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EGM architecten Police station Feijenoord A new station for the police force in Rotterdam Through a renovation and sympathetic new build, the landmark building will regain its community function Open and accessible to local residents The Feijenoord (a neighbourhood in Rotterdam) core police team is leaving the Maashaven in Rotterdam and will move into the old police station on Groene Hilledijk. The structure was originally built as a police station in 1936 and, as part of a Total Engineering contract, will be renovated and extended with a new volume on Sandelingplein. Police visibility in the city The police is working hard to raise its visibility in neighbourhoods. With the reopening of the renovated and extended police station, Bloemhof will have a neighbourhood station again. Clearly visible at the intersection of Groene Hilledijk and Strevelsweg, the distinctive structure is set to be renovated and extended. The extension reinterprets the design language of the landmark building from the 1930s. The combination of old and new completes the urban block and its scale aligns with other corner developments on Strevelsweg. The new building will have a distinctive contemporary appearance. The building designed by EGM enlivens will also house a community workspace and enlivens Sandelingplein. The complex comprises three storeys, with offices on the first and second floors. Old and new are closely aligned, in the facade and building line and the carefully chosen materials. The new extension, whose colour and rhythm acknowledge the existing building, will be a contemporary reimagination of the existing building. This reflects the Rotterdam tradition of maintaining what exists and developing new qualities. On this busy inner city location space for police vehicles and bikes on site is provided, safe and hidden from view. Delightful workplace The station will soon house the core police team for the Feijenoord district. The public a...