud Fonteyne, Bowen Qin
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