Coolharbour Twins

NEW, ROTTERDAM, RESIDENCES, HIGH-RISE

Location

Rotterdam

Size

Client

Ontwikkelings- en Bouwcombinatie Mico v.o.f. - Zoetermeer

Year

2002

The Coolharbour twins are two identical residential towers with 17 storeys, built in the Coolhaven. Since the project was near a tunnel for the underground metroline, a main road and several cables and pipelines, the towers have been constructed on a transitional structure. This structure consist of box girders poured in situ supported by V-shaped colums.

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