Mid-rise apartment building with planted balconies

Sheet

A-206

Garden Block

Place

Rotterdam, NL

Area

3 200 m²

Year

2021

Type

Housing

Client

A housing association

Client

A housing association

Thirty-two flats with a planted balcony each, on a corner plot by the park.

01

Brief

Family flats in the city that still have somewhere to grow tomatoes.

Family flats in the city that still have somewhere to grow tomatoes.

02

Design

Every flat runs from street to courtyard, with a deep balcony on the sunny side and a shared timber hall at the door.

Every flat runs from street to courtyard, with a deep balcony on the sunny side and a shared timber hall at the door.

03

Result

Fully let before completion. Planting is looked after by the residents.

Fully let before completion. Planting is looked after by the residents.

Timber-lined lobby with glass walls
Empty hall with tall windows and warm light

C-800 · New commission

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Tell us about the plot or the building. We reply within two working days with a first read of what is possible.

studio@quarrow.co · +44 20 5550 0188

studio@quarrow.co · +44 20 5550 0188

Practice

Quarrow Architects designs private homes and small public buildings from studios in Lisbon, London and Austin.

Drawing

Sheet Z-999 · End of set · Scale 1 : 1 · Rev. 2026

Quarrow

© 2026 Quarrow Architects

Practice

Quarrow Architects designs private homes and small public buildings from studios in Lisbon, London and Austin.

Drawing

Sheet Z-999 · End of set · Scale 1 : 1 · Rev. 2026

Quarrow

© 2026 Quarrow Architects

Practice

Quarrow Architects designs private homes and small public buildings from studios in Lisbon, London and Austin.

Drawing

Sheet Z-999 · End of set · Scale 1 : 1 · Rev. 2026

Quarrow

© 2026 Quarrow Architects

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