BIERCAFÉ DE BEIAARD
(former headquarters and warehouse Van Heek & Co)
The beer pub is part of "De Pakkerij" and located in a monumental corner building on the Oude Markt, which was built around 1880 as a warehouse and headquarters of the company Van Heek & Co. Later, the building came into the hands of Polaroid, making it also known as the "Polaroid building." Since 1996 it has been owned by the University of Twente and houses the beer pub De Beiaard and four student associations.
BIERCAFÉ DE BEIAARD
BIERCAFÉ DE BEIAARD
Oude Markt 24
7511 GB Enschede
REGIO TWENTE
Nederland
The Pakkerij has important significance for the city's student image. Because of the location of the university campus outside the city center, Enschede long had the image of not being a real student city. In the early 1990s, the municipality decided to change the purpose of the building from store to catering establishment. This was followed by a thorough renovation in which the interior was removed and the building was rearranged. Various student associations then moved into De Pakkerij, elevating the building to the center of society life in Enschede.
(source: architectuurgidsenschede.nl)
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