MVRDV architects implemented a large-scale project in Rotterdam. The giant staircase connected the railway station with the Groothandelsgebouw Wholesale Center - the first building built in Rotterdam after World War II (during the war most of the city was destroyed during the bombings). The construction leads to the roof of the Center, where the Criterion cinema was located (there will again begin screenings of films, performances and various exhibition projects) and from where a beautiful view of the modern architecture of Rotterdam opens.

Panorama of Rotterdam from the observation point of the stairs.

The architects emphasize that the object is not only an interesting design solution, but also an important symbolic statement. The structure of the stairs resembles scaffolding in form, thus the creators mark the rich construction future of the city and the inextricable link of the object with history. “Staircase to Criterion” is a temporary installation, its opening was timed to the beginning of IABR 2016 - International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam.

The staircase has 180 steps with a total height of 29 m. General view of the building of the Trade Center - one of the most famous in Rotterdam. The structure of the installation “Ladder to“ Criterion ”is shaped like scaffolding.

Rotterdam is the hometown of the studio MVRDV, it is there that their central office is located. In 2014, MVRDV completed a 100,000-square-meter Market Hall project in Rotterdam. m and a budget of 175 million euros. There are numerous food courts, shops, a supermarket, as well as apartments. Recently, at the end of April 2016, the MVRDV studio completed the construction of a museum of rock music (Ragnarock museum with the COBE bureau) in the Danish city of Roskilde.