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2024-12-04T03:56:28-05:00
https://archinect.com/news/article/150380692/barcode-s-new-casanova-residential-project-seeks-a-new-social-synergy-in-rotterdam
Barcode's new CasaNova residential project seeks a new social synergy in Rotterdam
Josh Niland
2023-10-03T13:25:00-04:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1b1acda46a65d4af52dcf6eb0db98f86.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/barcodearchitects" target="_blank">Barcode Architects</a> has shared photos of the firm’s newly completed CasaNova residential tower project in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.<a href="https://archinect.com/barcodearchitects" target="_blank"></a></p>
<p>Defined by its triangular volume and hand-cut red natural stone-paneled facade, the 236,806-square-foot structure rises from a base plinth to a height of 36 stories, preferencing social connectivity throughout and via a 5th-floor outdoor roof garden that’s shared with residents of the firm’s smaller The Muse design from 2020.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9a/9a0ffb46e9049c3e98977280ff4b691a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9a/9a0ffb46e9049c3e98977280ff4b691a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: © Hans Wilschut, courtesy of Barcode Architects</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/96/96e676eba6c43aeaccc0cb93dc5d557c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/96/96e676eba6c43aeaccc0cb93dc5d557c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: © Hans Wilschut, courtesy of Barcode Architects</figcaption></figure><p>The plinth also contains co-working spaces, a communal kitchen, a gym, and hotel rooms. Inside the tower, a total of 116 high-end residences offer sweeping 300-degree views of the city’s skyline. Triangular balconies totaling 161 square feet are formed at the corners of the tower, and residents are once again channeled toward a greater social cohesion which takes place on the walk from the parking garage entrance to the towe...</p>