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Fenixlofts façade

Europe, Netherlands, Rotterdam, Katendrecht, Veerlaan, Fenixlofts, Facade, Balconies (cut from B&T)

Back to Rotterdam for a new series of Kop van Zuid shots.

The front facade of Fenixlofts - the gentrified/redeveloped Fenix veem (harbor storage facility). The building dates back to 1898 and is an early example of modernist industrial architecture. It's without load-bearing walls.

The story of the building:

1898-1950
The Fenix 1, together with Fenix 2, once formed the giant ‘San Francisco’ veem. It has a length of 300 m and is the longest / largest veem in the world. The building has a complex and somewhat dramatic history, which reflects the history of Rotterdam. At first, it was used as the storage facility of the HAL (Holland America Line). At the start of the Second World War, the quay facilities were severely damaged during a German bombing raid The attack and at the end of the war again.

1950- end 80s
After the war, San Francisco was repaired, and the HAL moved its facilities to the adjacent Wilhelminapier, and the ‘Van Gend en Loos’ transport company moved to the building. In 1947 a fire destroyed the middle part of it. In 1950, the two remaining parts were redeveloped at the instigation of the municipality of Rotterdam as Fenix-loods 1 and Fenix-loods 2 and the open space was partly filled by a facility building for harbour workers with washrooms, toilets and a large canteen. C.Steinweg Handelsveem became the prime user of the buildings.

End 80s till now
At the end of the 80s, during the big transformation of the Rotterdam harbour, the Rijnhaven, together with the adjacent Maashaven, largely lost their harbour function. After some plans and studies in 2012, the municipality decided to redevelop both buildings as an element of the redevelopment/gentrification of the dilapidated Katendrecht quarter, which is an element of the Kop van Zuid urban restructuring masterplan plan. Which involved all the old harbours on the river's south bank).

The first stage of the redevelopment was to allow temporary commercial and artistic use of the Fenix buildings. Fenix 1 was primarily used for exhibitions.

Alas, the redevelopment of the veem, entailed something very close to the complete demolition of the edifice.

This is 210 of Urban frontiers and 942
Minimalism / explicit Graphism.

Taken in: Holland / South Holland / Kop van Zuid (show map)

Taken on: July 21, 2020

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Camera: Nikon 1 J5, f/4.8, 1/500 sec, 71.6mm, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

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