Nassauhaven

The Nassauhaven has changed from an unused harbor basin into a place with water houses and a nature-friendly bank. This bank borders the existing Nassauhaven Park and has been laid out in steps, so that plants can grow. The banks provide more variety in animals and plants. And makes the living environment even greener. The development of a tidal bank in a former harbor basin is unique in the Netherlands.
The first street with sustainable water houses was completed at the end of 2020. In total there are 18 harbor lofts. The floating homes are sustainable and move with the tide.

The nature-friendly bank is constructed in brackish water. Quite a challenge, because not all plants and animals can grow or live here. We will be conducting research up to and including 2022 to monitor developments. If there is more variation in fish, aquatic and shore plants (vegetation) and insect-like aquatic animals (macrofauna), this means that the quality of the water will improve enormously.

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NEWS ABOUT Nassauhaven

VIDEO: greening and building in Nassauhaven

19 July 2018

In 2018, the first 18 floating homes (Havenlofts) in Rotterdam will be built in the former Nassauhaven harbor basin. We are also constructing a nature-friendly bank here to help the development of nature in an urban environment.

VIDEO: greening and building in Nassauhaven

19 July 2018

In 2018, the first 18 floating homes (Havenlofts) of Rotterdam will be built in the former Nassauhaven harbor basin. We are also creating a nature-friendly bank here to help the development of nature in an urban environment. Watch the video here.

TIDES PARK: Construction of Nassauhaven has started

September 15, 2017

The nature-friendly bank takes the form of a gentle slope. The realization of a very gradual transition from water to land stimulates the effect of ebb and flow on nature development. As a result, the nature-friendly shoreline can offer fish a spawning and hiding place and opportunities for new macrofauna are created. The water and riverbank vegetation plays a role in this…

TIDES PARK: Ecology in the Nassauhaven

July 13, 2016

First large and multi-year measurement. The monitoring offers a unique opportunity to gain insight into what is going on in the Nassauhaven (a harbor basin under the influence of tides with ebb and flow) and the positive contribution that the construction of a nature-friendly bank can make.