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HOUSING WITTENBURG
VAN HERK & DE KLEIJN, 1982-1984, Bootstraat/Grote Wittenburgerstraat, Amsterdam
Woningbouw Wittenburg / Housing Wittenburg ( Van Herk & De Kleijn )
© 1987 Rook & Nagelkerke

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Arne van Herk
Sabien de Kleijn
Van Herk & De Kleijn

BUILDING TYPE:
Housing

Two housing blocks step down to the canal and stand at right angles to it. An arcade on the water side preserves circulation along the quay. One block contains a post office, while a roof terrace is open to tenants of all 22 dwellings. The architecture points clearly to the housing tradition of the Nieuwe Zakelijkheid (New Objectivity) of Oud, Duiker and Rietveld.