Tuindorp
Utrecht, Netherlands
Next to Tuinwijk in Utrecht, Tuindorp in adjacent Maartensdijk was built. In 1954 the neighbourhood was annexed by Utrecht.
| Garden City Type: | Mixed (housing association / municipality / other) |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| City: | Utrecht |
| Years of construction: |
1931 Start construction
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| Initiator/client: | N.V. Stadswoning |
| Architect or related: |
various |
| Heritage status: | No |
| General condition of Garden City: | Good condition |
General description
Tuindorp, in the Noordoost district of Utrecht, was built between 1931 and 1937 on what was then the territory of the former municipality of Maartensdijk. The initiators were Willem Godijn and his brothers Piet and Arie from contractor and development company N.V. De Stadswoning. They bought 50 hectares to built a garden village ‘in a rural setting, fresh air, lots of sunshine, lots of greenery and flowers’. Both owner-occupied and rented houses were built.
After the 1954 major redivision, Tuindorp became part of Utrecht.
Architecture / Urban planning
Tuindorp borders the district of Overvecht to the north, the neighbourhoods of Tuindorp Oost to the east and Tuinwijk to the south. The neighbourhood has the shape of a triangle and is modelled after the English garden village model, with plenty of space for greenery, but nevertheless in a compact layout. Tuindorp got its own churches, schools and, in 1938, its own fire brigade. The houses on the street corners were often occupied by shop owners, such as milkmen, greengrocers, bakers, chemists, butchers and bicycle repairmen.
In its western tip, student flats were built in the 1970s, the so-called Tuindorp-West Complex.
Sources
- Website URL
Canon van Nederland - Tuindorp [in Dutch]
- Website URL
Online Museum De Bilt: De bouw van Tuindorp [in Dutch]
