Terbregsehof 11 / Loer Architecten

Terbregsehof 11 is the new headquarters office, workshop and showroom for interior design and build company 13Speciaal. At a corner in the canal, the building is located in a kind of ‘no man’s land’ beside a highway crossroad on the outskirts of Rotterdam. The building replaces a abandoned house that was bought by the client in 2016 and had been squatted for years. The building stands directly in the water on two sides, with its exterior forming the retaining walls of the canal. The design comprises a ground floor workshop, first floor office and a showroom to exhibit the company’s work that has expansive views on the third floor. Like a timber Stanley Kubrick monolith with openings punched in for the sun to shine through, the building overlooks the busy traffic intersection as well as the wooded park Kralingse Bos diagonally opposite.