Project
Zomerhofkwartier

Nomination 
Best Project of Comfort Class Residential Estate

About the project
ZOHO is a part of inner city that is Rotterdam through and through, yet it has its own identity, shaped by entrepreneurs, social initiatives and vibrant communities.
The design connects green structures and generates a sustainable neighborhood. Three living environments are stacked on top of one another: Lab, Land and City Layers. Placed on top of the existing industrial ‘maker layer’ is a raised peat landscape, with a towers on top. The scheme also weaves layers together with a series of remarkable public and collective spaces.
LAB
The structure of the commercial buildings will be preserved and transformed into a space for social purposes, innovative housing and experiments.
LAND
The peat park forms a climate-adaptive buffer. The park offers ample opportunities for small scale housing, collectives and recreational amenities.
CITY
The Layer contains eight different urban blocks. They offer space for both owner-occupied and rental housing and facilitate collective forms of living.

Location
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Project created in
2019

Additional information
https://redeveloper.ru/articles/zoho-rayon-balansa-i-dobrososedstva.htm
https://archi.ru/world/86603/sloistyi-urbanizm
https://worldlandscapearchitect.com/zoho-rotterdams-creative-district-is-bound-to-set-new-standards- for-urban-living-and-working/#.X4igbNAzYuV
https://more-architecture.com/zoho/
https://aasarchitecture.com/2020/07/rotterdam-based-design-team-wins-zoho-tender.html/

Applicant and authors of the project

Orange Architects is a multidisciplinary and internationally operating design firm for architecture, urban design, interiors and outdoor space, headed by Patrick Meijers and Jeroen Schipper. Orange Architects formulates attractive, conceptually advanced and smart answers to complex spatial challenges. What distinguishes us is our rational attitude, which we combine with a sensitivity to context, to local culture, to the client’s wishes, and to the future users of our projects.


Authors and other participants
The transformation project was developed by extensive team of designers: urban planners ECHO Urban Design, Orange Architects, Moederscheim Moonen, More Architects and Studio Nauta with the developer Leyten & Stebru as a leader of the team.