The head office is a dynamic expression of the connection ... - Group A

The head office is a dynamic expression of the
connection between landscape and building mass.
office BP Refinery Rotterdam Europoort, Nl
client BP Raffinaderij Rotterdam
contact Edgar Vervaecke
FUNCTIon office
type new building, interior, landscape
task buildingcommision
task description
preliminary design, final design,
technical design and specification,
aesthetical monitoring
dimension 10.500 m²
status completion
start design June 2007
start construction February 2010
final acceptance Exterior: May 2011,
Interior: October 2011

located between the harsh industrial landscape of the refinery and the lush green of the Brielse meer
entrance for the employees
elegantlt curved facade
Concept
The site along the d’Arcyweg-area is located in the transition zone
between the harsh industrial landscape of refineries and the lush green
of the Brielse Meer directly across the Hartel Canal. The landscape
intervention provides, together with the need to create a safe
workplace against possible explosion of the oil refinery, highly
unconventional but interesting conditions for the new office building.
Because of the possible danger of explosion the building is on the
north site nestled into the landscaped dune, while on the south side
the building emerges from the dune. Also in the interior the dune is
visible in a dynamic way and forms part of the work environment. An
elongated and organising atrium space is cut out from the man made
dune. The wall on the cutting edge is covered with timber slats that
differ in color and size, and evoke an association with geological layers;
a reference to the business activities of BP RR.

cut-out organising atrium
meetingroom as sky-box
view from meetingroom into the atrium
additional project information
TEAM
Folkert van Hagen, Maarten van Bremen,
Adam Visser, Edwin Larkens, Ramon Wijsman,
Paul Geurts, Roy Grob, Chris Woltjes,
Brigitte v/d Tuin, Birgitta Rottmann, Birte
Müller, Andrea Gianotti, Anne Derksen,
Sander Peter Schuur, Sara Rojo, Gador Luque,
Luna Solas, Paulo Moreno
advisors
DHV
Endenburg Elektrotechniek
IOB
Johnson Controls
Jong Installatietechniek.
contractor
Cordeel Nederland BV, Dordrecht
Fotografie
ScagliolaBrakkee, Roos Aldershoff

office BP Refinery Rotterdam Europoort, nl