B.J.K. Cramer Explained

Bernardus Jozua Karel (Bernard Joshua Charles of B.J.K.) Cramer (Delft, 4 March 1890 - 1978) was a Dutch architect.

Life and work

He worked in the Dutch East Indies from 1918 until approximately 1923 in Batavia, Dutch East Indies as part of the Civil Service Public Works (Batavia bij de Dienst Burgerlijke). He returned to the Netherlands in 1923 and founded his own architectural firm.^[1]

The renovation of the Weversend was one of his first projects in the Netherlands.^{[1] [2]}

Jan Kruisheer (1925-2000), known for his hospital architecture, worked for Cramer beginning in 1954 and took over the firm after Cramer's retirement in 1959.^[3]

Works

• Pasar Glodok, Pancoran-Jalan Pintu Besar Utara (Pantjoran-Binnen Nieuwpoortstraat), Batavia (now Jakarta) (1920)^[4]
• Pasar Gambir
• Missigit, Batavia
• Renovation of Weversend
• Gemeentelijk slacht- en koelhuis^[5]
• Engineers School at the William Buytewechstraat 45 by architects BJK Cramer and C. Elffers (1949)^[6]

See also

• Colonial architecture of Indonesia
• List of Indonesian architects

Notes and References

1. http://www.zaans-industrieel-erfgoed.nl/pages_1/weversend01.pdf Bouwgeschiedenis en Cultuurhistorische Waardering
2. Book: W.G. Witteveen en Rotterdam. 9789064506123. Mens. Noor. 2007.
3. http://en.nai.nl/collection/view_the_collection/item/_rp_kolom2-1_elementId/1_438096 Jan Kruisheer collection
4. Web site: Pasar Glodok . . 2015 . Colonial architecture & townplanning . TU Delft Library . 31 August 2015 .
5. Web site: Gemeentelijk slacht- en koelhuis . . 2015 . Colonial architecture & townplanning . TU Delft Library . 31 August 2015 .
6. http://www.architectuurinrotterdam.nl/building.php?buildingid=123&lang=en&PHPSESSID=228f4fae13d7250ef550110c6208b879 Architecture in Rotterdam