Comments on: Construction of MVRDV’s Market Hall started

By: lee xiangzhou

lee xiangzhou — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:22:14 +0000

what about the roofs？

By: Irina

Irina — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:23:58 +0000

Construction of MVRDV’s Market Hall started | ArchDaily http://t.co/8ryo6BP via @archdaily

By: K

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:11:04 +0000

yep, i believed that mvrdv’s key point focused on density. this design confused me.

By: vikas

vikas — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:43:54 +0000

It seems completely out of Proportion to the context. There is not sense of Scale and the concept itself seems to be not working – atleast not in this way. Very ugly !! How did city allow it to be constructed? MVRDV has done some good work but not every project should be expected to be good. The bldg. is a complete mis-fit and I don’t know what the architects and the city can see in it that they want to build it !!

By: Michael Nicolson

Michael Nicolson — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:30:08 +0000

I don't love the way it looks but I love what it is: http://bit.ly/93nQ2N

By: Hybrids III / a+t | ArchDaily

Hybrids III / a+t | ArchDaily — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:57:41 +0000

[...] such as the Sky Village by ADEPT + MVRDV, the St Jakob Turm by Herzog & de Meuron, the Market Hall by MVRDV (under construction), the Porta Fira Towers by Toyo Ito + b720, the Beekman tower by Frank Ghery, [...]

By: eba

eba — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:46:00 +0000

very nice

By: Sonny Yip

Sonny Yip — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:48:22 +0000

What's wrong with MVRDV these days??? http://tinyurl.com/yjxmgzm

By: Sander Willems

Sander Willems — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:44:54 +0000

De Markthal van MVRDV in Rotterdam is gewoon briljant: http://tinyurl.com/yzylymc

By: Alex.

Alex. — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:31:04 +0000

The discomfort of the noisy crowd downstairs for the apartments occupants also crossed my mind and the scale of the problem gets really obvious just by taking a look at this cross section of the building, here: http://www.archdaily.com/22466/market-hall-in-rotterdam-mvrdv/764742081_picture-12/

Yes, having a market with fresh products and many options for socializing by a cup of coffee as close as downstairs may get appealing every now and then but I’m sure the noise will repeatedly get appalling and that surely takes all the joy away. It’s pretty obvious that that the sound insulation needed in this particular case will considerably increase the costs of the construction works.

I tried earlier to post this also as a response for Pierre, with the very first (and only) OMG reaction to this building, but it seems that posting there did not work. So, anyway, I’ll write it here, to you, again: there is this other thing that bothers me about this project as it looks, well… overlooked by the proposing architect(s). The little, old, brown building at the far side of the new building lot: what did the poor building to deserve such a disrespectful outspoken walling in treatment from the new, big, fancy neighbour? I know it’s just a little guy, but it was there first, wasn’t it?

By: Alex.

Alex. — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:58:59 +0000

I totally support your oppinion.

By: Juli Kaufmann

Juli Kaufmann — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:59:21 +0000

Rotterdam's amazing food market gets underway. Wow. http://tinyurl.com/ygvd6wp

By: shatha

shatha — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:18:40 +0000

Does not match the fabric of the city.
Extra ordinary feeling of welcoming which is sometimes not good.

By: @

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:32:05 +0000

For such a small country where land is a premium this seems to be a horrible waste of space. There is little to no programmatic density, and a very large empty volume. The Dutch are known for their innovative solutions to very large problems, but this design is very environmentally irresponsible. Imagine the heating bill for the market space, or if there is no market in the winter, imagine the vast no mans land that will exist instead. Unfortunately the programmatic overlapping is minimal and the building therefore ceases to be anything but an oddly shaped and proportioned apartment block. There is no effort to draw the occupants into the central space, nor is that space even the most desirable for them. I understand the need for an iconic form, and agree that an arch has many wonderful implications, however I feel the form needs more study. It looks fine on the sides, but the ends seem unfinished. Also the giant fruit need to go. Robert Venturi and his ducks can go fly somewhere for the winter and not come back because I don’t want to see them anymore. Fruit belong in fruit stands not on a wall 12 stories tall.

By: fernando

fernando — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:08:59 +0000

i agree

“WE DON’T NEED more buildings that LOOK nice… ”

it doesnt even look nice…

By: Juni

Juni — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:25:43 +0000

By: ito

ito — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:11:11 +0000

Horrible

By: Brad

Brad — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:50:42 +0000

That screen is such a waste!

By: Mario Bijou

Mario Bijou — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:39:45 +0000

C’est qui ce MVRDV ???

By: Wargo

Wargo — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:22:45 +0000

Disturbing…