Markthal Rotterdam

ARCHITECTURE WITH LIFE

Seven million visitors are expected to enter the spectacular arch of Rotterdam’s new indoor food market annually. A steady stream of fresh produce meanwhile is transported from the dispatch center located on the lower ground floor.

Description

A mesmerizing array of sights and fragrances unfolds at the entrance to Markthal Rotterdam, the first indoor food market in the Netherlands. The horseshoe-shaped food empire lies in the Soho of Rotterdam, a hotspot for hip bars and boutiques. Under a futuristic dome decorated with 3D images of food, visitors can go one-stop shopping for fresh organic produce from more than 100 stalls, or grab a bite at any of the dozens of specialty eateries.

#Doors
#Elevators
#Escalators & Autowalks
#Europe
#Maintenance
#New equipment
#Retail

Fast facts

Completed: 2014
Floors: 15
Total sales space: 12,000 sqm
Total floor area: 95,000 sqm
Flow: 7 million people annually
Building owner: several
Developer: Provast
Architect: Winy Maas
Contractor: J.P van Eesteren

KONE solutions

17 KONE MonoSpace® Special elevators
8 KONE freight elevators
10 KONE TravelMaster™ 110 escalators
17 operators for sliding doors
KONE Care™ Maintenance Service

CHALLENGES	SOLUTIONS
To win a coveted contract for one of Rotterdam’s widely publicized architectural landmarks To deliver elevators and escalators serving seven million customers annually, keeping visitor traffic separate from goods To carry out installation under challenging conditions, working with numerous specialized teams in narrow pit cut-outs	KONE demonstrated its competence by taking the customer on a personalized tour of its major projects in Rotterdam All KONE solutions are based on detailed capacity calculations, with KONE providing early-stage input Attentive project management guaranteed that installation was completed quickly and efficiently