Hotel, Leidseplein 28

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Description

Introduction.

Designed according to architect G.J. Rutgers in collaboration with K. Bakker, built in 1927-1928, a HOTEL, as an extension of the already protected American Hotel under national monument 3403. The client was the N.V. Mij. for the Exploitation of the American Hotel.

Description

Designed on an approximately rectangular plan as an extension of the American Hotel; consisting of a basement, a ground floor/main storey with intermediate storey, five storeys and an attic. Front facade on the side of Leidsekade is strongly articulated horizontally and vertically and is slightly concave. The rear facade opens onto a courtyard. The whole is covered on three sides by a hipped roof with tiles. Simple connection to the already existing hotel building. Facades built of yellow-brown brick with natural stone accents. Rusticated basement with rusticated blocks of natural stone. On the underside the basement windows. On the right side the main entrance with small step and with arched portico. Entirely on the left still a simple entrance. On the right side of the main entrance a narrow sidelight; on the left side a wide arched light. Further seven arched windows at ground floor. Windows with natural stone canted lower sill and corner stones, some windows have steel glazing. At the intermediate storey, across the full width of the facade, there are nine coupled window groups. Such a window group consists again of two coupled lancet windows with multi-pane glazing and with masonry centre post and with alternately built of brick and natural stone day borders. On either side of the window groups sculptured human figures on plinth. Ten of these figures carry a projecting trough vault on which the continuation of the front facade. This trough vault is further supported by stepped consoles on the centre posts. Above this an unglazed and masonry facade section, terminated with a facade cornice. The facade above this has six window axes. Per window axis a bay-like projection over three storeys. Glazed windows with leaded glass infill in the fanlights of the centre window and of the diagonally placed side lights. Natural stone accents and moulded deep wooden window frames. The intermediate sections are masonry. On the upper side terminated with a balcony with railing. Above this the set-back facade openings with windows and balcony doors of the top full storey. The broad window groups are articulated and slightly arched. Between the window groups the masonry and stepped walling as continuation of the dividing walls between the bay-like projections. Entirely on the left and right the accentuated termination of the closing dividing walls. The straight facade termination follows the concave facade. Above this a broad balcony with the set-back windows and balcony doors of the closing storey. Articulated windows with connecting and running moulded cornice at the top. Intermediate small extensions of the roof covering.

Parts of the INTERIOR are still in their original state.

Appraisal

Extension of the American Hotel with associated interior components of importance due to its architectural historical value. Particular significance of the object due to its ensemble value with the American Hotel building of 1898-1900. Further of situational value.