Architects:Paul de Ruiter Architects

Area :8400 m²

Year :2015

Photographs :Tim Van de Velde

Manufacturers :  Schüco, AGC, Brakel Atmos, De Groot Vroomshoop, Facedo, LUMİNA, Pulastic, Van EckSchüco

Urban Planning :Juurlink [+] Geluk, bureau JvantSpijker

Advisor Building Physics :LBP Sight

Constructor :Palte

Contractor :SMT Bouw

Advisor Construction :Van Rossum

Project Leader : Marlous Vriethoff

Project Team : Laura van de Pol, Richard Buijs, Marieke Sijm

Advisor Installations : VIAC

Advisor Construction Costs : bbn adviseurs

E Installations : Croon

Wtb Installations : Wolter & Dros

Interior Architect : Paul de Ruiter Architects

Architect In Charge : Paul de Ruiter, Noud Paes

Advisor Construction Costs : bbn adviseurs

E Installations : Croon

Interior Architect : Paul de Ruiter Architects

City : Rotterdam

Country : The Netherlands

The changing educational landscape calls for a learning environment that is continually linked to society and the world around it. That was also the brief from Erasmus University Rotterdam. They approached Paul de Ruiter Architects to design both the interior and exterior of the new university building. This was the perfect opportunity for us to design a fully integrated and sustainable building, in which the pleasant study environment indoors is linked to campus life outside.

Students and visitors are free to walk from the adjacent plaza straight into the atrium of the building. In this lively part of the building, there are opportunities to visit the hairdresser, go shopping or share experiences and ideas with each other in one of the cafés. A large platform staircase then leads to the heart of the atrium on the first floor, where the teaching building begins.