Market Hall (Rotterdam)

Markthal covered market
Building with surrounding development
Data
place	Rotterdam
builder	Winy Maas
Construction year	2009-2014
Floor space	8190 m²
Coordinates	51 ° 55 '12.2 "  N , 4 ° 29' 12.8"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 55 '12.2 "  N , 4 ° 29' 12.8"  E

The Markthal is in Rotterdam , completed in 2014 covered market . It is located in the center of the city, not far from the town hall on the Coolsingel and from the Hoogstraat. The latter is the place where the city of Rotterdam was born. It surprises visitors with a modern ceiling painting and artefacts from the history of Rotterdam.

construction

Construction of this market hall began on November 19, 2009. It was officially opened on October 1, 2014 by Queen Máxima . The planned construction time was adhered to, as were the costs, which amounted to 175 million euros . It is the first completely covered grocery store in the Netherlands. The unique thing about this hall is that it is not only a mixture of market, shops, restaurants and parking lots, but also contains apartments. The city of Seattle in the USA has one (Pike Place Market) in which you can also live, but it does not, as is the case in Rotterdam, just one building in which everything happens. The design of the Rotterdam market hall comes from the architect Winy Maas (* 1959, Schijndel) from the company MVRDV from Rotterdam.

building

general description

The market hall is a horseshoe-shaped, eleven-story, elongated building. The facades on the front and back of the building are composed of wire ropes and glass panes. The facade construction is designed so that it can expand 75 cm in the event of a strong storm. The market with the sales facilities is located on the ground floor, which is 70 m by 117 m. On the long sides are specialty shops for food and beverages, for cooking items and the like. There are restaurants and bars on the first floor. The 228 apartments are distributed from the second to the eleventh floor and are all on the long left and right outside of the building. The apartments have an area between 80 and 300 m². All have a balcony on the outside and many have one or more windows with a view of the market hall. These windows cannot be opened, but residents can look into the hall from above without hearing the noise of the hall or being bothered by smells. The penthouses are on the eleventh floor . The first basement level houses a large supermarket along with a wine and liquor store and a drugstore. Below that, distributed over three levels, is an underground car park with almost 1200 parking spaces for cars . It is estimated that between 4.5 and 7 million visitors a year shop, eat or just stroll in the market hall. In the year of opening, on October 24, 2014, the number of one million visitors was reached. The hall can be reached by the following means of public transport: tram, bus, underground and train (Rotterdam-Blaak station).

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Artwork on the ceiling

The ceiling of the hall shows a work of art by the Dutch artist Arno Coenen (* 1972, Deventer), which he and his Coenen team (Iris Roskam, Frank aan de Stegge, Michiel van Iperen, Dustin Kershaw, Marinus de Ruiter) in collaboration with Frank Hanswijk and Winny Maas designed. The plant is named Horn of Overvloeds ( cornucopia ). It shows a modern interpretation of the still lifes of old Dutch masters. This work is approximately 11,000 square feet. The work consists of 4,000 panes of glass, each measuring 1.5 m by 1.5 m. Among other things, it shows greatly enlarged fruits, insects, fish, flowers and vegetables. A cow, the Rotterdam Laurenskerk and a construction crane can also be seen. In the artist's opinion, standing under the artwork is like being an insect. That is actually the idea: the childlike feeling of wonder that one had when reading "Alice in Wonderland". Coenen likes to create a large work for public spaces that are accessible to everyone. To implement this idea, he used the latest 3D techniques at the time and the storage capacity of huge computers that are used in specially equipped render farms in France and New Zealand. The file size of this artwork is 1.47 terabytes. The result is clear, sharp images that are clearly visible from the floor of the hall.

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Architect firm MVRDV

The company that designed the market hall was founded in 1993 by architects Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries in Rotterdam. The company name MVRDV is an acronym for the three founders. The company has u. a. built the Dutch pavilion for the Expo 2000 in Hanover. With this pavilion she made it clear how it is necessary in the Netherlands to use space as efficiently as possible. This topic appears often in their concepts such as B. in "Pig City". The architectural firm has already carried out many other large projects in the Netherlands and abroad. One example in the Netherlands is an innovative industrial park in Eindhoven, a second is the local music center “De Effenaar”. The projects were implemented by MVRDV in collaboration with other specialists.

Past and the excavation

In 2009 and 2010, the archaeologists from BOOR (Bureau Oudheidkundig Onderzoek Rotterdam / Bureau for Archaeological Research Rotterdam ) had a good opportunity to dig for historical traces of the city in the twelve meter deep excavation pit. Boreholes were also carried out, unearthing finds such as weapons, tools, jewelry and kitchen utensils. They now give a good picture of everyday life in the suburban settlement of Rotta (9th – 12th centuries AD) and of the city of Rotterdam in the Middle Ages. Remains of apartments on small terps on both sides of the river "de Rotte" were found. The archaeologists were able to show that farmers lived in Rotta who lived from farming and cattle breeding and probably also traded. They lived in wooden houses that were covered with wicker walls and thatched roofs covered with clay. In any case, the terps were raised five times. Each time a new farm was built in the same place. Around 1050 AD, the residents finally left this place. The terp was 1.5 m high at the time. The founding of the city of Rotterdam was marked around 1270 AD by a dam in the River de Rotte. The new area was first mentioned in sources from 1334 AD. The first houses were built and the surrounding land was used more and more for living and working. However, the German bombing of Rotterdam in May 1940 destroyed many historical traces, including in the ground. Only the nearby Laurenzkerk recalls the city's medieval times. The archaeologists found it important to make the history of Rotterdam visible again. The finds were initially stored in the Rotterdam municipality's depot for archaeological finds, but could not be viewed there. This is how the market hall construction company and BOOR came up with the idea of ​​presenting the finds inside the market hall to a large audience. In this way, not only has the building got an additional function, but also the city of Rotterdam a new attraction. The staircase leading to the underground car park is used for the De Tijdtrap ( The Time Staircase ) exhibition . The further the visitors go down the escalator, the deeper they immerse themselves in Rotterdam's past, like on a journey through time. A variety of authentic objects, models and other objects from the specific periods are displayed in different glass showcases on the various levels. Films, lighting and sound design are also used. This takes place in exchange with the various Rotterdam museums. The exhibition can be seen free of charge 24 hours a day. Their aim is to surprise people by confronting them with the modern architecture and history of Rotterdam in the middle of the city. People from all over the world as well as locals from Rotterdam or the Netherlands serve as target groups. Guided tours, workshops or lectures are offered for those interested.

publicity

Right from the start, the building received a lot of publicity not only in the Netherlands but also abroad, as the following examples show: The New York Times , The Huffington Post , The Rough Guide , in which Rotterdam is number 8 in the Top10 list the sehenswertesten cities was that the New York post and the Lonely Planet published extensive reports and Rotterdam is praised for the market hall architecture.

underground car park

The underground car park with 1200 parking spaces under the market hall is available not only to the residents of the market hall, but also to passers-by 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The garage is equipped with modern technologies, such as LED lighting, license plate recognition, a parking guidance system and offers the possibility of reserving and paying for a space in advance over the internet at home. For every parking space, a green or red signal shows whether the space is still available or not. Electric charging points are available for electric cars. The residents of the market hall can rent a long-term parking space.

criticism

There was criticism on various points:

1. Noise: Before the building could be built, it was necessary to drive 2500 piles into the ground. The residents of the excavation pit complained about the noise. That is why the construction company temporarily erected a wall of sea freight containers along the construction site.
2. Opening times of the stalls: The market stalls must be open seven days a week from morning to evening. Since not all potentially interested parties agreed, it took a while before all the stalls were rented out.
3. Rental prices: Some also found the rental prices of the stalls too high. In addition, not all of the market traders felt like standing inside. Since the market hall was opened, the outside market has offered fewer stalls than before, because the city administration has decided to redesign the Binnenrotte (the space between the market hall and the Blaak underground station / train station) in this way.

Nickname

Just like many other places in Rotterdam, the market hall quickly got a nickname: it is called de Koopboog ( the shopping arcade ). Examples of individual other buildings in Rotterdam that already have a nickname are:
- The passage that leads under the Coolsingel was soon called de Koopgoo ( the shopping gorge ).
- The white Erasmus Bridge was soon called de Zwaan ( the swan ).
- The new main station got the nickname Station Kapsalon . (“Kapsalon” is a mixture of french fries, shoarma, salad, sauce and cheese. This dish is a Rotterdam specialty).

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Web links

Commons : Markthalle  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Markthalle Rotterdam In: holland.com (German)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gemeente Rotterdam. Ontdek! Archeology in Rotterdam 2. Onder de Markthal. Middeleeuwse bewoning in het hart van Rotterdam .
2. ↑ Markthal Nieuws, number 2.
3. ↑ www.mvrdv.nl ; www.koninklijkhuis.nl , Nieuwsbericht 5 September 2014 and 1 October 2014 .
4. ^ NRC-Handelsblad, July 2, 2014: One million visitors , accessed on November 20, 2014.
5. ↑ http://www.arnocoenen.nl
6. ↑ Studio-online werkt mee aan adembenemend kunstwerk .
7. ↑ [1] , see also footnote 6.
8. ↑ http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/kulturspiegel/d-25810584.html
9. ↑ http://www.mvrdv.nl , accessed on October 6, 2014.
10. ↑ Ontdek! Archeology in Rotterdam 2 . See also footnote 1.
11. ↑ BOORnieuws 18, BOORnieuws 19.
12. ↑ Stichting De Tijdtrap , Markthal-De Tijdtrap project plan June 2014.
13. ↑ Nytime , September 25, 2014: Fish, Fruit and a bouquet are just downstairs
14. ↑ Huffington Post June 2, 2014.
15. ↑ Biggest Artwork In The World Hits The Netherlands , Dubbed 'Sistine Chapel Of Rotterdam'
16. ↑ [NYpost.com/2014/09/15/exploring-whats-new-in-rotterdam Exploring what's new in Rotterdam ]
17. ↑ Five reasons to visit Rotterdam, accessed on October 2, 2014.
18. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
19. ↑ Markthal Nieuws, number 2
20. ↑ NRC-Handelsblad, November 14, 2014, page R3, “De 'landingsbaan' krijgt een make-over”.