Mecanoo proposes sinuous maritime museum for Rotterdam harbour

Mecanoo has unveiled its proposal for the Maritime Center Rotterdam, a spiralling museum that will be wrapped by walkways and built partially below the water in Rijnhaven harbour.
Composed of three linked pavilions, the 15,000-square-metre museum in the Dutch city of Rotterdam will feature exhibition spaces dedicated to international maritime history.
Its bright, sinuous form has been developed by Mecanoo to deliberately contrast with the "rational" aesthetic of the port and attract the attentio