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  • GENERAL INFO

  • ARCHITECT

  • PURPOSE

    • ABOUT SITETHE PROJECTTHE TECHNIQUE

    A CITY WITH LOTS OF ARCHITECTURE MUSY HAVE A SITE COMPLIMENTING ALL THESE AMAZING STRUCTURES. UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS NOT THE CASE. AS I GREW UP IN THIS CITY, THE CITY GREW BIGGER AND BIGGER. BUILDING RISING UP FROM THE ASSES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. A TIME THAT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. ALL THESE BUILDING NOW MAKE THE SKYLINE OF ROTTERDAM. I STARTED THIS PROJECT AS A TOKEN OF LOVE FOR MY CITY, IT'S PEOPLE AND THE AMAZING ARCHITECTURE.

    BORN AND RAISED IN ROTTERDAM, I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE CITY AND IT'S ARCHITECTURE. I STARTED LOOKING AT THE CITY IN A DIFFERENT WAY. THE CITY HAS A VERY VIBRANT AND VIOLENT HISTORY. AFTER THE BOMBINGS OF 1941 THE CITY STARTED REBUILDING IT'S SELF FROM SCRATCH IN 1945. AS 45 REPRESENTS A NEW START. I WANTED TO GIVE THIS ARCHITECTUAL BEAUTY A DIFFERENT LOOK BY CHANGING THE VISUAL APPEARANCE AND TRANSFORMING IT INTO A LOW POLYGON ART. BY CREATING EVERY BUILDING OUT OF 45 POLYGONS (TRIANGLE POLYGONS), IT ONLY SHOWS WHAT I THINK IS THE ESSENCE OF THE STRUCTURE. THE PROJECT IS BUILD OUT OF WHAT IS GOING TO BE FOUR CATEGORIES. AT THE MOMENT THERE IS JUST ONE CATEGORY CALLED FAMOUS STRUCTURES. EVERY CATEGORY HAS 010 STRUCTURES BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS NUMBER TO THE CITY (AREA CODE). I DON'T TEND TO REACH ANY GOALS BY MAKING THIS WEBSITE. JUST ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE AND EXPLORE IT YOURSELF.

    SEARCHING FOR NEW TECHNIQUES TO TRANSLATE POLYGON ART INTO WEBDESIGN. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I CAME ACROSS .SVG, THIS IS A VECTOR IMAGE THAT CAN BE CREATED BY USING A VECTOR DRAWING SOFTWARE. BY CHANGING THIS IMAGE INTO AN CODE (.SVG). YOU CAN PUT IT EASILY INTO AN HTML CODE. BUT THE FUN STARTS TRYING TO ANIMATE THE POLYGONS. IF YOU LOOK AT A TRIANGLE POLYGON, YOU WILL SEE THAT IT HAS THREE POINTS, THESE POINTS REPRESENT THE COORDINATES ON THE SCREEN. BY MANIPULATING EVERY POINT INTO ANOTHER POINT, THUS MAKING A TRANSITION IN BETWEEN, GIVES IT THE LOOK OF AN ANIMATION. BASICALLY EVERY IMAGE CONSIST OF 45 POLYGONS THIS MAKES UP TO 135 POINTS THAT ALL HAVE TO BE ANIMATED INTO DIFFERENT POINTS FOR JUST ONE IMAGE. USING JAVASCRIPT TO START THE ANIMATIONS AND CSS3 FOR STYLING. FOR MORE INFO ABOUT THE TECHNIQUES USED, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.

    INFO@GRDESIGN.NL

    DE ZWAAN 'THE SWAN'

    LENGTH : 802 METERS (2,631 FT)

    WIDTH : 33.8 METERS (111 FT)

    HEIGHT : 139 METERS (932 FT)

    LONGEST SPAN : 184 METER (932 FT)

    CONSTRUCTION : 1990 - 1996

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    BEN VAN BERKEL

    DESIGNER OF THIS WONDERFUL HERITAGE

    A DUTCH ARCHITECT BORN IN 1957. STUDIED ARCHITECTURE AT RIETVELD ACADEMY, IN 1988 HE AND HIS WIFE STARTED VAN BERKEL EN BOS ARCHITECTURE. WHICH REALIZED THE ERASMUSBRUG. IN 1998 THEY RELAUNCHED THEIR COMPANY AS UNSTUDIO. WITH THIS THEY DESIGNED MULTIPLE BUILDINGS IN HOLLAND AND THE REST OF THE WORLD.

    CHARLES JENCKS AWARD 2007

    1822-KUNSTPREIS 2003

    CHARLOTTE KOHLER AWARD 1991

    EILEEN GRAY AWARD 1983

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    CROSSING THE BRIDGE

    MAKING A BETTER CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CITY CENTER AND THE SOUTH OF ROTTERDAM. EVERYDAY THOUSAND OF CARS, TRAMS AND A LOT OF PEDESTRIANS CROSS THIS BRIDGE. IT HOSTS A LOT OF WORLD EVENTS, LIKE THE WORLD PORT DAYS, RED BULL AIR RACE AND MANY MORE. BUT FOR US IT'S A DAILY HASSLE TO RIDE OUR BIKES TO THE OTHER SIDE. BUT AT LEAST WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A DETOUR OVER THE WILLEMSBRUG.

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    EUROMAST

    HEIGHT ANTENNA : 184 METERS (606 FT)

    HEIGHT ROOF : 104 METERS (341 FT)

    COBSERVATION PLATFORM : 96 METERS (315 FT)

    STRUCTURE : CONCRETE

    CONSTRUCTION ; 1958 - 1960

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    MAASKANT VAN DOMMELEN KROOS EN SENFL

    IMPORTANT PERSONS FOR REBUILDING ROTTERDAM

    A GROUP OF GREAT ARCHITECTUAL MINDS. THEY CREATED BUILDINGS THAT REPRESENT AN OPTIMISTIC POST WAR ERA. BUILDINGS THAT ARE FUNCTIONAL AND EFFECIENT, GIVING IT'S TRUST INTO MODERN TECHNIQUES AND WITH AN OVERWHELMING TOUCH OF MODERNISME.

    PROVINCIAL GOVERMENT BUILDING NOORD BRABANT

    FACTORY JOHNSON WAX

    NIJVERHEID SCHOOLS TECHNIKON

    OFFICE RIVIERSTAETE

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    'CROW'S NEST'

    IT USED TO BE THE BIGGEST BUILDING IN ROTTERDAM AND IT'S STILL STANDING TALL. USED FOR IT'S NICE VIEW YOU CAN DINE IN THIS BIG CROW'S NEST. THE RESTAURANT ROTATES 360DEGREES AND WILL GIVE YOU AN ALL-ROUND VIEW. MAYBE AFTER RAPPEL YOURSELF DOWN. ON THE TOP FLOOR YOU HAVE A SCENIC VIEW OF THE CITY AND IT'S ARCHITECUAL HERITAGE. WITH GOOD CONDITIONS YOU CAN SEE UP TO 30KILOMETERS FAR.

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    THE BIGGEST OF THEM ALL

    HEIGHT : 149 METERS (488 FT)

    FLOORS : 44

    DAILY USE : 5000 PEOPLE

    DESIGNED IN : 1998

    CONSTRUCTION : 2009 - 2013

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    REM KOOLHAAS

    PROVOCATEUR FIRST CLASS

    SHAKING UP ESTABLISHED CONVENTIONS HAS MADE HIM ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTUAL ARCHITECTS OF HIS GENERATION. HE DIT NOT ESTABLISH A CONSTANT LOOK FROM PROJECT TO PROJECT. INSTEAD HE CREATED ARCHITECTURE THAT, UTILIZING THE BEST OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY AND MATERIALS, SPOKE TO THE NEEDS OF A PARTICULAR SITE AND CLIENT. MANY CLASSIFY HIM AS A DECONSTRUCTIVIST. HOWEVER, HIS WORK DOES NOT RELY HEAVUILY ON THEORY, AND IT IS IMBUED WITH A STRONG SENSE OF HUMANITY AND A CONCERN FOR THE ROLE THAT ARCHITECTURE PLAYS IN EVERYDAY LIFE.

    PRITZKER PRIZE 2000

    AWARDED JAPAN ART ASSOCIATION'S PRAEMIUM IMPERIALE PRIZE 2003

    AWARDED ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS ROYAL GOLD MEDAL 2004

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    A GIANT

    ONE OF THE BIGGEST BUILDINGS OF THE NETHERLANDS, IT'S MAIN PURPOSE IS HOUSING OFFICES. BUT ALSO APPARTMENTS TO LIVE IN AND THERE IS ROOM FOR 5000 SQUARE METERS OF STORES. THIS AMAZING BUILDING ALSO HOUSES A HOTEL AND A FITNESS. YOU CANNOT MISS IT WHEN VISITING ROTTERDAM. THE RAW AND COLOSSAL LOOK OF THE BUILDING GIVES IT HER STRONG APPEARANCE. STANDING NEXT TO IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR WALKING AMONGST THE GIANTS.

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