De Peperklip, Residential complex in Feijenoord, Netherlands.
De Peperklip is a residential building in Feijenoord, Rotterdam, that runs along Rosestraat in a curved, paper clip-like shape. The ends of the building rise to eight floors while the middle section stays at four floors, giving the structure its recognizable outline.
Architect Carel Weeber designed the building in 1979, and construction finished in 1982, placing it within the Neorationalist style of that period. Years later, the housing corporation Vestia carried out major renovations to bring the building up to current safety and comfort standards.
De Peperklip takes its name from its shape, which from above resembles a paper clip. The tiled facade in white, grey, red, blue, and yellow gives the building an instantly recognizable face within the Feijenoord neighborhood.
The building sits in the Feijenoord neighborhood and is easy to spot from Rosestraat, making a walk around the exterior straightforward. Seven passages lead into the central courtyard, which offers a different perspective on the curved structure from the inside.
The building holds around 549 apartments spread across units ranging from two to five rooms, yet from the street it reads as one continuous form. This internal variety is invisible from the outside, making the scale of daily life inside the complex easy to underestimate.
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