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Gerrit Versteeg (Vlaardingen, 2 August 1872 – Arnhem, 1938) was a Dutch

urban architect Urban design is an approach to the design of buildings and the spaces between them that focuses on specific design processes and outcomes. In addition to designing and shaping the physical features of towns, cities, and regional spaces, urban de ...

., Nederlands Architectuurinstituut (1997) ''Muurvast & gebeiteld: beeldhouwkunst in de bouw 1840-1940.'' p. 131

Biography

Versteeg was a son of Simon Versteeg and Alida Cornelia van der Kaaden, and grew up in Vlaardingen. His father was a farmer. In 1900, Gerrit married Hendrika Aleida Costerus. Versteeg studied in Delft for carpenter, and started his career at an architectural firm. Also he was assistant to

Karel Sluijterman Theodorus Karel Lodewijk Sluijterman, (Engelen, January 22, 1863 – The Hague, June 8, 1931) was a Dutch architect, furniture designer, interior designer, illustrator, ceramist, book binding designer and professor.Arnhem, under the director W.F.C. Sheep. Mr. Sheep was focused on urban design, and Versteeg was designed buildings. In this period many schools and commercial buildings were built, such as the tram depot, the slaughterhouse, the power plant and vegetable auction. Versteeg then moved to Amsterdam, where in 1914 he started working together with the architect Jan Gratama. Together they focused on housing design. Among others they directed the realisation of the urban plan for

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. They are also known by designing since 1916 many transformer houses for the electricity company PGEM (Provincial Geldersche Electriciteits Maatschappij). From 1930 until his death Versteeg was working together with his eldest son Gerrit Versteeg jr. He died in 1938 and was buried in

Zorgvlied Zorgvlied is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 23 km west of Assen. The municipality received its name by the former villa "Zorgvlied". History From 1819 to 1823, t ...

Work

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Hoog Soeren Hoog Soeren is a village in the municipality of Apeldoorn, in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. Since 1863, it is a crown land. History It was first mentioned in 814 or 815 as "portionem de silua in Suornom". The etymology is unclea ...

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