Mei Architects perches Fenix I apartments on dockside warehouse in Rotterdam

Fenix I is a steel and concrete apartment block built on top of a warehouse in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, by Dutch practice Mei Architects.
The warehouse, which dates from 1922, was built in the Rijnhaven port district by the architect CN van Groor for the Holland America Line shipping company.Mei Architects has converted the warehouse to house a group of cultural institutions called Fenix Docks and a multi-storey car park.
Above this building a one-kiloton steel frame supports a step