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     Bitterstraat 1a / 1b

     Function: under construction

                                        Before                                                                                       After

                                                                                            


     Sessin Halabi had this house built around the forties of the 20th century. It is located at the Bitterstraat/Van Raderstraat corner in the westernmost part      of Scharloo. On the first floor there is an apartment, which originally served as a dwelling for the Halabi family. The space on the ground floor had been
     designed as a business accommodation. Here the Pichardo brothers had a well-stocked grocery for years.

     The structure is built in concrete, which had become the usual building material by the middle of the 20th century. Typical of the building period are the      colored windowpanes of the apartment on the first floor. Stadsherstel had them beautifully restored during the renovation that took place in 2000, shortly      after the building was purchased. The most characteristic part of the first floor is the protruding round turret-like balcony on the corner. The narrow vertical      openings are very convenient in the local climate for letting fresh air in and keeping the sun out. After the restoration, the apartment on the first floor has      been rented out for some time and since 2007 the department of Kas di Cultura has its office in this 200 M² space. The groundfloor facilitates the DARE
     station.