Our innovative plan commissioned by Ostov Group has been received very enthusiastic in Russia! The abandoned factory site will be transformed in phases into a lively city center. The program consists of 50.000 m2 mixed-use, which is a novelty in Russia. A series of strategic design interventions will provide new connections.
Beside loft-style apartments, there will be space for shops, culinary, cultural and sport facilities. Mei is now working on the first phase: the transformation of the 'scrutching-building'.

Read more about the Silk Factory here.
 

In 2019, the office of Mei will move to the Fenixdocks workspaces in Fenix I. We are looking for a co-tenant to share this awesome industrial office space, including a terrace and an amazing view.

Does it also attract you to work in a creative hotspot as Katendrecht?
Check this video or visit www.fenixdocks.nl for more info.

Gouda Cheese Warehouse is winner of the internatonal Iconic Awards 2018 'innovative architecture selection', organized by the German Design Council, and the Dutch Steel Award 2018 category residential!
Last week, the Gouda Cheese Warehouse was also nominated for the ARC18 Development Award, which will be awarded for the first time this year. Besides that, we can also announce a nomination for the WAN AWARD Adaptive Reuse. And Mei will also travel to Milan this week, where the Cheese Warehouse is shortlisted for the Archmarathon Award. Fingers crossed!

The monumental 'Oceaanhuis' at the Westzeedijk in Rotterdam will get a new destination. This former office building will get approximately 180 beautiful lofts. IBB Kondor has started the construction this summer. There is not much to see at the outside of the building yet, but there's a lot to see when you step into the building. The interior is fully stripped and ready for transformation. The picture already shows the original light courts which will be restored, and will let in plenty of daylight. In October, the construction will also become visible on the outside. The original monumental window frames will get very slim new windows.

View work-in-progress-pics here.

On Thursday September 20th, Robert Winkel gave a lecture in Moscow, on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition 'How the Dutch Deal with Heritage'. This amazing exhibition, with among others the Jobsveem Warehouse of Mei, is organized by the Dutch Ambassee and Heritage of Holland in response to the book 'Reuse, Redevelopment and Design' by Paul Meurs and Marinke Steenhuis. The exhibition can be visited untill November 30th in the Russian Art Museum in Moscow.

Watch the full video interview with Robert Winkel about Jobsveem, especially made for this exhibition.
 

At this very moment 904 homes, designed by Mei, are under construction! In addition to the 212 Fenixlofts also dwellings in 'De Generaal' in Rijswijk, 'De Confectiefabriek' and the 'Oceaanhuis' in Rotterdam and the 'Spaardersbad' in Gouda. They vary from studios to city villas and from apartments to lofts. But all houses have character!

De Lijnbaan is world famous about its car free shopping area, designed in the post-war period of Rotterdam. In 2010, De Lijnbaan ensemble has been designated as a national monument. This summer, a lot has happened at the J.P. van Eesteren, in between Aert van Neslaan and the Van Oldenbarneveldtplaats, all façades have been replaced by wooden façades and it looks cosy instantly!

The Guardian wrote an article about De lijnbaan in the series: 'Walking the City'. Read it here.

Picture: Bert Rietberg
 

At tuesday September 25th, Mei organized with Booosting, Bouwen met Staal and Heijmans an extensive project visit at Fenix I. The enthusiastic participants were welcomed at Hotel New York. The architect, the constructor and the client told the visitors all the ins and outs of this unique project. After that, an extensive guided tour through the impressive construction site took place. We are looking back at a very succesful event!

Follow the construction of Fenix I

The residents of de Rijksadministratie in Gouda are fully settled in their homes. Last summer, they were able to enjoy their monumental joint garden to the fullest! 

View here the brand new pictures made by Ossip.

Pictures: Ossip van Duivenbode.

 

The transformation of De Generaal is at full speed. After removing the 'old skin' of the existing office building and extending the storey floors, it's time for the glass façade. This will be a fully transparant skin of glass, with approximately 1100 window frames that we developed for this project with Metaglas. The first windows have been placed and we can already say: it's going to look sleek!

Follow the construction of De Generaal.
 

After reaching the highest point at the Rijnhaven in Mei, the side of the Veerlaan is also reaching its full hight. At de Veerlaan, the original warehouse façade is reconstructed. You can almost see the nice result in the picture. At the courtyard, the cantilevered balconies of the lofts are already clearly visible and the glass has been installed in the incision layer. Mei continues following the construction closely!

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After the summer break, a lot of new employees and trainees have been started working, but we can use some more new faces! At this moment, we are looking for an urban planner for a large scale and challenging masterplan and an AutoCad drawer. Are you or do you know someone with excellent skills and a lot of enthusiasm?

Our job offers are showed on our 'working-at-mei' page.