Entre Deux

Entre Deux is situated between the Markt and the Vrijthof. The name literally means ‘between two’ and refers precisely to this location. Inside, the varying levels are particularly striking. Stairs, galleries and walkways connect the different floors, whilst plenty of daylight floods in through the glass roof.

Shopping on different levels
There is a natural difference in height between the Vrijthof and the Spilstraat. The design of Entre Deux makes use of this. As a result, shops and restaurants are situated at different levels.

From the upper floors, you can clearly see how the different parts of the shopping area are connected. Thanks to the glass roof, ‘ Entre Deux ’ feels more like a covered shopping street than a closed shopping centre.

New amongst old buildings
A shopping centre dating from the 1970s previously stood on this site. After a large part of it became vacant, it made way for the current ‘ Entre Deux ’, which opened at the end of 2006.

The design took careful account of the historic buildings surrounding Entre Deux. Red brick and light-coloured natural stone give the different sections their own distinctive appearance. Traces of the past are also still visible. On one side lies the old city wall and on the other stands the centuries-old Dominican Church, which now Boekhandel Dominicanen is now based.

Old and new side byside
Here,oldand newliterally stand side by side. The Dominican Church and the old city walls stand right next to modern façades, footbridges and a glass roof. At the same time, ‘ Entre Deux ’ forms a passageway between two of Maastricht’s famous squares: the Markt and the Vrijthof. Just as the name ‘between two’ suggests.

The unique combination of new and old buildings also attracted attention outside Maastricht. In 2008, ‘ Entre Deux ’ won a European award for shopping centres.