Vlasrietje Social Housing Estate – Ravels

De Blauwe Kei, 2381 Ravels
1963

The small rural housing association De Nieuwe Wijk was established on November 25, 1920, in Ravels. On June 23, 1984, it merged with the Arendonk Housing Association, the Beerse Housing Association, and Naastenliefde in Rijkevorsel to form Bouwmaatschappij De Noorderkempen. This cooperative company thus acquired a portfolio of 666 homes and operates in the municipalities of Arendonk, Beerse, Hoogstraten, Merksplas, Ravels, and Rijkevorsel.

The company’s most significant architectural achievement is the Vlasrietje district, designed by Vanhout and Schellekens in multiple phases starting from 1967, but currently insufficiently preserved.

File Number: VS0018

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