Ferro Offices / GROUP A

Curated by Nina Vuga

Architects: GROUP A
Area: 8250 m²
Year: 2025
Photographs:Sebastian van Damme
Manufacturers: AGC, WVH Gevelprojecten
Lead Architects: Maarten van Bremen, Frank Deltrap, Dennis Berger
General Contractors: Dura Vermeer Heyma
Structural Engineeing: WSP Consulting
Engineering & Consulting: DVP Smart Concepts, Techniplan Adviseurs, Bureau Veldweg, IOB, TRAJECT Adviseurs & Managers

Text description provided by the architects. Ferro Offices is a radical transformation of a former industrial headquarters in Rotterdam's evolving Merwe-Vierhavens (M4H) harbor district. Originally built in 1969, the building was revitalized by architecture studio GROUP A for the Port of Rotterdam into a future-proof multi-tenant workplace for innovators shaping the future port economy. Combining adaptive reuse, contemporary architecture, and sustainable design strategies, Ferro Offices demonstrates how former industrial port buildings can be re-imagined as dynamic environments for innovation, work, and urban life.