Triangular Residential Tower Planned in Rotterdam

A Rotterdam-based architectural firm has released a design for a 110-m-tall, triangular residential tower for the Netherlands city’s rapidly transforming Maritiem District, ArchDaily reported in April. CasaNova, as the tower will be named, will feature a large base, with the lower four floors tapering until the building meets the base, creating a sharply angled form. The base will be shared with an adjacent residential building — The Muse, currently under construction — and will include a large garden, a fitness center, office spaces and shops. Renderings show CasaNova rising 31 stories. Each floor of the Barcode Architects-designed tower will hold three apartments, each with a balcony and windows offering 300° views of the city. The high rise joins nine other residential structures planned in the Maritiem District, which the source said promise to transform the area from a quiet business district to a lively mixed-use neighborhood. Construction is expected to begin in early 2019, and completion is targeted for late 2021.