The Red Apple is a 40-
storey
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,
residential
A residential area is a land used in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas.
Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family resi ...
skyscraper
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on
Wijnhaven Island in
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte (river), Rotte'') is the second largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the Prov ...
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Netherlands
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, designed by
KCAP Architects & Planners and
Jan des Bouvrie
Jan des Bouvrie (3 August 1942 – 4 October 2020) was a Dutch architect, interior and product designer, best known for his 1969 "kubusbank sofa", now considered a design classic. Des Bouvrie was active as a distinguished lecturer at various desig ...
. The building was topped out in 2008, completed in 2009, and features 121 units, and a 338-space
multi-storey car park
A multistorey car park ( British and Singapore English) or parking garage (American English), also called a multistory, parking building, parking structure, parkade (mainly Canadian), parking ramp, parking deck or indoor parking, is a bui ...
. It is the eighth-tallest building in Rotterdam. The ''Kopblok'' is a building that has an additional 79 apartment units and offices. The ground floor is designed for shops and restaurants. The entire complex has an open
fiber network.
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List of tallest buildings in Rotterdam
Rotterdam, the second most populous city in the Netherlands, is home to over 350 completed high-rises. The tallest building in Rotterdam is the Zalmhaven, with a height of . The 59 storey skyscraper also stands as the highest building in t ...
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List of tallest buildings in the Netherlands
This list article contains data about Dutch buildings of at least high – essentially all modern, fairly recent buildings/towers, but also including two old church towers over 100m, the tallest of which (the Dom Tower of Utrecht) was completed i ...
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List of tallest structures in the Netherlands
A non-exhaustive list of the tallest completed structures in the Netherlands. The list contains all types of structures.
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References
External links
The Red Apple official websiteKCAP Architects & Planners
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Residential buildings completed in 2009
Skyscrapers in Rotterdam
Skyscraper office buildings in the Netherlands
Residential skyscrapers in the Netherlands