© Rook & Nagelkerke
SHOPPING CENTRE ZIJPE
J.A. LUCAS EN H.E. NIEMEIJER, 1953-1955
Zijpe, Rotterdam
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Jan Lucas
Henk Niemeijer
ARTIST:
Han Richters
Koos van Vlijmen
BUILDING TYPE:
Shops
RELATED BUILDINGS:
Pendrecht
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Jan Lucas
Henk Niemeijer
ARTIST:
Han Richters
Koos van Vlijmen
BUILDING TYPE:
Shops
PUBLICATIONS:
RELATED BUILDINGS:
Pendrecht
In the oldest part of Pendrecht (D038) in the northwest there are sloping roofs to be seen, for all the district's modernist image. Tiny neighbourhood shopping centres for day-to-day supplies scattered throughout Pendrecht are to complement the main retail centre at Plein 1953. The sensitively crafted shopping street is a kind of miniature Lijnbaan. Designed as a pedestrian precinct, it terminates at a row of so-called island displays under a shared awning, where 'The Construction Workers', two artworks by Han Richters and Koos van Vlijmen, stand guard.