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Koelhuis District Eindhoven:
From refrigeration to regeneration


2024



Much is known about the dairy industry in Eindhoven, including the birth of FrieslandCampina and the production of milk and butter. Less well known is the history of ice cream production and the specific role played by the Koelhuis, the namesake of this book. But how to deal with this kind of relatively young heritage? And how to create a vibrant and lasting cultural district in a rapidly gentrifying city?

This book, published by Concrete Culture, looks back at the area’s history and growth, the background of the dairy industry, and the legacy stories of people who worked there. 

This book is both a documentation of a lesser-known past and a forward-looking manifesto that outlines how this project will contribute to the future of Brainport and the province of North Brabant.


︎Project Leader: Katažyna Jankovska
︎Graphic Design: whywhynot collective
(Louisa Wolf, Nick Monro-Meares, Julia Urreaga Aizarna, Hannah Kansy)
︎Printing: KOPA

Catalogue Images by whywhynot