KPN Telecom Building - Rotterdam, Netherlands.
N 51° 54.426 E 004° 29.369
31U E 602462 N 5751753
The building is designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop for KPN Telecom. It is used as the headquarters office building for the corporation. Located in the Heart of the City, near the Cruise Terminal and Erasmusbrug. Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Waymark Code: WM12MPG
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 06/16/2020
Views: 7
"The building is located at the end of the Erasmus Bridge, which is an icon for the city of Rotterdam.
It is a relatively tall tower in the Netherlands since most of the country does not have high rises. The building looks as if it is divided into three vertical sections. One section faces the rest of the pier while another faces the city, sandwiching a skinny section in the middle. The one facing the rest of the pier is very simple in design, having a rectangular façade with window openings evenly distributed.
The middle section is terra-cotta in color. It has a slit of glass running on its sides making this section look like a division in the middle of the tower.
The section that faces the city and the Erasmus Bridge is the most interesting portion of the building. The façade of this side is tilted and has a slanted pillar from the ground going into the center of the façade. The façade is clad with a green curtain wall system that is complemented by green lights distributed evenly over the glass façade. The lights work as a giant billboard and the patterns they create are easiest to see at night time or on an overcast day. These patterns change and move throughout the day."
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