Bergloods M Fort De Bilt

Bergloods M Fort De Bilt stands on the southern side of Fort De Bilt in Utrecht, within the New Dutch Waterline. Its long brick walls, dark tiled gable roof, and regular openings give the building a clear military character.

Built around 1930, the storage building held military equipment after part of the original central barracks made way for a road. About forty metres long and eleven metres wide, it has one main floor, an attic, and pilasters dividing the long façades. The west side connects to another building with a T-shaped plan, while altered frames, double glazing, and closed attic windows show later changes. The surrounding fort once used controlled flooding, moats, and artillery positions to defend the Netherlands from invading armies. Extending roughly eighty-five kilometres, the waterline joined forts, sluices, dikes, and low-lying polders into one defensive landscape.

Brick construction made this storehouse more durable than the wooden sheds often found near Dutch forts. Its preserved form now brings together Utrecht’s military history, engineering, and changing architectural needs.