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WATERWORKS SCHAARDIJK
W.G. QUIST, 1973-1977, Schaardijk 150, Rotterdam
Drinkwaterproductiebedrijf Schaardijk / Waterworks Schaardijk ( W.G. Quist )
© 2006 Rook & Nagelkerke

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Wim Quist

ASSISTING ARCHITECT:
Cees van Gent

ARTIST:
André Volten

BUILDING TYPE:
Industrial and public-utility buildings

This complex consists of a storage basin, a pumping station, a dosing block, a filter plant, a staff building and two large droplet-shaped clear-water reservoirs. The staff building has splayed corners relating it to factories on the other side of the motorway. Laboratories, workshops and offices stand along its central corridor. The whole constitutes a perfect example of engineer's architecture in its varied construction and attention to detail.