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Woningbouw De Vissenkommen / Housing 'Fish-Bowls' ( H.N.M. Nefkens )
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HOUSING 'FISH-BOWLS'
H.N.M. NEFKENS, 1954-1957
Stellendamstraat, Rotterdam

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Harry Nefkens

RENOVATOR:
Henk van Schagen

BUILDING TYPE:
Housing

PUBLICATIONS:
Bouwkundig Weekblad 1960 p. 45; Bouw 1960 p. 95; Jaarboek 2005-2006

RELATED BUILDINGS:
Pendrecht

With much of Pendrecht due to be torn down or radically recast in the early 21st century, these units by contrast get a kid-glove renovation. Of particular interest are the head ends with their distinctive 'fish-bowls', large windows held in a concrete frame with rounded corners and set at an angle to the facade, adding momentum to the composition. Another eye-catching element is the vertical panel of sea-green vertical tiles framing each fish-bowl. The building's long sides are of brick enlivened with horizontal bands of concrete and balconies arranged in vertical strips up both sides.