maaskant / groothandelsgebouw - a photo on Flickriver

groothandelsgebouw / wholesale building, architect: h.a. maaskant, w. van tijen, 1945-1952, stationsplein 45, rotterdam

aeta excursion ‚maaskant hoogtepunten’

„The name of this, the pre-eminent symbol of Rotterdam's post-war reconstruction, refers to the wholesalers who had lost their premises during the air raid of 1940 and had been collectively rehoused in this multiple-occupancy building. The Dutch name as spoken by Rotterdammers, emphasizing the first syllable (groot), is an indication that its great size and grand demeanour are every bit as impressive today. At the time of delivery the vast block (220 x 84 x 43 m.) was the largest building in the Netherlands. But its air of monumentality is only partly ascribable to its size; a more important factor is the rational, repetitive application of just concrete and glass to facades of an almost classical architectural detailing and modelling. The building's mass is broken up by three courtyards and shot through with internal service streets on the ground and first floors. Its main entrance faces onto the station forecourt with four secondary entrances set on both sides of the two building parts separating the three courtyards. Retail spaces occupy the ground floor and mezzanine of the building's outer sides. The remaining spaces are fitted out as storerooms and freely subdivisible office and sales areas. Passenger and goods lifts and galleries around the courtyards deal with the internal circulation. Collective amenities including the famous Engels café-restaurant cluster round the main entrance. Much thought has been given to modelling the facades so that the building with its repetition of cladding units does not appear unduly monolithic. Two shared rooftop canteens stand atop the two intermediate building parts with the roof area between them fitted out as a common terrace. Ten years after delivery, the concrete frame of the rooftop pavilion above the main entrance was completed as a cinema. Here, the large window on the city behind the stage and film screen is still one of Rotterdam's major surprises. The Wholesale Building was restored to its original state by the Van Stigt firm of restoration architects.” www.architectureguide .nl

Taken in: Nederland / Zuid-Holland / Rotterdam (show map)

Taken on: March 3, 2015

Tags:

aeta

architecture

excursion

groothandelsgebouw

hugh

maaskant

modernism

rotterdam

wholesale « less

Sets appears in: • hugh maaskant • maaskant / groothandelsgebouw more » • aeta • architecture « less

Groups appears in: • Dutch Architecture • Architecture in Europe

Stats: 610 views

close tools panel

Badge creator

Use Flickriver Badge Creator to create a badge linking to your photos, your group or any other Flickriver view.

You can place your badge on your Flickr profile, Blog or Website.

Add to your iGoogle or Netvibes page

Flickriver widget for iGoogle or Netvibes can display almost any Flickriver view - most interesting today, by user, by group, by tag etc. Once added to your personalized homepage, just edit widget settings to select your desired view.

Clickr on one of the buttons below to install:

Embed on your Web site

To embed this view, Copy and Paste the following HTML code:

Black background (preview):

White background (preview):

Firefox and Chrome addons

Adds a 'Flickriver' button to your browser. While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on this button to open the same view on Flickriver.

Install in Firefox
Install in Chrome

Search plugin

Add 'Search on Flickriver' to your browser's search box. Works with Firefox and Internet Explorer. Install search plugin

"View on Flickriver" Greasemonkey script

A Greasemonkey script that adds Flickriver links to various Flickr photo pages - user photos, favorites, pools etc, allowing to quickly open the corresponding Flickriver view.

Also, allows quickly viewing any Flickr photo on black background in large size.

Install "View on Flickriver" script

Bookmarklet

While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on the bookmarklet to open the same view on Flickriver.

To install: drag and drop the following link to your Bookmarks toolbar.
IE users - add the link to your Favorites under the Links folder