Development consortium OCFC, made up of Heijmans and AM, has appointed Orange Architects as coordinating architect for the Colosseumweg site in Feyenoord City in Rotterdam-Zuid.

The site is part of the Feyenoord City area development – the masterplan for which has been drawn up by OMA and LOLA – and together with Imagine and Rosestraat site (on the other side of the viaduct), the Colosseumweg site forms the entrance to the new city district of the same name.

The Colosseumweg site connects the Hillesluis neighbourhood to the developments along the bank of the Nieuwe Maas. The project consists of about 70,000 square metres of residential, residential care and mixed-use programme, and will be elaborated over the coming years in collaboration with OCFC, Stigam, the Municipality of Rotterdam, Flux landscape Architects and one or two participating architects.

Orange Architects has started work on the first concepts and structure studies, which will be completed by the end of this year. A start will then be made on the Preliminary Design of buildings and outdoor spaces.