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Sita container on European China Centre construction site between the Rijnhaven Zuidzijde and the Rijnhaven harbour basin on the Pols van Katendrecht. Vaguely visible in the background: the Latenstein flour factory. Photo shot at night.

Afternoon shot of housing block Laankwartier and the Latenstein flour factory on the Katendrecht peninsula, Álvaro Siza’s New Orleans residential tower on the Wilhelminapier and, in the front, the Maashaven harbour basin. Behind the flour factory: the Erasmusbrug (Erasmus Bridge) and Renzo Piano’s Toren op Zuid.

Another morning shot of housing block Laankwartier and the Latenstein flour factory on the Katendrecht peninsula, the New Orleans residential tower on the Wilhelminapier and, in the front, the old Maashaven harbour basin. Behind the flour factory: the Erasmusbrug (Erasmus Bridge) and Renzo Piano’s Toren op Zuid.

Morning shot of housing block Laankwartier of architectural office ‘Claus en Kaan Architecten’ and the Latenstein flour factory of architect J.J.M. Vegter, with on its roof the so-called ‘Codrico Cube’ (Codrico Kubus), its characteristic elevator house, both located on the Katendrecht peninsula. Behind it: the New Orleans residential tower of architect Álvaro Siza, located on the Wilhelminapier. Behind the Wilhelminapier: the Erasmus Bridge (‘Erasmusbrug’ in Dutch). In the front: river boats moared in the old Maashaven harbour basin.

The Latenstein flour factory of architect J.J.M. Vegter during twilight, with its characteristic elevator house, the so-called ‘Codrico cube’, on the Rotterdam peninsula of Katendrecht. Visible behind the factory: the Montevideo residential tower and the World Port Center, which houses, amongst others, the Port of Rotterdam Authority. Both towers are located on the Wilhelminapier. In the front: the Maashaven harbour basin.

This photo shows the Latenstein flour factory of architect J.J.M. Vegter on the Rijnhaven Zuidzijde / Silostraat by night. The Latenstein flower factory was built between 1948 and 1952 and now is the home of Codrico Rotterdam BV. The cube on the roof of the factory is the so-called Codrico Qube (Codrico Kubus), which has been transformed into a green ‘beacon’ in South Rotterdam by Primo Exposures and DSPS. The illumination of the Codrico Qube is part of DeLI-LIght, ‘a project by DSPS’, according to the then active website stDSPS.nl, ‘that focuses on light and art in the public space and more specific the area of Katendrecht’ and of which the ‘goals are to research the use of light and light-art in this area of urban development and to build an archive to use as a source of information’. The cube is in fact the glass engine room for the elevators beneath it. Visible in the front: the Rijnhaven harbour basin and a Christmas tree on the quay along the Rijnhaven.