Beyond the old warehouses, you now see a city in transformation. Since 2022, more than a third of the harbour basin has been slowly filled with sand - more than 1.2 million m3 - to make way for housing and a large new city park. In a few years' time, you will soon be walking along green walkable banks and floating parks, via jetties and bridges running from Wilhelminapier via Rijnhaven to Katendrecht - the so-called ‘Rondje Rijnhaven’.
Up to 3,000 homes are expected - from social rent to fine flats for sale - in towers ranging up to 250 m high, with catering, shops and cultural facilities on the ground floor. Between Posthumalaan and the water will be a grand six-hectare Rijnhaven Park, complemented by three times as much floating greenery, an urban beach and walking routes around and over the water.
The floating parks form islands of tranquillity and recreation - greenery, jetties, even swimming and SUP access - with water quality coming into sharper focus through initiatives such as the Swimmable Cities summit, including talks on clean Maas waters.
Along the quay still stands the monumental Codrico terrain, soon to be redeveloped as ‘Codrico Terrain’ - a combination of living, working, culture and catering around a central silo park. In the centre of the port, the spectacular Maritime Centre, partly underwater, designed by Mecanoo, rises as a nod to Rotterdam's maritime heart.
The Rijnhaven is not a static square, but a dynamic renewal of Rotterdam-Zuid: an area where history, housing, nature, recreation and culture come together. Soon, this lively urban district will be the new hotspot for residents and visitors - a place where you can walk, swim, live, work and discover.
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