Chocolate factory → Café-restaurant, office and business space, library, shops, fitness centre
Zaanse chocoladefabriek
Westzijde 188,1506 EK Zaandam
The unique complex of the Verkade factory in Zaandam, located on the Zaan, is a national monument (Monumentnummer 518045). It consists of a factory complex that started out as a bakery, built in 1886, and eventually grew into the factory that closed in 2003 (total floor area approx. 18,000 m2). In 2004, the transformation into a multifunctional building with an important cultural-urban appearance started. The transformation has been carried out in phases. (1)
Literature
- kennisbankherbestemming.nu www.kennisbankherbestemming.nu/projecten/zaanse-chocoladefabriek-voorm-verkadefabriek
- Cerutti V, 2011, Creatieve Fabrieken:vaardecreatie metherbestemming van industrieel erfgoed, Utrecht:C2Publishing, 76-85