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HOUSING DE BOOGJES

P.P. HAMMEL, 1975-1979, Nieuwe Binnenweg 2-34, Rotterdam

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Pietro Hammel

:
Mecanoo

BUILDING TYPE:
Housing
Shops


RELATED BUILDINGS:
Urban Renewal Oude Westen

This project in the https://www.architectureguide.nl/project/item/prj_id/195" class="inline_link">Oude Westen replaced a part of the temporary https://www.architectureguide.nl/project/item/prj_id/1514" class="inline_link">shopping complex that had survived into the 1970s. It was one of the first urban renewal projects presided over by a project group in which residents, council, clients and experts were all represented. Hammel sought to perpetuate here the warmth and charm of the old pre-war portion of street (Oude Binnenweg) by scaling down the street profile of its continuation (Nieuwe Binnenweg). So for the shops he designed an arcade that 'created a certain intimacy and accentuated the pedestrian area'. The project divides into four blocks along Nieuwe Binnenweg with three storeys of porch-access flats above the shops. Small, traffic-free side-streets contain housing with tiny gardens. The distinctive arches in Hammel's design have perished in renovations being carried out by the Mecanoo group.