Tag: public spaces

Rotterdam at work?

Rotterdam at work?

Leeuwarden is three hours drive from Rotterdam. Rotterdam at work is what we are looking for this week. Well we see a lot of busses …

 

but where did everybody go?

but where did everybody go?

Except for the carpenters and painters it’s really quiet in Kiefhoek. Where did everybody go? Maurice, Kiefhoek Rotterdam, April 23

 

tools

tools

Bloemhof, Rotterdam, April 19th, Jonge Sla, Nies Medema

 

lunch break I

lunch break I

An improvised chair, a table and an empty juice carton, leftovers from a luchbreak? Putselaan, Rotterdam April 20

 

working

working

Four road workers in Rotterdam. One of them shoveling in the ditch, three watching. Four road workers, all of them distracted by something more important. Maurice April …

 

Public Territories

Public Territories

The Joy of cleaning. Maurice April 16

 

Public Territories

Public Territories

Maurice , April 16

 

Public Territories: public gardens

Public Territories: public gardens

Public gardens are a resident’s initiative. In this public garden they also grow vegetables. The names of each vegetable is written on cards and put …

 

public territories: day care prison

public territories: day care prison

Believe it or not: this is the entrance to a day care center. Many public spaces in Rotterdam look hostile at first sight, but when you enter, there’s friendliness surrounding you.

 

public territories: boat on shore

public territories: boat on shore

The Port of Rotterdam has long been the biggest in the world. It now is second, after Shanghai. Yet one can easily miss it, when staying in Rotterdam. Most of the work is done far away from the heart of the city. Still most Rotterdammers get sentimental when it comes to boats.