The core of this project consisted of an integral design of a sustainable building at the Schiehaven in Rotterdam in which both a sports college and an indoor sports facility are housed. The sports complex will be a meeting pace for 1500 users (students, teachers, (top) athletes, and spectators) who all have a connection with the building. Parts of the building had to be accessible to the public. The building, when completed, would serve as a school, but also give something back to its surroundings and neighbors.

Billow by the Maas is designed with nature as inspiration. The building is not supposed to look like nature but rather use natural shapes and elements to emphasize the peace and calm that can be found in nature. The building consists of two “mountains” divided by a valley that you can walk over. This way, the roof does not stand as a barrier for the new users of the other building on the site, the Maaskant, but rather as a connection between the users of the school, the sports fields, and the users of the Maaskant. The space is further designed to consider both the permanent users (students and teachers) of the sports school and the visitors of the building and the surrounding. The space is, as nature is, a space for the public.

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