Rotterdam on the rise

Rotterdam on the rise

Mosch, Jik (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment; TU Delft Architectural Engineering +Technology)

Smits, J.E.P. (mentor)
Bilow, M. (mentor)
Nase, I. (graduation committee)

Delft University of Technology

Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences | Management in the Built Environment

2017-07-06

This research aims to find a solution for the mobility problem in the city of Rotterdam. By following the ambition and future plans of the municipality of Rotterdam a location is chosen. This location in the west of Rotterdam, between Delftshaven en Waalhaven offers various possibilities for a bridge crossing the Nieuwe Maas river. An analysis into various structural benefits of bridge design an outline for a new bridge is created. Using the strategic guidelines derived from the analysis of the location a future vision of the city of Rotterdam combined with the structural guidelines derived from the analysis in bridge design a new crossing was designed. The new bridge adds value to the direct environment by creating new public space for the residents of Rotterdam. Green quays are created at the banks of the Nieuwe Maas as well as an improved, branched public transport network. The bridge is designed as a vertical lift bridge, which allows cruise ships to pass under the bridge without effort so that they are able to dock at the Wilhelminapier in the center of Rotterdam.

Bridge design
Structural design
Rotterdam

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Student theses

master thesis

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