Making of The BaanTower, episode 2: designing for the city

Our five-part BaanTower documentary series follows the project’s journey from first concept to completion.

Episode 2 focuses on the design process behind The BaanTower: Rotterdam’s different eras of high-rise architecture, the post-war character of the Baan Quarter, and the ambition to create an elegant building that responds to its context, from the scale of the street to its presence in the city skyline.

With insights from Arjen Knoester, urban designer at the City of Rotterdam, and Stefan Prins of Powerhouse Company. A series by Marcel IJzerman and Onur Can Tepe.