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CONCRETE HOUSING KOSSEL I AND II
F.G.C. HULSBOSCH, 1921-1924, Balsemienstraat e.o.; Hyacintstraat e.o., Rotterdam
Betonwoningen Kossel I en II / Concrete Housing Kossel I and II ( F.G.C. Hulsbosch )
Kossel I  © 2007 Rook & Nagelkerke

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Frans Hulsbosch

:
Peters & Boogers

EXTENSION:
Dobbelaar De Kovel De Vroom

BUILDING TYPE:
Housing
Urban plans

STATE:
Peters en Boogers (ren. 1981-1989); Dobbelaar De Kovel De Vroom (DKV) (uitbr. 1989-1993)


RELATED BUILDINGS:
Concrete Housing Stulemeijer I and II

De Kossel and Stulemeijer are examples of experiments with concrete to replace traditional brick construction. The Rotterdam Socialist alderman Heijkoop had high hopes for this new building material, as did many architects. The houses here were built using the constructional system of the German firm of Kossel whereby the walls, floors and roofs were cast in situ using prefabricated shuttering. Kossel I comprises a mix of single-family houses and flats grouped around a triangular clearing (Bloemhofplein). The second phase combines row development with a more restrained detailing. W. van Tijen and W. Greve realized a few Korrelbeton-dwellings on Lange Hilleweg 163-185 (1928-1929).