Canvas Living + Rotterdam Erasmus Campus
About the project
Co-living at its finest
Canvas Living Brainpark marks Greystar’s second Canvas Living concept in the Netherlands. Located directly opposite Erasmus University, Canvas Living Brainpark places residents right within the daily rhythm of campus life. Kralingse Zoom metro station sits just around the corner, while Rotterdam’s city centre is a short bike ride away
Designed for students, PhD candidates and young professionals, the building responds to a growing demand for compact, well-designed housing close to both university and workplace bringing together private living with a strong emphasis on shared communal spaces.
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Think building. Design neighbourhood.
For Canvas Living Brainpark, our focus was on designing
the shared communal spaces. The spaces where daily life naturally spills beyond the apartment. Because the best parts of communal living aren’t planned; they happen in between.
Running into someone while making coffee, working
next to a neighbor who becomes a friend, or ending up
at a spontaneous movie night without really meaning to.
The art of transformative spaces
Our scope covered the full spectrum of communal spaces from study rooms and meeting areas to game zones, the gym, private dining, cinema, music room, workshop and the public rooftop.
Think of it less as a list of amenities, more as a house at XXL scale. Each space has its own vibe some made for focus, others for switching off or meeting people but all tied together through one shared design language. So whether you're working, working out, cooking, watching a film or catching sunset on the rooftop, we wanted it to feel like you were still at home.
Shaped by the hour
A long table that turns into a shared office by day and dinner party by night. A lounge that quietly hosts both solo study sessions and late-night conversations. A kitchen island that becomes the social heart without even trying.
These spaces were designed to shift throughout the day supporting different ways of living, working and unwinding within the same footprint.
Meet the team behind this project
A diverse team of experts, each with an unique eye. We connect every client with the designer who fits their story best.
