Van Nelle factory

Van Nelle factory
UNESCO world heritage
Van Nelle factory in Rotterdam
National territory:	Netherlands
Type:	Culture
Criteria :	(ii) (iv)
Reference No .:	1441
UNESCO region :	Europe and North America
History of enrollment
Enrollment:	2014  (session 38)

The Van Nelle Factory ( Dutch: Van Nelle Ontwerpfabriek ) was the headquarters of the Dutch coffee, tea and tobacco producer Van Nelle at Van Nelleweg 1 in Rotterdam , built between 1923 and 1931 . It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a cultural object since 2014 .

history

Transport bridges and company logo

The Van Nelle company was founded in 1782 as a coffee , tea and tobacco shop . Over time, the family business developed into a factory. After the First World War , the company did not have the space for further expansion at its then headquarters. Therefore, the architectural office Brinkman & Van der Vlugt was commissioned to create a new company headquarters in the Spaanse Polder industrial area. Finally, Leendert van der Vlugt was responsible for the design.

From 1931 to 1990 the now protected office and production facility was the headquarters of the Van Nelle company. When it was completed, it was one of the most innovative and modern factory complexes and a prime example of architectural modernism and international style . The design was characterized by its transparent and filigree facades made of mirror glass and their mushroom-shaped concrete pillars. Light, air and space also played an important role in the design.

Since 1986, it stands as Rijksmonument under monument protection , and on 21 June 2014, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Between 1998 and 2004 the factory was renovated. Since the renovation was completed, the complex has been used as an event location in addition to being used as an office space.

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literature

• Anne Backer: Van Nelle - Monument in Progress . Hef Publishers, Rotterdam 2005, ISBN 978-90-6906-038-5 .
• Peter Gössel, Gabriele Leuthäuser: Architecture of the 20th century . Taschen, Cologne 2012, ISBN 978-3-8365-4115-2 .

Web links

Commons : Van Nelle Factory  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Van Nelle Museum website (Dutch, English, Chinese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Heritage Site in the UNESCO database
2. ↑ Van Nelle Ontwerpfabriek. (No longer available online.) Architectuur in Rotterdam, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved June 25, 2014 (Dutch). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Van Nelle Factory. www.greatbuildings.com, accessed June 24, 2014 . 
4. ↑ van Nellefabriek. www.monumenten.nl, accessed June 24, 2014 (Dutch). 
5. ^ Sites in Iraq, Japan, the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia inscribed on the World Heritage List. World Heritage Committee , June 21, 2014, accessed June 24, 2014 . 
6. ↑ Light, air and space - conversion of the Van Nelle factory in Rotterdam / NL. (No longer available online.) In: DBZ Deutsche Bauzeitschrift. Archived from the original on August 31, 2014 ; accessed on June 24, 2014 (Vol. 52, No. 1, 2004, pp. 36–41). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Coordinates: 51 ° 55 ′ 22 ″  N , 4 ° 26 ′ 1 ″  E