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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Ventoseflat in Eindhoven, Netherlands by architecten|en|enMarch 5th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: architecten|en|en The Ventoseflat in the Dutch city of Eindhoven is a unique monument with an extraordinary history. Originally started as a cigar-factory it was transformed almost 100 years ago to a housing complex by the famous “Amsterdamse School” architect J.M. van der Mey.  Image Courtesy © architecten|en|en
 Image Courtesy © architecten|en|en The restoration – especially the facades- was a complex process. Previous renovations resulted in the disappearance of the original windows and most of the iron ornaments. The most impressive however was the thick layer of paint that was applied on the façade in a failed attempt to update the looks of the building. These interventions in combination with many years of poor maintenance resulted in a situation in which most people were unable to recognise the Ventoseflat as monument.  Image Courtesy © architecten|en|en  Image Courtesy © architecten|en|en  Image Courtesy © architecten|en|en  Image Courtesy © architecten|en|en  Image Courtesy © architecten|en|en  Image Courtesy © architecten|en|en  Image Courtesy © architecten|en|en
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