Blauwe Theehuis, Blue Tea House Vondelpark, 1930s Modernist pavilion, Dutch Architecture Images
Blauwe Theehuis Amsterdam
New Vondelpark Architecture Development in Holland: Dutch Taproom – design by Studio Modijefsky, NL
26 July 2019
Blauwe Theehuis Vondelpark – Blue Tea House
Architects: Studio Modijefsky
Location: Vondelpark 5, 1071 AA Amsterdam, Netherlands

Photos by Maarten Willemstein
Blauwe Theehuis (“Blue Tea House”) – 1930s Modernist pavilion in the Vondelpark
In the heart of the most vibrant and well-known park in Amsterdam: the Vondelpark, Brouwerij ?t IJ has adapted a unique monument as its latest taproom. An instantly recognisable former tearoom – Blauwe Theehuis – was carefully redesigned by Studio Modijefsky, who has mastered the tricky art of playing homage to a historic property while keeping it contemporary and fresh.
Those familiar with the Brouwerij ?t IJ concept will not be surprised by their choice of location. After making quality craft beers since 1985 in a unique space called ?The Molen? – an old municipal bath house with the biggest wooden windmill in the Netherlands, the company chose Blauwe Theehuis for their second tasting room.

Built in 1937 under the influence of the Nieuwe Bouwen movement, the building resembles a flying saucer which has landed inside the lush greenery of the park. Since Nieuwe Bouwen was the Dutch answer to the architecture of Bauhaus, it is understandable that the teahouse...