The Schiecentrale is a former

power plant A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the electricity generation, generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electr ...

and

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Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North S ...

, the

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. After redevelopment the building is home to film studios, offices and apartments. The building is located in the hip quarter Lloydkwartier in Rotterdam North bank by the river

Meuse The Meuse or Maas is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of . History From 1301, the upper ...

. This quarter is surrounded by water and hosts high culinary spots.

Description

Redevelopment of the building started in 1996 and was completed in 2008. The redeveloped building was designed by the Dutch firm Mei and constructed by the Belgian company Besix upon request of PWS. The building is formed by two building blocks connected by a deck. There is a higher and a lower block. The higher block, which is 16 levels high, is the most impressive one. The higher block gives the essential feature to the Schiecentrale. The higher block has two long facades: one facade is parallel to the street Lloydstraat to the East and the other facade is parallel to the street Schiehavenkade to the West. The East side of the main high block shows UFO-like protruding boxes, which are used as storage rooms. The East side is facing the skyline of

with a view of major architectural landmarks, such as Erasmusbrug, Euromast tower, Montevideo Tower, Maastoren, World Port Center, Hotel New York, Feyenoord Stadion, Van Brienenoordbrug, amongst others. The west side of the main high block is made of full glass windows, which can be opened if the wind force is lower than 6. The West side is facing the Port of Rotterdam with a view of Delfshaven,

Delft Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...

Schiedam Schiedam () is a large town and municipality in the west of the Netherlands. It is located in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, west of the city Rotterdam, east of the town Vlaardingen and south of the city Delft. In the south, Schi ...

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, among others.

References

External links

www.schiecentrale.nl

www.schiecentrale.net

www.besix.com

www.openupyoureyes.nl
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