Reg.Nr. 87-NL/03

Agnietenhof, Zutphen

Restoration and adaptation of the nunnery and its chapel now divided in 14 residences and a cultural center. The buildings were in a very bad condition. Restoration works begin in 1977. The monument was adapted for new uses. Private gardens and a public lawn with trees were laid ...
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Project details

Title:Agnietenhof, Zutphen
Entr. year: 1987
Result:Diploma
Country: Netherlands
Town: Zutphen
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: Religious building/memorial
Former use:Nunnery, chapel
Actual use:Housing, cultural centre
Built: 15th century
The Jury's citation: "For the successful restoration of a neglected 15th century convent to provide residential accommodation, and the adaptation of its mediaeval chapel to a cultural centre"

Description:
Restoration and adaptation of the nunnery and its chapel now divided in 14 residences and a cultural center. The buildings were in a very bad condition. Restoration works begin in 1977. The monument was adapted for new uses. Private gardens and a public lawn with trees were laid out in the court, instead of the old brick pavement. The Chapel houses was converted into a cultural centre.