Millennium Tower (Rotterdam)

Millennium Tower
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Former names	The Manhattan Hotel Rotterdam The Westin Rotterdam
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Commercial offices Hotel
Architectural style	Modernism
Location	Weena 686-696 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Coordinates
Completed	1997 - 2000
Height
Antenna spire	149 m (489 ft)
Roof	130.8 m (429 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	34 2 below ground
Floor area	38,000 m2 (410,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	12
Design and construction
Architect	WZMH Architects AGS Architecten
Main contractor	Bouwcombinatie Weena toren BAM Bredero Ballast Nedam IGB
Other information
Number of rooms	230
References

Millennium Tower is a 35-story, 130.8 m (429 ft) skyscraper in Rotterdam, Netherlands design by WZMH Architects and AGS Architecten. It was completed in 2000. The tower was built on Weena in front of the Central station. It is currently mixed use, containing hotel, apartments, offices and health studio.

Construction

The tower was originally designed to be built with hollow-core slabs, but close to building start the design was changed to incorporate the BubbleDeck system. This was the first time this new method was in use in the Netherlands, and also the first major project worldwide to incorporate this technique.

In spite of the late design change, the project was finished before time, due to a reduction in the erection cycles from 10 to 4 days per level, and a reduction in crane lift by app 50 percent.

When finished, Millennium Tower was the second tallest building in the Netherlands.

Construction features

• Faster building time
• Less flooring height due beamless structure resulting in two extra levels within original building height
• The green credentials: Reduced the number of truckloads into central Rotterdam by 500

Millennium Tower construction
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External links

• The Manhattan Hotel Rotterdam official website