Architects: J.H. Sluijmer Sr. (1894 -1979) and J.H. Sluijmer Jr. (1927-)
Johannes
Hermanus Sluijmer, also often spelled Sluymer, was
born in Enschede (Ov) on September 11th 1894 as the son of a carpenter.
After finishing
school he was taught by his father and subsequently worked for several
architects, including Wolter te Riele. Sluijmer was involved with the
work on Te Riele's churches in Laren and Oldenzaal. In his own time he
studied
architecture and at the age of 20 won a second prize with his design
for a hospital in Hilversum. Eventually he started his own firm in
1919, in his hometown Enschede. The next year he designed his first
church, the neo-Gothic St. Antonius in Zwartemeer (Dr), which was built
in 1921. During the rest of his career, Sluymer built several
churches in various Traditionalistic styles, sometimes combined with
Expressionism. Most of his work was built in the provinces of
Overijssel and Gelderland.
At the end of his career, Sluijmer was assisted by his son J.H.
Sluijmer Jr.
J.H. Sluijmer Jr. (Hans),
born in Enschede on February 7th 1927, studied at the polytechnic in
Delft and graduated in 1952. After that he attended the course Church
Architecture in 's-Hertogenbosch, where the ideas of Dom Hans van der
Laan were taught by architects like Jan van der Laan, who was also
Sluijmer's employer for a short period. After this, young Sluijmer
reluctantly joined his father's office, where he introduced the
principles of the Van der Laan brothers'' Bossche School. He
continued the office after his father's retirement. His later work is
more Functionalistic.
The
following is a list of Sluijmers Sr. and Jr.'s religious work only. It
is not yet complete.
(1) by J.H. Sluijmer Sr.
(2) by J.H. Sluijmer Sr. and J.H. Sluijmer Jr.
(3) by J.H. Sluijmer Jr.
Unnumbered: unknown
Sluijmer's first church, a centralizing building in neo-Gothic style.
Three-aisled
centralizing church in neo-Gothic style with Expressionist influences.
Small towerless church in neo-Gothic style.
Large church in
Expressionist style, with tall frontal tower.
Church in
Traditionalist
style, designed
in conjunction with G.Th. Ruberg. In the 1990's it was rebuilt
into apartments.
Centralizing church in neo-Byzantine style, designed together with architect H.W. Valk.
Pseudo-basilica in Traditionalist style. Tower with saddle-roof.
Three-aisled church in Traditionalist style, with large crossing-tower.
Cruciform pseudo-basilica in Traditionalist style with front tower.
Cruciform pseudo-basilica in Traditionalist style with front tower.
Addition of side-aisles to church by P.J.H. Cuypers.
Tower added to an older church by J. Stuyt.
Three-aisled church in Traditionalistic style.
Three-aisled
church in Traditionalist style with front tower.
Replacement of transept and choir of an older church.
No further details.
Pseudo-basilica in
a
Traditionalist style, largely modeled after Gothic and/or neo-Gothic
examples, but with the tower showing Romanesque influences. Replaced a
neo-Gothic church by H.J. Wennekers which was destroyed in 1945.
Basilica in Traditionalist style, with westwork-like front.
Towerless three-aisled basilica in simple Traditionalist style.
Towerless three-aisled basilica in simple Traditionalist style.
Church in Traditionalist style, incorporating an older tower.
Church in Bossche School-style. Wide transept, square crossing-tower above the choir. At the front a small, massive tower, a so-called bell-wall, the first time Sluijmer used such a feature.
Wide church in Bossche School-style. Also called Ariëns Gedachteniskerk.
Church in Bossche School-style.
Towerless church in Bossche School-style.
Church for a Benedictine abbey.
Box-shaped church with frontal tower.
Three-aisled basilica.
No further details.
Large boxlike church in modern style. Closed in 2005.
Large boxlike church in modern style.
Modern church in Functionalist style.
Closed in 1996.
Church in modern style, with seperate tower.
No further details.