 What
Shift is a Rotterdam based design office that focuses on the fields of architecture, urbanism and spatial planning. The office combines a broad engagement in space production with precise and project-specific design interventions.
In the past few years the office and its partners have received several awards and nominations, including Prix de Rome, Archiprix International, Archiprix NL and Europan.
Who
Harm Timmermans (1975) and Oana Radeş (1977) founded the office in 2005. In 2010 Thijs van Bijsterveldt (1981) has joined the principal team.
All three partners teach and lecture at different universities and schools throughout the Netherlands, such as the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Tilburg, the Design Academy Eindhoven, Technical University of Eindhoven and the Rietveld Academy Amsterdam.
Where
Delftsestraat 9c
3013 AB Rotterdam
The Netherlands
t. +31 (0) 10 4140181
f. +31 (0) 10 4146843
e. info@shifta.nl |
Urban Sportspark Binnenrotte
Assignment
Unsolicited proposal for an urban sportspark in the centre of Rotterdam
Year
2011-
Location
Rotterdam
Status
Ongoing
Project team
Thijs van Bijsterveldt, Oana Radeş, Harm Timmermans, Laura Fassio
in collaboration with Paul Zuidgeest
Partners
NOC*NSF Krajicek foundation PRO groen (local inhabitants platform)
Sponsors
NAi
Fonds BKVB
Links
Facebook page
Downloads
PDF bidbook
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TOPOS
Assignment
Restricted competition for the architectural design of four different building typologies within the masterplan of .Fabric and Lola landscape architects for a rural eco-retail & recreation development.
Year
2011-
Client
De Groene Kamer
Location
Tilburg, the Netherlands
Program
Eco-retail, leisure, education, public space & landscape
Prizes
Campus: 1st prize Block: 2nd prize
Restaurant: 2nd prize Pavilion: 3rd prize
Project team
Thijs van Bijsterveldt, Oana Radeş, Harm Timmermans, Pieter Heymans, Laura Fassio In collaboration with ABT
Visualizations
A2 studio
Links
De Groene Kamer
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Living apart together
Assignment
Urban design competition
Year
2010-2011
Location
Waalwijk, the Netherlands
Program
Housing, neigbourhood park and communal facilities
Prizes
2nd place
Project team
Thijs van Bijsterveldt, Oana Radeş, Harm Timmermans, Pieter Heymans
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Studio Sport
Assignment
Research by design about sports in the city
Year
2010-2012
Location
Various
Status
Ongoing
Project team
Thijs van Bijsterveldt, Oana Radeş, Harm Timmermans
Sponsors
Stimuleringsfonds voor Architectuur
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Faculty Club Tilburg UniversityAssignmentDesign and engineering of multifunctional campus building for the academic staff of Tilburg University Year2009-2011 ClientDFB, University of Tilburg LocationTilburg University, the Netherlands ProgramRestaurant, lounge, conference spaces StatusCompleted Project teamHarm Timmermans, Pieter Heymans, Sabine Hogenhout, BaharAkkoçlu and Tjeerd Bloothoofd
PhotographyRené de Wit
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ZW 34a
Assignment
Interior reconstruction of urban house
Year
2010
Realization
2011
Client
confidential
Location
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Program
Private house
Status
Ongoing
Project team
Oana Radeş, Harm Timmermans
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OPEN specifiCITY
Assignment
Prix de Rome competition, restructuring of the centre of a postwar neighborhood
Year
2009-2010
Location
Overtoomse Veld, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Program
Public facilities and housing
Prizes
basic prize
Project team
Thijs van Bijsterveldt, Oana Radeş in collaboration with
Harm Timmermans, Gustavo Maya
Publication
Prix de Rome.nl 2010
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The Acme Manifesto
Assignment
Europan 10 competition, housing manifesto and masterplan
Year
2010
Location
Vienna, Austria
Program
Housing, communal facilities
Project team
Oana Radeş in collaboration with
Point Supreme
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REplace
Assignment
Europan competition, restructuring strategy for a 'new town'
Year
2010
Location
The Hague, the Netherlands
Program
Housing and communal facilities
Prizes
Final selection
Project team
Thijs van Bijsterveldt in collaboration with Sabine Hogenhout
Publication
Europan 10!
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Dentist collective
Assignment
Transformation of an exiting 30s villa into a dentist practice
Year
2010-
Client
Mondzorg Best
Location
Best, the Netherlands
Program
Dentist
Status
Ongoing
Project team
Harm Timmermans, Pieter Heymans
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UvT campus
Assignment
Location study for a new faculty building and an urbanistic framework for the future development of the university campus
Year
2009-
Client
Tilburg University
Location
Campus Tilburg University, the Netherlands
Program
Faculty of Social Sciences and other university buildings
Status
Ongoing
Project team
Harm Timmermans, Sabine Hogenhout
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Spa Village
Assignment
Urban and architectural concept study for a spa resort
Year
2009-
Client
project group Wellness Schaluinen
Location
Baarle Nassau, the Netherlands
Program
Wellness center and hotel
Status
Ongoing
Project team
Harm Timmermans, Pieter Heymans
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PERRON XL+
Assignment
Design study for a public transport hub
Year
2009
Client
Stichting A12NU
Location
Westraven P+R Utrecht, the Netherlands
Program
Transferium
Project team
Harm Timmermans, Sabine Hogenhout
Visualization
Mick van Gemert
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Cyprus Private Mini Cruise
Assignment
Competition
Year
2009
Location
Cyprus, Greece
Program
Various
Project team
Thijs van Bijsterveldt in collabration with
Sabine Hogenhout
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Stadskamer Kapelstraat
Assignment
insertion of 4 houses and public space in existing urban fabric
Year
2008-
Client
Van der Weegen Bouwontwikkeling
Location
Tilburg, the Netherlands
Program
Housing & public space
Status
Ongoing
Project team
Harm Timmermans, Pieter Heymans
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Green Archipelago
Assignment
Casa Nova Competition, masterplan for the Uithof recreational area
Year
2008
Location
The Hague, the Netherlands
Program
Housing, urban park with sports and recreational facilities
Prizes
First prize
Project team
Oana Radeş in collaboration with
Harm Timmermans
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Superhub Waalhaven Zuid
Assignment
Research by design project on logistic knot in Rotterdam harbour
Year
2007
Client
Ruimtelab
Location
Waalhaven Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Program
Logistics
Project team
Harm Timmermans in collaboration with
Ruimtelab, Van Bergen Kolpa en Mixst
Sponsors
Stimuleringsfonds voor Architectuur
Publication
Lay Out 03
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Quadranthouses
Assignment
Study for a low rise high density housing concept
Year
2007
Client
Van der Weegen Bouwontwikkeling, Tilburg
Program
Housing
Project team
Harm Timmermans
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Reanimating China
Assignment
Sinocities Competition: strategies for regaining public space within new urban development areas of China
Year
2007
Location
Sinocities, China
Program
Various
Prizes
Second prize
Project team
Thijs van Bijsterveldt in collaboration with
Nikoline Dyrup Carlsen
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Molenpark
Assignment
Design of a low rise high density neighborhood
Year
2007
Client
Van der Weegen Bouwontwikkeling, Tilburg
Location
Goirle, the Netherlands
Program
housing
Project team
Harm Timmermans in collaboration with
Martin Sobota (Cityförster Rotterdam)
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LOOP !
Assignment
Europan 9 competition, proposal for a housing landmark at the end of the Ijmeer boulevard
Year
2007
Location
Almere Poort, Pampushout, the Netherlands
Program
Housing, commercial and public facilities
Prizes
Final selection
Project team
Oana Radeş, Harm Timmermans
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Jozefzorg
Assignment
Invited competition for the redevelopment of an eldery care complex
Year
2007
Realisation
2011
Client
TBV Wonen & Stichting De Wever
Location
Tilburg, the Netherlands
Program
Housing & day care center
Status
Tender phase
Prizes
First prize
Project team
Harm Timmermans in collaboration with
Theo van Esch & Desiree Vermeer (dat architecten)
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WestKust NL
Assignment
research by design on defence strategies of the Dutch East Coast
Year
2006
Client
Vereniging Deltametropool, Delft
Location
Eastcoast, the Netherlands
Project team
Harm Timmermans, Kristijan Cebzan
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M3 Sculptural Asphalt for the Western Gardencities
Assignment
Graduation project, TU Eindhoven on transforming modernist hardware
Year
2006
Location
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Program
Various
Prizes
final selection Archiprix International, 2007
final selection Archiprix the Netherlands, 2007
Project team
Thijs van Bijsterveldt
Publication
Archiprix 2007
de Architect, 2006
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HSAwest
Assignment
Spatial planning study on car mobility in the Randstad West
Year
2006
Client
Vereniging Deltametropool
Location
Randstad, the Netherlands
Project team
Harm Timmermans, Kristijan Cebzan
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Bulb City
Assignment
research by design on housing in the Bollenstreek
Year
2006
Client
Vereniging Deltametropool, Delft
Location
Bollenstreek, the Netherlands
Project team
Harm Timmermans, Kristijan Cebzan
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Reprofiling the Dutch coast at Katwijk & Noordwijk
Assignment
Research by design on the coastal area potentials
within the framework of Zlab
Year
2005
Client
Zandbelt en VandenBerg Spatial Engineering, Rotterdam
Location
Coast Katwijk and Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Project team
Oana Radeş, Harm Timmermans, Roel Meurders
Sponsors
Stimuleringsfonds voor Architectuur
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Park City
Assignment
Invited Competition for a masterplan
Year
2008
Location
Tirana, Albania
Program
Housing
Prizes
First prize
Project team
Harm Timmermans in collaboration with
Martin Sobota & Mareike Henschel (Cityförster Rotterdam)
Ulrike Centmayer (landscape)
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Exorcizing on Communist Hardware
Assignment
Graduation project TU Eindhoven, on the transformation of a communist landmark
Year
2005
Location
Bucharest, Romania
Program
Multi-use building
Project team
Oana Radeş
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Dealing with Vierhaven
Assignment
Graduation project, TU Eindhoven on a harbour tranformation
Year
2002
Location
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Program
Various
Prizes
first prize, Archiprix International, 2003
first prize, Archiprix The Netherlands, 2002
Project team
Harm Timmermans
Publication
Archiprix 2002
Archiprix 2003
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F house
Assignment
Refurbishment and extension private house
Year
2005-2007
Client
Confidential
Location
Riel, the Netherlands
Status
Built
Project team
Oana Radeş, Harm Timmermans
Construction
Contractor: Aannemersbedrijf Gebr. Corsten
Furniture contractor: Jannink Interieurs
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