Beursplein
Modern mixed-use TOD
Nearly fifty years after World War II, Rotterdam was still suffering from poor reconstruction. The city's busiest traffic artery severed downtown shopping into two separate, and weakened, districts. To heal the split and the city, JERDE collaborated with de Architecten Cie to create a pedestrian street below the six-lane traffic barrier.
At a Glance
Project Type
Mixed-Use, Retail, TOD, Open/Public Space
Location
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Size
549,000 sq ft
Client
Multi Vastgoed b.v.
Services
Architecture
Open to the sky, under gently curving glass canopies that protect shoppers against inclement weather, Beursplein echoes earlier times when the neighborhood was an upscale retail arcade.
Complete with a 30-floor residential tower, shopping gallery, and metro station.
Contextural plan
Beursplein reintroduced living, shopping, and entertainment into the heart of Rotterdam.
