De Doelen opened in May 1966 in the heavily-bombed centre of Rotterdam. Its ground-breaking functionalist design was by Herman and Evert Kraaijvanger: the acoustics of the 2,100 seat Grote Zaal (Great Hall) were widely praised. A smaller concert hall, the Jurriaanse Zaal, seats 465. In 2000, a new conference wing – the Willem Burger complex -was added, designed by Ector Hoogstad Architecten as a light steel structure placed on the roof of the existing foyer. In 2007-09, Kraaijvanger renovated the original 1960s building, incorporating intelligent lighting throughout, and making dramatic use of colour in the Grote Zaal (purple seat fabric accented by gold-coloured balconies against wood panelling) and the Port of Rotterdam foyer (rich red soffits, white walls and deep purple carpeting).
| Image Details: | |
| Image File: | DBOR-0032-0017 |
| Caption: | De Doelen Concert & Conference Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Architect: Kraaijvanger, 1966. Detail of foyer of Willem Burger Zaal conference wing. |
| Property Release: | No |
| Model Release: | N/A |
| Dimensions in PX: | 3344 x 5016 pixels |
| Date of Photograph: | 26/03/2012 |
| Restriction: | Editorial Only |
| Credit: | David Borland/VIEW |
| Building Details: | |
| View Project Number: | 61305 |
| Building Name: | De Doelen Concert & Conference Centre |
| Headline: | De Doelen Concert & Conference Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Architect: Kraaijvanger, 1966. |
| City: | Rotterdam |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Architect: | Kraaijvanger |
| Architect Website: | http://www.kraaijvanger.nl |
| Category: | Culture And Entertainment |
| Building Type: | Concert Hall |
| Year of Completion: | 1966 |
| Collection: | VIEW Architecture |
| Public Notes: | De Doelen opened in May 1966 in the heavily-bombed centre of Rotterdam. Its ground-breaking functionalist design was by Herman and Evert Kraaijvanger: the acoustics of the 2,100 seat Grote Zaal (Great Hall) were widely praised. A smaller concert hall, the Jurriaanse Zaal, seats 465. In 2000, a new conference wing – the Willem Burger complex -was added, designed by Ector Hoogstad Architecten as a light steel structure placed on the roof of the existing foyer. In 2007-09, Kraaijvanger renovated the original 1960s building, incorporating intelligent lighting throughout, and making dramatic use of colour in the Grote Zaal (purple seat fabric accented by gold-coloured balconies against wood panelling) and the Port of Rotterdam foyer (rich red soffits, white walls and deep purple carpeting). |
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| Orientation: | V |
| Type: | Concert Hall |
| B/W or Colour: | Colour |
| Number of People: | Nobody |
| Technique: | Full Frame |
| People Incidental: | N/A |
| Point of View: | General view |
| Time of Day: | Day |
| Interior or Exterior: | Interior |
| Photographer: | David Borland |
| Source File Name: | DBOR-0032-0017.jpg |
| Copyright Info URL: | www.viewpictures.co.uk |