Description

In 1640, Frenchman David de Marlot bought an estate adjacent to Prince Frederik Hendrik's country estate. In 1917, the buiten Marlot became the property of the municipality, after which it was decided in 1923 to issue a long lease on 33 hectares of the area for villa construction for the wealthy middle class. The council's condition was that the architectural quality should be of a high standard. By 1940, the neighbourhood was largely completed.

THEMES: URBAN CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING DETAILS

The urban development plan was designed by the Urban Development and Public Housing Department. To obtain unity in the spatial image, only three architects were invited to make sketch plans for the construction of the first section. In the process, it turned out that Co Brandes was the favourite architect among both administrators and residents. This was sealed with his role as supervisor of the second part. This development was the testing ground of a new approach with which the municipality exercised stricter direction. The satisfactory results were due in no small part to the flowering of the New Hague School after 1923. Sophisticated architectural detailing was made possible in part by technical developments.
The introduction of electric light meant that high windows to let daylight in for as long as possible were no longer necessary. This created horizontal fenestration in solid brick facades. The use of horizontal concrete bands in the brickwork gave the facades a business-like character. The slender, steel window frames also offered a modern look.

This lecture is part of a series. Three more lectures will follow:

August 9 - Lecture and excursion FLOWERS AND VIRGOING BURTH
September 20 - Lecture and excursion LAAKKWARTIER
October 11 - Lecture and excursion RUSTENBURG OOSTBROEK

All excursions take place on a Thursday and start at 3pm. Around 4pm, we will walk past the examples of the lecture. The excursion lasts until around 5.30pm

Speaker(s)

Marcel Teunissen, author of the book '100 years of New Hague School'.
During the lecture, the book will be for sale and can be signed by the author

Location

KIVI Office

Prinsessegracht 23, 2514 AP The Hague

Organiser

Construction

Name and contact details for information

Ton Voets

info@tonvoets.nl