© 2004 Jan Derwig
ROWING CLUB DE HOOP
A. KOMTER, 1950-1952
Weesperzijde 65a, Amsterdam
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Auke Komter
EXTENSION:
Arons & Gelauff
Floor Arons
Arnoud Gelauff
BUILDING TYPE:
Sports centres
STATE:
Arons & Gelauff (uitbr. 2008-2010)
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Auke Komter
EXTENSION:
Arons & Gelauff
Floor Arons
Arnoud Gelauff
BUILDING TYPE:
Sports centres
STATE:
Arons & Gelauff (uitbr. 2008-2010)
PUBLICATIONS:
Forum 1950 p. 49, 1953 p. 228; W. de Wit - Auke Komter/architect, 1978; M. Kuipers - Toonbeelden van de wederopbouw, Zwolle 2002
Built in 1952 to replace Michel de Klerk's earlier rowing club building destroyed in the Second World War, these new premises deploy a concrete structure in a basic square grid, visible in the facades amidst the decorative brick planes. Its functional plan admits to a few playful touches such as the pitched roofs above the changing rooms, the freestanding stairs, the rooftop canteen and the 'crow's-nest'.