Woonhuis, Burgemeestersplein 2

English translation

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Description

Introduction

The TOWNHOUSE Burgemeesterplein 2 forms part of a row of three townhouses from 1904 and is situated on sloping terrain at the rounded southern corner of the Burgemeestersplein and the Zijpendaalseweg. The property Burgemeesterplein 2 (now in use as an office) is, like the adjoining property on the right side (number 3), oriented towards the triangular Burgemeestersplein. The adjoining townhouse Burgemeesterplein 1 is, by contrast, oriented towards the Zijpendaalseweg and overlooks the Sonsbeekpark on the opposite side. The three properties have roughly rectangular ground plans with oriel, balcony and conservatory extensions and are built together along their long sides. On the one hand, the uniform use of materials (sandstone, dark layer lines) and the applied architectural style (transitional architecture with influences from Art Nouveau and the Chalet style) create coherence between the three houses. On the other hand, the setbacks in the building mass, the gable ends and the overhanging roofs (different covering per property) emphasise the individual properties. The townhouses Burgemeesterplein 1, 2 and 3 are related in detailing to the work of architect W. Diehl.

The Burgemeesterswijk lies north of Arnhem city centre, wedged between the Amsterdamseweg and the Zijpendaalseweg. The residential district developed around the turn of the century lies on the north-eastern slope of the push moraine complex between the Rhine and the Jansbeek and borders the Sonsbeekpark. Characteristic of the district are the widenings of the streets into triangular squares, from which sight lines run towards the Sonsbeekpark. The buildings in the southern part of the district consist mainly of continuous rows of townhouses.

Description

TOWNHOUSE of two storeys and attic storey on a rectangular ground plan. The front house has a steeply pitched half-hipped roof with ridge perpendicular to the front facade, on which sits a crest with two finials in Art Nouveau style. The lower-set, stepped-back left roof slope is continued above the corner detail at the point of connection with the property Burgemeesterplein 1. All roof slopes are covered with slate in Dutch bond. A tall brick chimney is placed in the left roof slope. The rear house has a flat roof. The sandstone facades are laid in English bond and provided with layer lines at the height of the sills. The FRONT FACADE is two bays wide and has a two-storey conservatory on the left corner. The entrance is in the right bay: shallow, round-arched closed porch with plastered surround, panelled door with four panes and wrought-iron grate, rectangular fanlight with panes and side lights. The window to the left of the entrance and the two windows on the first floor consist of a single-pane sash window with stone sill, six-pane fanlight, drip moulds of green glazed stone (on the first floor between inward and outward angled natural stone blocks), straight stretches and shutters on the ground floor. The plastered attic storey with imitation half-timbering has two coupled casement windows in the middle. The facade is concluded by a far-projecting gutter on carved corbels.

The LEFT SIDE FACADE has a wooden two-storey conservatory on the corner, with bevelled corner and double garden door on the ground floor. The windows have a small glazing bar division at the top (partly provided with yellow glass). The multi-pane fanlights are likewise provided with panes of yellow glass. The wooden panel infills have curved cleats. To the left of the conservatory this facade connects to the adjoining property with a two-sided brick, two-storey extension. This contains four single-pane sash windows with six-pane fanlights under straight stretches. The drip moulds are identical to the examples described for the front facade. The REAR FACADE is two bays wide. The right bay has a double garden door opening (modified filling) with two-pane fanlight on the ground floor, two coupled windows on the first floor and is concluded by a gutter on corbels. The left bay has a door with flanking T-sash window and six-pane fanlights in the first storey and a single-pane sash window with six-pane fanlight in the cemented, dating from around 1930 second storey with enclosing profiled cornice.

The INTERIOR possesses, amongst other things, a basement, partly with barrel vaults on iron beams and partly with wooden beam floor, and various elements in Art Nouveau style, such as: original wooden panelled doors each with one narrow and two rectangular panes with yellow cathedral glass and surrounds that taper upwards and project above the enclosing moulding; stucco ceilings with whiplash motifs and central rosettes; black marble fireplaces; stairwell with finely worked newel post, profiled handrails and inner string; floors and skirting boards in draught porch and hall in white marble; painted imitation white marble wainscoting in draught porch, hall and stairwell.

Valuation

TOWNHOUSE (now office) from 1904.

- Of architectural historical value as a good and well-preserved example of a dwelling in transitional architecture with influences from Art Nouveau and the Chalet style, with high aesthetic qualities in exterior and interior, such as distinctive material use, ornamentation and interior elements: sandstone facades with imitation half-timbering, wooden conservatory, stucco ceilings, panelled doors with surrounds and wooden stairwell with worked newel posts.

- Of urban planning value as part of a row of three monumental townhouses and due to the striking situation at the triangular Burgemeestersplein in relation to the opposite Sonsbeekpark. As such, it forms a characteristic and, due to its appearance, essential component of this residential district developed around the turn of the century.