#Cinema #Heerlen #Netherlands #1937
Stationsplein 5
6411
Heerlen,
Netherlands
Public transport: Heerlen (Train station)
Access: Public building, free entry during working hours
Today's use: cinema
Description
Round shapes in general are always a good solution. Talking about architecture, they take away the severity of buildings. It's the same with this cinema. The concrete structure opens with the door area to the train station and the passers-by who are traveling between the station and the Heerlen's centre. The building proceeds being round, rather egg-shaped. Egg-shaped oriels symmetrically on both sides reinforce the curve of the building. Younger extensions at the back, also by Frits Peutz, were already demolished (seen in 2023).
Description
Round shapes in general are always a good solution. Talking about architecture, they take away the severity of buildings. It's the same with this cinema. The concrete structure opens with the door area to the train station and the passers-by who are traveling between the station and the Heerlen's centre. The building proceeds being round, rather egg-shaped. Egg-shaped oriels symmetrically on both sides reinforce the curve of the building. Younger extensions at the back, also by Frits Peutz, were already demolished (seen in 2023).
History
Located directly between the Heerlen train station and the centre, this building was another project by local architect Frits Peutz, who made Heerlen a centre of modern architecture in the south of the Netherlands during the 1930s. A second architect is mentioned as J. Bongaerts. We do not have any information about him. In consultation with the cinema operator Max van Bergen, they designed this building in 1937, which was opened in January 1938 after 100 days of construction.
The cinema was renovated several times, in 2004 for the last time. Since then has been used not only for film screenings but also for concerts and performances.
History
Located directly between the Heerlen train station and the centre, this building was another project by local architect Frits Peutz, who made Heerlen a centre of modern architecture in the south of the Netherlands during the 1930s. A second architect is mentioned as J. Bongaerts. We do not have any information about him. In consultation with the cinema operator Max van Bergen, they designed this building in 1937, which was opened in January 1938 after 100 days of construction.
The cinema was renovated several times, in 2004 for the last time. Since then has been used not only for film screenings but also for concerts and performances.
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