Spangen Quarter Housing by Michiel Brinkman at GreatBuildings

Architect

Location

Rotterdam, The Netherlands map

Date

1919 to 1921 timeline

Building Type

multifamily housing

Construction System

brick bearing masonry and precast concrete

Climate

temperate

Context

urban

Style

Notes

four story apartments with wide, open concrete gallery at the third floor level.

Images

Drawings

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Discussion

Spangen Quarter Housing Commentary

Details

The four story rectangular housing block is about 470 by 260 feet in plan. (Sherwood, p100)

Resources

Sources on Spangen Quarter Housing

Roger Sherwood. Modern Housing Prototypes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1978. NA7126.S48. photos and drawings, p100-103.

Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5.— Available at Amazon.com

Web Resources

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