Despite the rain, there was a large turnout for the inspirational lecture and excursion of the New Hague School by Marcel Teunissen with the theme this time being the Bloemen- en Vruchtenbuurt. After the lecture at KIVI headquarters, there was a bus tour through the Archipel via the Vogelwijk to Jan Wils' internationally acclaimed design, the Papaverhof. The next excursion to the Laakkwartier is on 20 September next. Visit the KIVI website for details.

Description

The Bloemen- and Vruchtenbuurt are two residential areas on either side of Laan van Meerdervoort that are part of the 1918-1940 western urban expansion. Most of the area belonged to the municipality of Loosduinen until 1 January 1923. In 1922, the municipality held an ideas competition for the area to be annexed. When the council adopted the resulting Plan West in 1927, most of the Bloemenbuurt had already been completed. For the construction of the Vruchtenbuurt, it formed the foundation. Characteristic of both neighbourhoods is the garden village-like character with low buildings. Compared to earlier expansions, the street pattern has been enlivened by squares and parks.

THEMES: CITY GOVERNMENT AND HIGH-STRUCTURE
The walk towards the west shows the coherent development between the main structure determined by municipal direction and the flowering of the New Hague School. While the first part of the Bloemenbuurt was heterogeneous and almost experimental in its layout, the Vruchtenbuurt shows more tranquillity in its building pattern.
Of interest are a number of transverse axes of the Laan van Meerdervoort, for which the buildings were created via sketch plans. The buildings of squares and street corners are marked by height accents, which contribute to the recognisability of the neighbourhoods.

This meeting is part of a series. Two more lectures with excursion will follow:

20 September - Lecture and excursion LAAKKWARTIER
11 October - Lecture and excursion RUSTENBURG OOSTBROEK

All meetings take place on a Thursday and start at 3pm. Around 4pm, we will go on a walking tour of the lecture examples. The tour will last 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