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Dutch architect Mecanoo has designed a 70m-high, 20,000 sq m twisting tower located close to Rotterdam’s city harbour.
It will be located on the site of the 16-storey Hoge Wiek building, which was built in 1967 as nurses’ accommodation, and is now student housing.
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Studies have shown the structure cannot be further redeveloped and will be demolished to make way for a taller tower, which will also be a hall of residence.
The tower’s ground level will contain commercial space, a grand entrance on the Oostmolenwerf boulevard, two levels of bicycle parking and apartments facing the eastern waterfront. The remainder will consist of studios, apartments and communal green spaces.
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It will be built with a mix of brick, glass and copper, which will reference Rotterdam’s industrial heritage, and narrows as it rises.