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Fenix Warehouse in Rotterdam
Architectural Renovation Project in Holland – design by MAD Architects
24 Nov 2018
Fenix Warehouse
Design: MAD Architects
Location: Rotterdam, Holland
MAD Designs Panoramic Viewpoint for the Fenix Warehouse in Rotterdam
MAD Architects has been commissioned by the Droom en Daad Foundation to design a panoramic viewpoint on top of the historic Fenix warehouse in Rotterdam. Rotterdam-based company Bureau Polderman will be responsible for restoring the historic warehouse itself.

China and Katendrecht

The site is on the Katendrecht peninsula, located on the southern banks in the port of Rotterdam, and was once home to one of the oldest Chinatowns in Europe. Around the 1900?s it was here that one could find opium kits, and that the first Chinese restaurant opened its doors in the Netherlands, and possibly in Europe. By choosing MAD Architects for this project, this forgotten part of history will be brought to life once more.
The commissioning of this platform on top of the Fenix warehouse signifies the first public cultural building in Europe to be designed by a Chinese architectural agency. In addition to the platform, MAD will design a theatric staircase and a public atrium in the Fenix warehouse which will merge the ground and first floors with the observation deck on the roof. The Fenix warehouse was once one of the biggest warehouses in the world. ...