The completion of the Erasmus Pavilion in 2013 marked the end of the first phase of the transformation of Rotterdam’s Erasmus University’s Woudestein Campus. The campus terrain underwent a metamorphosis, becoming a high-quality, dynamic residential area. The unwelcoming character that had characterised this site, with its hard-to-access buildings from the 1960s and 1980s, became a thing of the past. The Erasmus pavilion became the heart of the renewed campus, situated at the intersection of the two main axes of the urban development plan.

The pavilion offers a place for students and academic staff to meet each other informally for study, consultation, lectures and more. The core of the pavilion is a closed box containing the multifunctional hall and logistics areas. Study areas, a café with a terrace, meeting rooms and a foyer surround this core. The walls of the closed core curve into the ceiling of this open space, where a covering of wooden slats creates a warm, secure atmosphere. Glass façades give the pavilion an inviting character.