Heilig Hartkerk

Heilig Hartkerk stands in Utrecht’s Oudwijk district as a former Roman Catholic church with a tall tower and Amsterdam School architecture. Jos Duynstee designed it between 1927 and 1929, using expressive brickwork, glazed tiles and soft green tiles behind the clock. Inside, vaulted ceilings, brick arches, stained glass, natural stone and tiled floors preserve the building’s original character.

The former church became a residential complex with 23 apartments in the late 1990s, while the transept, nave, apse and many decorative details remained. Hans Mengelberg created the Sacred Heart statue near the entrance, and Charles Eyck’s three 1935 baptismal chapel windows depict Joshua and Caleb, Jesus’s baptism and Moses crossing the Red Sea. Seven of the original fourteen Stations of the Cross also survive on opaline glass.

A large central hall now connects the homes, while holy water fonts, confessionals and a preserved processional aisle recall the building’s religious past. Next door, Oudwijck country house reflects the area’s older history, which reaches back to the medieval Sint-Stevensabdij.