Police Station Mijnsherenlaan, Rotterdam

In 2002 werd gestart met de bouw van de Queen of South, een 71 meter hoge woontoren op een elipsvormig laagbouwdeel, gelegen tegenover het metrostation Maashaven in Rotterdam.

In 2004, our firm was commissioned to design a facility for the Tarwewijk neighborhood team, now known as the Mijnsherenlaan police station. The police were able to rent a limited amount of space on the ground floor, while more square meters were available on the upper floor. Since the structural work had already been completed, the options for creating a floor opening between the ground floor and the first floor were limited. The stairwell thus became a key starting point for the design.

From the entrance, a curved wall guides visitors to the reception desk. The public lobby features a single registration area. The staircase behind the reception desk leads directly to the neighborhood team room on the upper floor. The requested “backup” for the reception desk function is thus optimally designed. In the team room, the staircase and the balustrade surrounding the stairwell form a central hub around which various functions are grouped: work, social interaction, and support services. Spaces such as the manager’s office, the briefing room, and the restrooms must be lockable and are arranged around the team room.

As with all the police stations we have designed, our firm also handled the project management and supervision of the construction.

Foto’s: fotografie Sonnega