Lecture and excursion WOONHOTELS
New Hague School excursion on 5 July 2018
On Thursday afternoon and with radiant architectural weather, we took an excursion along the so typical Hague Residential Hotels. Beforehand, there was a lecture by the author of the recently published book 100 Jaar Nieuwe Haagse school Mr Marcel Teunissen. His inspired talk zoomed in on the development of the residential hotel, a typical Hague phenomenon during the Interbellum. An hour later, a visit was paid to six examples. In the Wilshout complex by architects Wils and Lourijssen, a ground-floor dwelling was visited with many original details still present.
On 26 July, this series will continue with a visit to the Marlot neighbourhood, largely by architect Co Brandes. The lecture at the KIVI office will start at 15.00 and then we will go to Marlot by bus. Everything will be led by Marcel Teunissen.
Description
Inspiring examples of residential hotels - luxury apartment buildings with amenities - in cities such as New York, Berlin and Budapest found echoes in the Netherlands during the interwar period, especially in The Hague. The residential hotel was a response to the shortage of servants that emerged in the distinguished home culture after 1900.
This new type of luxury residential building was introduced in Benoordenhout. The residential hotel offered so many amenities that service personnel could be missed in the flat itself. A residents' restaurant was the main requirement for it to function properly, but a beer and wine cellar, library, billiard room, guest rooms, rubbish chutes and an in-house taxi service were also common amenities. The overall Organisation and architectural design gave residents a permanent holiday feeling. The residential hotel thus became an excellent alternative to living in a villa, but in stacked construction and on the periphery of the city.
THEMES: SPECIAL HOUSING FORMS AND HOUSING
The basic idea behind this experimental form of housing was that with shared facilities, rents would be relatively low, but high construction costs led to residential hotels being built almost exclusively for the higher income classes. Moreover, with the rise of this building type, the brick architecture of the Nieuwe Haagse School flourished.
During the construction of the first residential hotels after 1918, The Hague was a flat city in terms of residential buildings. Until about 1930, buildings were built no higher than three storeys, with flat roofs or caps. The residential hotels were an exception to this, making them landmarks in the city. This did not change after 1930. With the gradual increase in the height of housing for the middle and lower classes, the residential hotels also became larger and higher.
The buildings at the intersection are an example of an urban development set-up according to sketch plans. The building strips on both sides of Sadeestraat are symmetrical in design. The corners are embellished with expressive contours and plastic accents, characteristic of the Nieuwe Haagse School.
This meeting is part of a series. Four more lectures with excursion will follow:
26 July - Lecture and excursion MARLOT
9 August - Lecture and excursion FLOWERS AND VILLAGE
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
Prinsessegracht 23, 2514 AP The Hague
Organiser
Construction
Name and contact details for information
Ton Voets