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SUPERMARKET ZEEWOLDE

SJ. SOETERS, -1993, Kerkstraat 26/Horstersteeg, Zeewolde

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Sjoerd Soeters

BUILDING TYPE:
Shops

Soeters, 'the naughtiest boy in Dutch architecture', is one of the few architects in the Netherlands to have embraced the more frolicsome brand of postmodernism. Four two-storey blocks of housing rise in height atop an open glazed basement containing a supermarket. The blocks are articulated individually by waving-flag facades in mischievous pastel hues. The zebra code emblazoned on the rear elevation refers to the retail function on the ground floor.