Regenboogbuurt
The Regenboogbuurt owes its name to the coloured buildings in the area, for which Floor van Dusseldorp made the integral plan. He designed...
The Regenboogbuurt owes its name to the coloured buildings in the area, for which Floor van Dusseldorp made the integral plan. He also designed the black garden fences and was involved in drawing up the planting scheme. The plants and trees in the Regenboogbuurt therefore harmonise optimally with the colours of the buildings, which really cover the entire spectrum. Sometimes it is plaster, sometimes mineral paint. The various architects found inspiration from Bruno Taut's Onkel Toms Hütte and Britz districts in 1930s Berlin. This can be clearly seen in Terracotta Street, Scarlet Street and Sienna Street, where saturated red and green are combined with sparkling cobalt, while the window frames and doors have bright yellow accents. Villas and semi-detached houses have been built on the western side of the neighbourhood. The Middenrif contains residential courtyards, a primary school and a supermarket. The residential blocks around Paarlemoervijver have pastel shades. The Lage Vaartse Front has three residential courtyards. The neighbourhood is cut in two by a green wedge in the shape of an elongated wedge. The 850 decorative Japanese cherry trees along Spectrumdreef, whose pink in bloom stands out so beautifully against the red walls, inspired the holding of an annual cherry blossom festival. Residents picnic in early spring under the blossom petals falling like snow, musing on the brevity of life.
