Jan Boterenbrood

(b Nieuwe Amstel, 1886; d Amsterdam, 1932). Dutch architect. After attending technical school he worked in several architectural offices, including those of J. C. van Epen in Hilversum and Baanders Bros in Amsterdam. The latter were influential propagators of the principles of the Amsterdam school; Michel de Klerk had begun working there in 1911. Around 1920 a new group appeared, the 'second generation' of Amsterdam school architects, which included Jan Boterenbrood. They did not develop the original Expressionist style of the school further but simply interpreted the existing language of forms in a personal way. An important example of this style by Boterenbrood was the Huize Lydia (1925-7), Amsterdam, a refuge for Roman Catholic women and girls. The building is a work of fantasy, with elements indirectly adapted from the work of de Klerk, for example the tower and windows, which are in the shape of a parabola. More interesting and original was his competition design (1920) for a group of stepped buildings for the city of Sliedrecht. Although this particular project was not realized, he did build a number of other blocks in Amsterdam, for example the flats (1928-9) at the corner of Apollolaan and Bachstraat.

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