De Kuip

A Monumental Stadium

Our transformation vision for De Kuip, the legendary home of Feyenoord and a Dutch architectural icon, elevates it from a historic football temple to a world-class venue. We reimagine the stadium as a vibrant, multifunctional sports complex that respects its monumental heritage while preparing it for the next hundred years of football, culture, and city life.

BudgetConfidential
Time span2025 - ongoing
Size70 000 m²
StatusConcept
LocationRotterdam, NL
TypePublic Spaces, Transformations
Client
Team de Kuip
Partner in charge
Nanne de Ru
Project team
Contractor
Construction Company
Historical images
Nederlands Architectuur Instituut (Archive of Jan Brinkman and Leendert van der Vlugt) Photo collection of the Nationaal Archief. Owing to disrupted histories around the documentation of these collections, we may not always have the full information about the copyright holder of the historical images. If you have more information about an item, or can identify a copyright holder not mentioned above, please contact us directly.
Foundation engineer
Technical installations

De Kuip is one of only five surviving pre-war stadiums in Europe. Our task is to strengthen its original structure so its architectural and social heritage remains active in use.

Restoring an Icon

We add a significant number of seats while improving visibility

Restoring an Icon

Central to the transformation is the careful restoration of the original 1937 structure, revealing its spatial clarity and openness while strengthening its relationship to the city. By lowering the pitch and introducing a new first ring within the existing footprint, the stadium gains capacity and comfort while preserving its iconic silhouette and proximity to the field. New business units and lounges integrated into the structure support a more sustainable operation, while pavilions around the stadium activate the public realm with hospitality, retail, and event spaces. A newly designed roof protects every seat and enhances acoustics, and the concourse is opened toward the city, integrating Feyenoord Boulevard as a lively public destination.

Inspired by History

A stadium designed with a legible structural framework
Game-driven architecture producing collective intensity
Clear sightlines as a defining quality of the seating design
Drawing from the seating layout that prioritises proximity
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Collective Strength

The new roof covers all seating, concourses and pavilions, improving comfort and year-round usability

Collective Strength

For Feyenoord and its supporters, the renewed De Kuip is a statement of unity and ambition. By combining the strength of Club and Stadium, the project ensures Feyenoord’s long-term competitiveness on and off the pitch. The new De Kuip will accommodate larger crowds, attract international events, and offer state-of-the-art facilities for players, fans, and business partners alike. Hand in hand, this transformation reaffirms De Kuip’s role as the beating heart of Rotterdam Zuid and a proud symbol of Feyenoord’s enduring spirit.

A monumental stadium reconnected to its urban surroundings for the next century of use

Through a targeted lowering of the pitch, the stadium gains approximately five thousand seats within its existing footprint, improving capacity and sightlines without altering its character.

Removing later-added ceiling panels reveals the original steel structure and restores the intended spatial clarity
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