Reg.Nr. 93/NL/007

St. Gertrude's Chapel, Utrecht

St. Gertrude's Chapel, originally a 13th century monastic house, was used around 1640 for celebrating secret catholic mass at that time forbidden by the Reformation. Around 1650 the building was transformed into a real church by removing the middle part of the beams of first and ...
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Project details

Title:St. Gertrude's Chapel, Utrecht
Entr. year: 1993
Result:Diploma
Country: Netherlands
Town: Utrecht
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: Religious building/memorial
Former use:Monastic house, church
Actual use:Church, meeting centre
Built: 13th century
Architect / Proj.leader: Van Hoogevest, Architects (Amersfoort - NL)
The Jury's citation: "For the adaptation of a building while preserving its original character by consolidation and restoration of the entire religious complex and for the efforts that have been made for the prevention of future decay"
GPS:52°5'19.8"N 5°6'58.6"E
Web, Links:

www.kerkenkijken.nl/kerk.aspx?ID=6

Description:
St. Gertrude's Chapel, originally a 13th century monastic house, was used around 1640 for celebrating secret catholic mass at that time forbidden by the Reformation. Around 1650 the building was transformed into a real church by removing the middle part of the beams of first and second floor and so gaining an open space, but without adequate constructive stability. The gradually deteriorating building was rescued from collapsing by the application of carefully hidden steel girders. The whole interior was restored including original colors, wooden panels balustrades and ceilings. Parallel renovation of the interior of Gertrudiskerk and new construction of a meeting centre.