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DISTRICT CENTRE TRANSVAAL

P.B. DE BRUIJN, R. SNIKKENBURG, 1970-1975, DanieTheronstraat 2/Ben Viljoenstraat, Amsterdam

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Pi de Bruijn
Ruud Snikkenburg

BUILDING TYPE:
Sociocultural buildings

This neo-constructivist gateway building accommodates various community centre activities and a large hall. Glass brick fronts help create a near-transparent bridge between two brick blocks of services. Held in a concrete frame, the spaces are variously subdivisible using a partition assembly system. A steel sawtooth roof with transparent corrugated sheets shelters a forecourt and combines with the hall to form a gateway. The physically accessible architecture, an open invitation to vandalism, and the choice of materials have brought their fair share of headaches.