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MATHENESSERHOF

J.H. DE ROOS, W.F. OVEREIJNDER, -1926, Mathenesserhof 1-32, Rotterdam

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
De Roos & Overeijnder
Herman de Roos
Willem Overeijnder

:
Ineke Hulshof

BUILDING TYPE:
Special accommodation

STATE:
F.H. Hulshof (ren. 1990)

This project was built by a private trust fully in accordance with the philanthropic tradition of almshouses begun in the 17th century. The ensemble, a square block of dwellings with a courtyard at its centre, is reached through a gateway in Mathenesserstraat. The two stairwells flanking the gateway are expressed in the facade. All units are accessed from the courtyard along roofed arcades. The arcade serving the ground-floor units has semicircular openings; these are larger and oblong on the two upper floors. Mathenesserhof was renovated in 1990, when the 56 not exactly roomy dwellings were converted into 31 units for the elderly.