Kiefhoek housing estate, Rotterdam

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Kiefhoek housing estate in Rotterdam is a pioneering modernist social housing project designed in the late 1920s by Dutch architect J. J. P. Oud, noted for its functionalist layout and white, geometric forms.

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instanceOf housing estate
modernist housing project
architect J. J. P. Oud NERFINISHED
Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle functionalism
modernism
constructionStart late 1920s
country Netherlands
designedIn late 1920s
designPrinciple economy of means
functional separation of living spaces
light, air and space for workers
standardization and repetition
hasElement integrated service buildings
narrow pedestrian streets
rows of identical housing blocks
small private gardens
hasFeature a corner shop within the estate
a small church within the estate
communal facilities
compact dwelling units
courtyard-like internal streets
curved street alignments
efficient internal layouts
flat roofs
horizontal window bands
integrated urban design
low-rise dwellings
standardized house types
terraced houses
white-rendered facades
hasReconstruction restoration in late 20th century
heritageStatus recognized as an important monument of Dutch modern architecture
inCityDistrict Feijenoord (Rotterdam district) NERFINISHED
influencedBy De Stijl movement NERFINISHED
early European modernism
location Rotterdam NERFINISHED
notableFor functionalist layout
pioneering modernist social housing design
white geometric forms
partOf Dutch modernist architecture
interwar social housing movement in the Netherlands
purpose social housing
workers housing

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J. J. P. Oud notableWork Kiefhoek housing estate, Rotterdam