Renovatie wederopbouw rijksmonument De Lijnbaan 1st prize architect selection 2014 client: Eigenarenvereniging Lijnbaan team Mei: Robert Winkel, Remko Eppink, Menno van der Woude, Roy Wijte, Ruben Aalbersberg, Kasia Domachovska contractor: J.P. van Eesteren construction: Pieters Bouwtechniek cultural historical research: SteenhuisMeurs photography: Bert Rietberg en Ossip van Duivenbode status: Completed in 2018 location: De Lijnbaan, Rotterdam
In 2014, Mei architects and planners won the architect selection for the renovation of De Lijnbaan. De Lijnbaan is world famous as the first car-free shopping promenade, designed in the Rotterdam post-war reconstruction period by the Rotterdam architectural firm Van den Broek and Bakema. With its beautiful luxury shops and co-designed shop windows, the ensemble has served as an example for shopping areas for years. In 2010 De Lijnbaan was designated as a national monument. Mei renovated this special shopping area commissioned by ASR Vastgoed and in close cooperation with retailers, owners, the municipality of Rotterdam, the Rotterdam Committee for the Visual Heritage and Monuments, and the Cultural Heritage Agency. In the renovation, the original quality and 1950s appearance were restored to approximately 800 linear metres of Lijnbaan’s facades. With this, De Lijnbaan has been restored to its former glory and meets the current wishes of shopkeepers and shoppers.
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