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BOILERHOUSE TU DELFT

VAN DEN BROEK & BAKEMA, 1952-1957, Leeghwaterstraat 36, Delft

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Van den Broek & Bakema

PROJECT ARCHITECT:
Joop Rijnsdorp

BUILDING TYPE:
Industrial and public-utility buildings


RELATED BUILDINGS:
Technical University Delft

The ensemble consists of a laboratory (two layers of offices and three research blocks), electrical substation, pumproom and the boilerhouse itself. This contains two coal-bunkers set 16 metres above the boilers between three narrow zones of stairs and structural elements (concrete slabs). The facade includes large concrete window elements to protect the glass from coal and dust; these combine with the eye-catching bunkers and tall chimneys in a visually satisfying composition.