Roombeek

Roombeek is a district of Enschede. The explosion of the fireworks factory in Enschede in the Bamshoeve in Enschede on 13 May 2000 42 acres of urban area were completely destroyed. Only the remains of some large buildings remained standing. Over time the area has been set up for the most part back. Roombeek has 4210 inhabitants ( 2012),

There were terms of urban planning in the planning phase, as well as on the various construction projects made ​​much fewer definitions than is common practice. In Roombeek mundane houses stand next to outstanding architecture that has almost sculptural character. The urban planning architect Pi de Bruijn designed the district. Opened in 2008, Queen Beatrix of the cultural Het Rozendaal. In Roombeek the reconstruction was realized by individual client and not, as is common elsewhere in the Netherlands, on behalf of construction companies.

Award

In 2007, the city of Enschede, endowed with € 50,000 architecture prize Gouden Piramide for the district Roombeek the installation and implementation.

Architecture in Roombeek

Roombeek has an exclusive architecture. The individual buildings are exceptionally original and diverse.

Traffic

The district Roombeek can be reached from Enschede railway station on foot or by the following bus lines.

• Line 2 Deppenbroek
• Line 60 Oldenzaal The Thijen
• Line 61 Overdinkel
• Line 62 Denekamp