Standing on Noordereiland in the Maas River, the Rotterdam Art Centre offers that city a centrally sited cultural amenity. The complex has as much importance for the city as it is now as for its future development. The bombing raids on Rotterdam at the start of World War II have left the city with an un-Dutch quality. Lacking the radial disposition of other cities, Rotterdam has no real centre but a large number of sub-centres that include Blaak, Nieuwe Binnenweg, Oude Haven, Wilhelminapier and Zuidplein. Public transport is the binding element in this exploded city. The Art Centre's spatial make-up is a response to the current fragmented situation. It makes manifest the railway infrastructure which though extremely important for Rotterdam is displayed there only with reluctance. Voids between the various layers of programme, form and material give a view of the railway tunnel running beneath, and the alignment of the Art Centre's volumes refers to the lines of transport.

Rotterdam Art Centre is located at the heart of the city's developments with a programme deriving from city functions. Exhibition areas sited at local grid structures are hitched together by an intersecting system of circulation for visitors and artists.

Place of education: TU Delft
Specialization: architectuur
Tutors: Mechthild Stuhlmacher, Deborah Hauptmann & Rogier Verbeek