MVRDV completes mirror-clad art depot in Rotterdam
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, the MVRDV-design publicly accessible art depot, has a completed construction. Located in Rotterdam's Museumpark, the depot offers a unique experience for museum goers in the form of a "sturdy" engine room where the complete collection 151,000 objects is made accessible to the public. Additionally, the depot includes a restaurant and rooftop forest. Image: © Ossip van Duivenbode."With this construction completion, now the museum and the users can start to inhabit the building and fill its spaces with priceless art," said Winy Maas, founding partner of MVRDV in a statement. "Although it will take another year before the real opening, the completion is a special moment for all: the museum, the city of Rotterdam, Stichting De Verre Bergen and of course for the contractor BAM, the many construction workers and subcontractors who persisted during the difficult circumstances we all faced due to the pandemic. The depot design is daring, and its success comes fr...
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, the MVRDV-design publicly accessible art depot, has a completed construction. Located in Rotterdam's Museumpark, the depot offers a unique experience for museum goers in the form of a "sturdy" engine room where the complete collection 151,000 objects is made accessible to the public. Additionally, the depot includes a restaurant and rooftop forest.
"With this construction completion, now the museum and the users can start to inhabit the building and fill its spaces with priceless art," said Winy Maas, founding partner of MVRDV in a statement. "Although it will take another year before the real opening, the completion is a special moment for all: the museum, the city of Rotterdam, Stichting De Verre Bergen and of course for the contractor BAM, the many construction workers and subcontractors who persisted during the difficult circumstances we all faced due to the pandemic. The depot design is daring, and its success comes fr...
