Woonhuis, Oranjeplein 9

English translation

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Description

Introduction

Semi-detached BLOCK OF THREE TOWNHOUSES in English country house style designed by P. Kuiper in 1910. It stands on the west side of the Oranjeplein at the corner with the Prinsessestraat. The townhouses initially fell under Oranjeplein 7;9;11. The most southern townhouse, Oranjeplein 7, which has the entrance on the side, later became Prinsessestraat 2.

Description

Block of three townhouses built on an irregular floor plan, each three bays wide and two storeys high under composite hipped and gabled roofs with equal gutter height, various ridge directions and covering with red Dutch tiles. The floor plan of the block results from the floor plans of the individual townhouses offset relative to each other. At Prinsessestraat 2 and the more forward-projecting Oranjeplein 9, the floor plan is rectangular. At Oranjeplein 11, it is L-shaped. Oranjeplein 11 adjoins the neighbouring property.

The masonry consists, for the bottom half of the ground floor, of red brick and is whitewashed above that. At Prinsessestraat 2, this plasterwork is articulated above the entrance section up to the gable top with vertical timber framing. At Oranjeplein 11, all the plasterwork is articulated by vertical timber framing from the partly overhanging first floor. Except at Oranjeplein 11, the multi-pane rotating and sliding windows on the street side are mostly housed in so-called bay windows, which are three-sided oriels over the entire facade height. At Oranjeplein 11, the windows are mostly in the facade plane. Only the ground floor has a triangular oriel under the overhanging first floor. On the rear side, all windows are in the facade plane. The windows still retain virtually all the original glazing bars. In the lower sashes of the sliding windows, this subdivision is four-pane. The remaining windows have a finer glazing bar subdivision with a minimum of eight panes. The front doors are all original and consist of vertical unpainted elements with wrought-iron hinges. At Oranjeplein 11, the front door is located in a small extension under a lean-to roof with red Dutch tiles. The roof planes on front and rear sides all have a small dormer window. At all three houses, a chimney breaks through the ridge line. The timber framing in the facades is, like the windows on the first floor, painted dark green. The windows on the ground floor are painted white. This colour scheme is original. The gardens surrounding the building block on three sides are separated from the road by a continuous mature privet hedge.

Valuation

The block of three townhouses, well-preserved in its main form and detailing, is of general importance from an architectural-historical and cultural-historical perspective, due to the quality of the design and as a good example of more luxurious housing construction around the turn of the century (1900). The block is furthermore of general importance due to its urban-planning setting in the urban villa district Bos en Vaartkwartier.