{"id":13399,"date":"2017-11-19T15:34:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T14:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/portfolio\/ret\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T13:54:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:54:01","slug":"ret","status":"publish","type":"elemenfolio","link":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/portfolio\/ret\/","title":{"rendered":"Charging stations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
Charging stations for ZE busses in \u2018Rotterdamse Stijl\u2019<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Transport operator RET<\/h2>\n

Charging stations for Zero Emission (ZE) busses in Rotterdam<\/h3>\n

Public transport operator RET is the main bus operator for Rotterdam and the surrounding region. Before the end of 2030, the company aims to have replaced all diesel-powered busses with Zero Emission (ZE) busses. The batteries of ZE busses are recharged in garages overnight, and at charging stations located at the beginning and end of their timetable during the day. <\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

'Rotterdamse Stijl' designer and consultant<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur design agency plays a designing and advisory role. Our main focus in our role as consultant is on aligning our products for public areas with the \u2018Rotterdamse Stijl<\/a>\u2019 (literally: \u2018Style of Rotterdam\u2019), which we achieve through constant consultation with the municipality of Rotterdam. The \u2018Rotterdamse Stijl\u2019 is the municipality\u2019s city-wide plan, in which their design vision of public space is described and further elaborated in a toolkit.\nTogether with the company that gets the contract, in this case transport company RET, we work as a design agency on the design, development and realization. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"RET\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Design principles that fit the 'Rotterdamse Stijl'<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

The design guidelines for the charging stations dictate the boundaries for volume and the basis for product composition. The type of pantograph that will be used on the bus is also a deciding factor, as this determines the type of charging station that will need to be used: a robust steel construction with overhang and a \u2018drive-in cover\u2019, which will require a transformer station within a radius of 25 metres. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Solid foundation and continuous lines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll stations and masts in the \u2018Rotterdamse Stijl\u2019 are built on a solid foundation from which their function \u2018grows\u2019 organically. This is illustrated by the iconic style typical to local objects, such as parking bollards and city clocks. The overhang, to which the \u2018drive-in cover\u2019 is connected, grows from the mast like a side branch and bends away above the bus.\nThe end result fits the city beautifully thanks to the choice of material and colour, even though the size and height of the charging stations had at first been a structural challenge.\nThe final, fully operational product is already being used in various locations. It perfectly complements other elements in the city and surroundings. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"RET\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo the project overview ><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":24917,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"elemenfoliocategory":[113,103],"class_list":["post-13399","elemenfolio","type-elemenfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","elemenfoliocategory-all-en","elemenfoliocategory-public-space-en"],"yoast_head":"\nCharging stations - npk design<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/portfolio\/ret\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Charging stations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Charging stations for ZE busses in \u2018Rotterdamse Stijl\u2019 Transport operator RET Charging stations for Zero Emission (ZE) busses in Rotterdam Public transport operator RET is the main bus operator for Rotterdam and the surrounding region. Before the end of 2030, the company aims to have replaced all diesel-powered busses with Zero Emission (ZE) busses. The […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/portfolio\/ret\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"npk design\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-23T11:54:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/npk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251222_Nieuwe-Tiles22.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/en\\\/portfolio\\\/ret\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/en\\\/portfolio\\\/ret\\\/\",\"name\":\"Charging stations - npk design\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/en\\\/portfolio\\\/ret\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/en\\\/portfolio\\\/ret\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/20251222_Nieuwe-Tiles22.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-11-19T14:34:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-23T11:54:01+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/en\\\/portfolio\\\/ret\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/en\\\/portfolio\\\/ret\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/en\\\/portfolio\\\/ret\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/20251222_Nieuwe-Tiles22.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/20251222_Nieuwe-Tiles22.webp\",\"width\":640,\"height\":640,\"caption\":\"Transport company RET Charging stations for ZE busses in \u2018Rotterdamse Stijl\u2019\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/en\\\/portfolio\\\/ret\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/en\\\/home2026\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Charging stations\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"npk design\",\"description\":\"Creatieve partner in productieontwikkeling\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"npk design\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/NPK-logo.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/NPK-logo.webp\",\"width\":80,\"height\":80,\"caption\":\"npk design\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/npk.nl\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Charging stations - npk design","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/portfolio\/ret\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Charging stations","og_description":"Charging stations for ZE busses in \u2018Rotterdamse Stijl\u2019 Transport operator RET Charging stations for Zero Emission (ZE) busses in Rotterdam Public transport operator RET is the main bus operator for Rotterdam and the surrounding region. Before the end of 2030, the company aims to have replaced all diesel-powered busses with Zero Emission (ZE) busses. The […]","og_url":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/portfolio\/ret\/","og_site_name":"npk design","article_modified_time":"2026-07-23T11:54:01+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":640,"url":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251222_Nieuwe-Tiles22.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/portfolio\/ret\/","url":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/portfolio\/ret\/","name":"Charging stations - npk design","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/portfolio\/ret\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/portfolio\/ret\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251222_Nieuwe-Tiles22.webp","datePublished":"2017-11-19T14:34:21+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-23T11:54:01+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/portfolio\/ret\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/portfolio\/ret\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/portfolio\/ret\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251222_Nieuwe-Tiles22.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251222_Nieuwe-Tiles22.webp","width":640,"height":640,"caption":"Transport company RET Charging stations for ZE busses in \u2018Rotterdamse Stijl\u2019"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/portfolio\/ret\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/home2026\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Charging stations"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/","name":"npk design","description":"Creatieve partner in productieontwikkeling","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/#organization","name":"npk design","url":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NPK-logo.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NPK-logo.webp","width":80,"height":80,"caption":"npk design"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/elemenfolio\/13399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/elemenfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/elemenfolio"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/elemenfolio\/13399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"elemenfoliocategory","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/npk.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/elemenfoliocategory?post=13399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}