What is Fenix I teaching us?
“That you should never give up. It is because of Fenix I that I have become fat, bald and grey. I have always believed in it, even though that made it very personal at times. I am quite outspoken about the way I work. It is because of that certainty that I am able to get people on board, but, at times, it can also cause doubt. It helped that there were people within Heijmans who continued to support me.
I believe you need people who care about the places they are working on. Who believe that working on a city in a sustainable manner and long-term commitment pay off. It is people like that who enable you to do these projects and win prizes with them.
I will take this determination with me to our next projects on Katendrecht. Fenix I is just one of the beads that we are sliding onto the Katendrecht necklace. Cobana is stunning and the Havenkwartier will become easily as beautiful. The Kaap is far from finished.”
All 17 prizes in a row
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- Gouden Piramide, nomination* (award ceremony 6 March 2021)
- European Property Awards, winner Best Mixed Use Architecture Netherlands
- Architecture MasterPrize, winner category Heritage Architecture
- NRP Gulden Feniks, nomination
- BNA Beste Gebouw van het Jaar (best building of the year), winner Leefbaarheid & Sociale Cohesie (quality of life & social cohesion)
- FX Design Awards, nomination
- Architectenweb Awards Woongebouw van het Jaar (residential building of the year), first prize
- German Design Awards, special Mention
- The Plan Awards, nomination
- Blueprint Awards, nomination
- Iconic Awards for Innovative Architecture, Best of Best
- Nationale Staalprijs (national steel prize), first prize category Residential Building
- ULI Europe Awards for Excellence, first prize
- Rotterdam Architectuur Prijs, official jury prize
- Rotterdam Architectuur Prijs, public jury prize
- Reynaers Projectprijs, nomination
- MIPIM/AR Future Project Award, first prize category ‘Old&New’