Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 123 Dutch examples of mixed use developments VERNON DAAL OUTLINES TRENDS IN MIXED USE According to the Harvard School of Design, mixed use is defined as three uses in one building, where no component makes up more than 60% of the overall space. Mixed-use development is a type of urban development that blends residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or industrial uses, where those functions are physically and functionally integrated, and where the building simultaneously provides pedestrian connections. Below I describe 2 examples of award winning, state-of- the art mixed use buildings in the States and Europe which illustrate the positive effects they add to the quality of life. Their impact goes beyond the building itself, they have an impact on the complete image of the city. DE ROTTERDAM BY OMA, REM KOOLHAAS The three stacked and interconnecting towers of De Rotterdam raise 44 floors to a height of 150 meters and span a width of over 100 meters. Nevertheless, the building is exceptionally compact, with a mix of programs organised into distinct but overlapping blocks of commercial office space, residential apartments, hotel and conference facilities, restaurants and cafes. Office employees, residents and hotel guests are brought together in conference, sport and restaurant facilities. The building’s shared plinth is the location of the lobbies to each of the towers, creating a pedestrianised public hub by means of a common hall. The mixed-use program and the resulting density make this project a vertical city, located in the old harbour district of Wilhelminapier, next to the iconic Erasmus Bridge. OFFICE SPACE 60,000m2 HOSPITALITY & CATERING 1,500m2 FOUR-STAR LIFESTYLE HOTEL 28,000m2 APARTMENTS 24,000m2 TOTAL COST AU$496million MARKTHAL BY MVRDV (2014) The award winning covered market hall ‘Markthal’ in Rotterdam includes a huge market floor on the ground floor under an arch of apartments. The combination of an apartment building covering a fresh food market with food shops, restaurants, a supermarket and an underground parking is found nowhere else in the world. During the day it serves as central market hall, after hours the hall becomes an enormous, covered, well lit public space. APARTMENTS 30,000m² RETAIL 4,600m² HOSPITALITY & CATERING 1,600m² TOTAL COSTS US$255million Vernon Daal is Associate Director – Infrastructure Advisory – AECOM Vernon.Daal@aecom.com Markthal – apartments wrap around markets De Rotterdam – residential, hotel, office towers