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HOUSING OUD-MATHENESSE (HET WITTE DORP)

J.J.P. OUD, 1922-1923, Aakstraat/Baardsestraat/Barkasstraat, Rotterdam

THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
J.J.P. Oud

BUILDING TYPE:
Housing

STATE:
demolished in 1989


RELATED BUILDINGS:
Housing Het Witte Dorp Rotterdam

Though the triangular site was intended for temporary occupation it was filled in by Oud with great care and a wealth of detail. One standard dwelling constantly adjusted to fit its setting serves as basis. This variation on a single theme and the use of colour akin to that of De Stijl (black streets, white walls with a yellow plinth, blue doors, yellow frames and gutters, and pillarbox-red roofing tiles) make the Witte Dorp (White Village) Oud's most lively housing estate. The quarter was demolished in 1989.