List of Public Art Works
Joost van Roojen’s work in large building and public spaces was in much demand by major architects in The Netherlands. From 1958 to 1995 he completed some 60 large projects. Below is an incomplete list of these projects. Further information and images are to follow.
Large murals on a children’s playground at Zeedijk in Amsterdam. Architect: Aldo van Eyck.
Black and white photos by Eva Besnyö and colour photos by Sem Presser, courtesy Maria
Austria Institute.
Tile pavement design at Hygeaplein in Amsterdam.
Colour scheme for huge gas tanks at the Southern Gasworks in Amsterdam.
Window designs for the Reformed Church in Kampen, The Netherlands.
Design and execution of door paintings ‘entrepot’ warehouse in Amsterdam.
Mural on the factory building of the ‘Vereenigde Papierfabrieken’ in Eerbeek, The Netherlands.
Murals throughout the interior of the ‘Rijkswegenbouwlaboratorium’ (laboratory of the Dutch Ministry of Transport) in Delft, The Netherlands. Architects: Van den Broek en Bakema.
Murals in the auditorium of the University of Technology in Delft, The Netherlands.
Glass and mirror wall for ‘HEMAF’ in Hengelo, The Netherlands.
Mural in the ‘B.C.P Janse Instituut’ (part of the University of Amsterdam) in Amsterdam
Mural at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam.
Relief artworks in the stairwells of the ‘GAK’ building in Zwolle, The Netherlands.
Tile design for a wall at municipal waterworks head office in Amsterdam. Architect Norbert
Gawronski.
Wall decorations for the ‘Groenpol en Geveke’ building in Amsterdam.
Mural for the psychological faculty and laboratory in Amsterdam. Architect Alexander Bodon.
Wall panels throughout the municipal energy building in Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Architect: R. Terlouw
Wall and floor tapestries in the Dutch Postal and Telecommunications offices in Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
Wall tapestries in the former courthouse of Amsterdam. Architect: Ben Loerakker (of VDL Architects). This building is listed as a municipal monument and is being renovated to house the future museum of contemporary art of Hartwig Art Foundation. The tapestries will be restored and placed back in the original courtrooms when the museum opens its doors. Photos courtesy Hartwig Art Foundation/Luuk Kramer.
Wall and floor tapestries, upholstery fabric design for the concert hall and many watercolour paintings in Vredenburg Music Hall in Utrecht. Architect: Herman Herzberger.
Wall tapestries in the lecture hall complex of the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Wall tapestries in the North-Holland water board building in Edam, the Netherlands.
Architect: Tjeerd Dijkstra.
Wall tapestries in the Dutch Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. Architect: Norbert Gawronski.
Objects and tapestries in the civil service office building in Assen, The Netherlands.
Two large wall decorations in the new underground railway station in Amsterdam. One wall in granite tiles and mirrors has been demolished to make room for the new North-South subway line; one wall in a geometric granite tile design in another section of the station is has been preserved but is only partially visible.
Wall tapestries and watercolour paintings for the Faculty of Literature of the Universitry of Amsterdam. Architect: Theo Bosch (Van Eyck & Bosch Architects).
Textile banners in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Manpower in The Hague. Architect: Herman Herzberger.