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METRO STATIONS CENTRUM, HEEMRAADLAAN, DE AKKERS
C.J.M. WEEBER, C. VEERLING (GEMEENTEWERKEN ROTTERDAM), 1978-1985, Ruwaard van Puttenweg 100; Hekelingseweg 7; Zomerakker, Spijkenisse
Metrostations Centrum, Heemraadlaan, De Akkers / Metro Stations Centrum, Heemraadlaan, De Akkers ( C.J.M. Weeber, C. Veerling (Gemeentewerken Rotterdam) )
Spijkenisse Centrum  © 2006 Rook & Nagelkerke
All three metro stations sport modern variants on 19th-century station roofing. That of Centrum station is a steel barrel-vault divided into three by transverse rooflights curved inwards. Heemraadlaan station, on the other hand, is capped by a transparent vault sandwiched between two entrance slabs with facades patterned chessboard-fashion. The platforms of both stations rest on steel space frames. The De Akkers Station is hidden in a shopping centre.