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HOUSING COENENSTRAAT
J.F. STAAL, 1922-1924, Johan M. Coenenstraat, Bartholomeus Ruloffsstraat, Bronckhorststraat, Amsterdam
Woningbouw Coenenstraat / Housing Coenenstraat ( J.F. Staal )
© 2006 Jan Derwig

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Frits Staal

BUILDING TYPE:
Housing

Here, Staal's ambivalent attitude to the Amsterdam School precipitated an exemplary synthesis of rectangular/geometric and curved/expressionist decoration. The facade along Coenenstraat is built up of repetitive elements, the most eye-catching being the 'lanterns' above the entrances. A freer design owing more to the Amsterdam School prevails at the corner of Bronckhorststraat. The other corner of the block on Roelof Hartplein is taken up by Boterenbrood's Huize Lydia, a former home for girls in a more straightlaced version of the Amsterdam School style.