MARKET HALL BY MVRDV

Market Hall is one of the key building projects being realised in the Netherlands at this moment. Provast developed the first covered food market of the Netherlands in the very centre of Rotterdam, adapting the typology of the covered market inspired by famous examples in Barcelona, Stockholm and Valencia.

New laws in the Netherlands require covered areas for traditional open air meat and fish markets due to new hygienic constraints. MVRDV posed the questions 'can we use this operation to evolve the market typology as well as densify the the city centre?' and 'Can we increase quality as well as density of programming?'

The Market Hall is part of the new inner city heart of the Laurens Quarter, the pre-war centre of Rotterdam. The buildingis a sustainable combination of food, leisure, living and parking, all fully integrated to enhance and make the most of the synergetic possibilities of the different functions.

The construction of the arch is “pioneering work” explains Michel Hoogendoorn, project director at J.P. van Eesteren. “As the arch is not only the roof but also contains 228 apartments, shops and restaurants, we are challenged for 100% to rely on our earlier experience with other complex projects.

The construction of Market Hall is our cup of tea, we love to realise complex construction and the arch is one of them. We hope to realise a unique icon for Rotterdam which will add great attraction to the city.”

The hall is formed from an arch of privately developed apartments, strategically allowing private investment and iniative to provide a public space. The result is a covered square which acts as a central market hall during the day and, after closing hours remains lively due to restaurants on its first floor.

The apartments follow strict Dutch laws regarding natural day-light: all rooms that require natural light are situated on the outside. Kitchens, dining rooms and storage are positioned at the market side, establishing a connection to the market.

The front and backside are covered with a flexible suspended glass façade, allowing for maximum transparency and a minimum of structure, which will be the largest of its kind in Europe.

Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands

Architect: MVRDV

Co-architect: INBO, Netherlands

Team Competition: Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries, Marc Joubert, Anet Schurink, Jeroen Zuidgeest and Michele Olcese, Laura Grillo, Ivo van Capelleveen

Project Team: Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries, Renske van der Stoep, Anton Wubben, Laura Grillo,  Joeri Horstink, Marc Joubert, Diana Lopez , Gijs Rikken, Elsbeth Ronner, Anet Schurink, Yvo Thijssen, Johnny Tsang, Sven Thorissen, Jeroen Zuidgeest

Structure: D3BN/ DHV, The Hague, Netherlands: Maurice Hermens

Services: Peutz & Associes Zoetermeer, Netherlands: Peter Wapenaar

Acoustics: Peutz & Associes Zoetermeer, Netherlands: Peter Wapenaar

Services: Techniplan, Netherlands

Project: 2012

End costruction: 2014

CHUNGHA IN GANGNAM BY MVRDV

MVRDV was commissioned by Woon Nam Management Ltd. to redefine a building on Gangnams chic Apgujung Road.

Even though the Chungha building was completed in the 1980's it was already outdated in a street dominated by flagship stores. The transformation, which added an extra level, was completed in just 9 months.

The Chungha building had become a rotten tooth in a fast changing streetscape dominated by single brand stores, this building contains a collection of brands in one. On the previous façade, a motley collection of fonts competed for the attention of passersby.

The sober building's beige natural stone façade was ruined by commercial messages. The ground floor is occupied by French leather accessories label Louis Quatorze, the floors above hold a wedding planners' office, the clients' maintenance society and two plastic surgery practices.

The discretion required by the clients of the plastic surgeries also had implications for the building. The windows of these floors were hermetically sealed, adding to the worn out feel of the structure.

The new façade concept is convincingly simple: Chungha is a multiple identity building which was transformed into a collection of shop windows so each commercial venture imposed onto the façade would have a fitting canvas for its display. The building's façade becomes more advertisement, and in that sense paradoxically more honest.

Curvaceous frames were found to be the best match to the large amount of shop windows, and a mosaic tile consequently became the façade material to follow the curves. LED lights change the buildings appearance.

MVRDV was given nine months to complete the refurbishment. Adding to the complexity was the limited size of the construction site - five storeys tall but only 2,5 metres at its widest point. Construction workers were required to balance and squeeze themselves into narrow spaces.

Once unwrapped, the building appears reborn, its large windows are filled with transparent posters which provide space for changing brand identities and discretion for the clients of the plastic surgeon.

A 10% addition on the top floor will be turned into a café with outside terraces, resulting in a total surface of 2,820 m2. The exterior façade tiles, which resemble white foam from close-up and smooth white stone from further away, are also used on the sidewalk and in the lobby.

Location:Seoul, Korea

Architect:MVRDV

Project Management: InC Design

Year:2013

HONGQIAO CBD BY MVRDV

Just weeks after winning the competition, construction has already started on this urban masterplan for an office and retail centre near the fourth busiest airport in mainland China. The 4.5ha site is divided into a small northern plot of 8,409 m2 and a larger southern plot.

The team won the competition with highly energy-efficient architecture combined with an intimate urban plan which allows for pedestrian-friendly spaces. The 110,000m2 offices are divided into ten towers in total: nine office towers on the southern plot ranging from five to nine floors, facilitating rental to different sized companies. The towers are flexibly designed to contain one or more companies.

On the northern plot, the tops of four towers will merge into one building, forming a flower shaped landmark of four floors, cantilevered high above the ground. The 47,000m2 retail space will be located partly on the ground floor and partly along a sunken plaza sheltered from vehicle traffic. Two glass cubes mark the entrances to the shopping centre and are part of the neighbourhood’s pedestrian route, which meanders through the site.

The shopping centre is designed by Aedas. On both plots a spacious sunken plaza features wide stairs that can be used as seating, allowing cultural events to be hosted on the site. Facade area has been minimized by introducing round cornered towers which, together with the continuous 50,5% transparency stone façade, leads to an efficient energy consumption.

The façade presents a subtle shifted grid with a delicate bamboo forest reference. The self shading shape of the flower building has lead to a façade with smaller openings on the upper floors for efficient energy consumption. Hidden hatches next to the windows allow for natural ventilation.7

The ground floor of the flower building is reserved for 1.790 m2 of cultural program. A 55.000m2 parking garage is located underneath the shopping centre. The Hongqiao CBD will reach three stars, the highest ranking of the Chinese ‘Green Building Label’.

Sustainable building features that will be used include high performance insulation, optimised building forms, shaded spaces, natural ventilation, rainwater collection, permeable road surfaces, links to public transport and a reduction in the urban heat island effect. Nine office towers will feature green roofs growing local plant species and the flower building will offer a sky garden with a continuous jogging path.

URBAN PLAN MADLA-REVHEIM BY MVRDV AND SPACE GROUP

Madla-Revheim is the main development area outside Stavanger, for which MVRDV and Space Group were to implement 4000 housing units on the 780acres site area, in addition to public programs and sports facilities.

The aim of the comission being to develop models for sustainable growth on the site, considering development principles, transportation systems and built structures as parts of one whole.

Stavanger has established a unique position both in a Norwegian context and internationally. A culture of ambition, innovation and entrepreneurship has shaped the city into what it is today Europes capital of Energy, a strong cultural hub and a destination for breathtaking extreme sport.

Due to the booming offshore industry the region has doubled its population since 1950 and is continuing to grow rapidly. Currently Stavanger/Sandnes has the second largest growth rate in the country. This makes urban densification both a necessity and a desire.

Madla Revheim is positioned at the point where the urban and the rural meet, the area seems perfectly suited to set a new example for how sustainable growth can be facilitated in the Stavanger region.

Identifying two clearly defined zones a green zone and an urban zone allows concentrating development along the perimeter of the site in order to realize the collective quality of a large scale common space, a recognizable quality at the heart of the development: Madlas Green.

The development avoids the equal distribution of program and realizes green and urban that strengthen each other in a symbiotic manner. It answers to the site conditions that define an ideal zone for housing on the perimeter and the development of an open green area in the central area. This allows for the development of a unique character that combines the inserted urban qualities with the existing rural qualities.

MVRDV from the Netherlands and the Norwegian Space Group joined forces for this project executed for Stavanger Kommune. Environmental engineer is Norconsult. The plans will be used for further discussion and are part the development proces for the area.

 

 

Location: Stavanger, Norway

Architect: MVRDV, Space Group

Mvrdv Design Team: Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs en Nathalie de Vries Jeroen Zuidgeest, Mick van Gemert, Mette Rasmussen, Klaas Hofman, Peter Zuroweste, Antonio Luca, Filippo Fanciotti

Space Group Team: Gary Bates, Gro Bonesmo, Adam Kurdahl Fredrik Krogeide, Wenche Andreassen, Naofumi Namba, Ry Morrison, Rebekah Schaeberg, Henrik Poulsson

Environmental Engineer: NorConsult

Year: 2013

Client: Stavanger Kommune

Photographs: MVRDV + Space Group

CHEUNG FAI BUILDING BY MVRDV

The conversion of Cheung Fai building is one of the pioneer projects in Kwun Tong district of East Kowloon, a former industrial area which is currently being redeveloped to become one of Hong Kong’s newest business center.

The 14-storey building occupies a corner site on Wai Yip Street offering views to Victoria Harbor and the future Kai Tak ferry terminal. In 2013 project developer GAW Capital commissioned MVRDV to convert the former warehouse into offices for a maximum of 37 units with shops and parking on the ground floor and restaurants on the first and second floor. 

The conversion is restricted to the existing envelope by local building regulations. In order to create attractive, yet affordable and well lit office space within the 36.5m deep floor plan, the design opted for an open, loft style environment which exposes the raw structure complemented with glass-only finishes: the Glass Office. 

The building is stripped down to its primary structure; glass is inserted between columns and beams as floor and ceiling finishes, partitions and doors, clearly distinguishing old and new, showing how the building works right down to the installations. The service core is conceived as a linear, transparent block between offices and communal space executed in 1-hour fire rated glass allowing light to enter the office space. 

All non-loadbearing façade elements are replaced by glass for the maximum amount of light reaching the interior; all structural façade elements are executed in white coated concrete.  The top floor becomes a communal terrace for breaks and informal meetings with magnificent views.

The rear façade currently faces a disused service alley. By being the first to upgrade it the same way as the front façade, the objective is to eventually turn the alley into usable attractive public space, once more buildings on Wai Yip Street have been converted.  The Cheung Fai Building transformation is MVRDV’s first realization in Hong Kong.  

Location: Hong Kong
Architects: MVRDV
Project Team: Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries with Renske van der Stoep and Arjen Ketting
Images: MVRDV - Antonio Coco
LDI: Raymond Chan Surveyors Ltd
Structure: AC Technik (HK) Ltd
Cost engineering: Rider Levett Bucknall
Installations: VIGOR Engineering Consultants Ltd
E & M advisors
Year: 2014