Lloyd Yard

A variety of housing types in a healthy, nature-inclusive environment
 

The name Lloyd Yard wasn’t chosen at random. Lloyd is a direct reference to the area’s industrial history, and Yard refers to the development’s ambition to create a genuine sense of community among its residents with the help of a communal courtyard garden, the Maas window and shared roofs, which includes a vegetable garden and a rooftop greenhouse. Lloyd Yard offers a variety of housing types with spacious private outdoor areas in a healthy and inclusive environment. Among the elements supporting these provisions are the multifunctional roofs designed to accommodate energy generation, the capture and channelling of rainwater, and organic farming/vegetable gardens, and to serve as venues for socialising and relaxing. Meanwhile, facades promise to boast biodiversity-enhancing vegetation. In short, Lloyd Yard is not only a stylish place of rugged manmade and natural beauty, but also a healthy one for both people and wildlife. Ideal for urban dwellers who appreciate the raw character of this unique part of Rotterdam.

A home for all stages of life 

Rotterdam is increasingly attracting people with wildly different housing needs, and Lloyd Yard is there to help meet this demand. The development consist of six residential blocks with a combined total of about 135 homes and ten self-build plots. These blocks are linked by façades of geometric design and raw-looking material. The combination of alternating façades and dynamic window frames help convey the variety of the housing types within. Mid-market rental accommodation is situated on the Kratonkade, overlooking the Schiehaven harbour. Owner-occupied homes with an average size of no less than 120 m² are situated along the Lloydkade, allowing their occupants to overlook the Maas river. A street-level corner will be given over to food and drinks establishments, to give the place a bit of a buzz. Townhouses are located on the western edge of the development, while the eastern edge will accommodate the self-build properties. 

The apartments boast sky-high ceilings and the maisonettes include wood floors and large mezzanine levels, which are spacious and flexible enough to accommodate an extra room with little fuss should one be needed households expand.

Communal outdoor space

In addition to private gardens and green balconies, Lloyd Yard includes lots of inviting outdoor space for communal use. This includes a lush courtyard garden, the Maas window with its spectacular view of the Maas river, and a rooftop greenhouse and vegetable garden atop the block with the Maas window, from which residents can bask in the sun and in tranquillity, breathe in the fresh air, enjoy expansive views of the river below, and harvest fresh vegetables and herbs.

The courtyard garden is accessible to all residents, and will contribute to their health and well-being by encouraging them to spend more time outdoors. All outdoor spaces are communal and characterised by a mix of industrial elements and wild and abundant greenery — weathering steel structural elements spilling over with climbing plants such as European ivy, evergreens, roses and wisteria.

Buried deep into the site are remnants of its history. These are identified with markers above ground, thereby linking the development to the site’s history. The courtyard garden’s greenery consists of a combination of herb and flower-rich grass with ground cover plants between the semi-open paving. The garden appears gloriously untamed from the vantage point of the rooftops, the Maas window and the surrounding buildings. Trees are limited in number to avoid the obstruction of views from the buildings, and are visible to passers-by outside the development, thereby conveying Lloyd Yard's green character to the world beyond.

A buzzing food and drinks corner 
 

The corner of the Lloydkade and the Loods Celebes is set to be a buzzing, welcoming and hard-to-miss food and drinks spot that is appropriate to the taste and expectations of both residents and locals. This corner is destined to become the hotspot of the neighbourhood and a favourite place from which to enjoy the development’s riverside location.

A healthy environment for all

Rotterdam is aiming to improve the quality of life in the city by, amongst other things, reducing CO2 emissions, improving air quality, reducing noise pollution, strengthening its economy, and making the city a healthier and more attractive place to be. Lloyd Yard plays a significant part in the city’s achievement of its sustainability ambitions by its commitment to energy neutrality and conformity to the principles of the circular economy, its focus on sustainable transport and (construction) logistics, its incorporation of climate adaptation measures, and by its existence as a healthy and green biodiversity-promoting environment.