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EXTENSION TO SOPHIAZIEKENHUIS
J.G. WIEBENGA, 1931-1935, Rhijnvis Feithlaan 50 / Turfmarkstraat, Zwolle
Uitbreiding Sophiaziekenhuis / Extension to Sophiaziekenhuis ( J.G. Wiebenga )
© 2006 Arthur Blonk

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Jan Gerko Wiebenga

ASSISTING ARCHITECT:
Jacob van der Linden

BUILDING TYPE:
Health service buildings
Reuse
Buildings for education

Wiebenga designed the extension to this hospital as director of the maintenance service of Zwolle Municipality. The Modern Movement ideas worked into this first version were poorly received by the local vetting committee. This learned body likewise doubted Wiebenga's capacities as a structural engineer; the concrete of the structure seemed impossibly thin. Accordingly, architect Van der Linden was asked to draw up an alternative, and the version on site is the result of a more or less imposed collaboration. A notable feature is the expressive corner stitching the new wing to the existing building. These days Wiebenga's extension houses an art academy.