Matryoskha House transforms an early 20th century townhouse into two high-end apartments by radically opening it up. Situated in the center of Rotterdam, the house was in a derelict state due the previous owner?s conversion of it into a sub-standard workers? hotel. Bothered by the neglect, a neighbor acquired the property and gave Shift architecture urbanism the commission to give it an extreme makeover. 

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Architects: Shift architecture urbanism

Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: NoortjeKnulst

Team: Thijs van Bijsterveldt, Oana Rades, Harm Timmermans, Thomas Grievink, Sara Frikech

Structural Engineer: B2CO

Partner: Makina
Construction: 13 Speciaal

Interior: DaphnaLaurens, FabriekNL, Intrigue collection, Michael Schoner, Os ? Oos, Palau, Truly Truly

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Matryoskha House transforms an early 20th century townhouse into two high-end apartments by radically opening it up. Situated in the center of Rotterdam, the house was in a derelict state due the previous owner?s conversion of it into a sub-standard workers? hotel. Bothered by the neglect, a neighbor acquired the property and gave Shift architecture urbanism the commission to give it an extreme makeover. 

© NoortjeKnulst

The house was stripped to nothing but it?s envelope and flooring structure, the later partly removed in each unit t...