Slaughterhouse
Leerdam, Netherlands
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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Built in 1938 in Leerdam, Netherlands, this slaughterhouse represents an unusual application of expressionist architecture to industrial function. Designed by Imko Reinders, the building channels the angular forms and emotional intensity characteristic of expressionism into a utilitarian structure. Now designated a Rijksmonument, it stands as a distinctive example of how avant-garde architectural principles were adapted for working buildings in interwar Netherlands.
Architect
Movement
- Built
- Type
- industrial building
- Heritage
- Rijksmonument
- Place
- Leerdam, Netherlands
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