Winkel (G2), Raadhuisstraat 52

English translation

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Description

Introduction

Building erected in 1902-1903 on ground issued by the municipality, located at the corner of the Raadhuisstraat and the Keizersgracht with APARTMENT DWELLINGS, SHOP, OFFICE and STORAGE SPACE, designed by G. van Arkel in the style of sober Art Nouveau, with a facade layout influenced by Berlage, whereby at ground level the building line is followed and bay windows are applied at the height of the storeys. The name of the architect is chiseled under the corner bay window. The staircase was renovated in 1926 on behalf of the Life Insurance Company De Nederlanden according to a design by architects Tersteeg and De Zwaan. In 1938-1941 the building was internally renovated according to a design by W.B. Ouëndag.

Description

Building erected on the ground plan of an unequal quadrilateral with five storeys above ground level, ground floor and four storeys under a hipped roof with blue-grey tiles. Facades in dressed red brick on dark mortar joints. At the arches above the windows, in the facade bands and in the gable ends, green glazed brick has been used. Both natural stone has been used as decoration and at the structurally more heavily loaded parts: coverings and cornices of the gable ends, gutters, waterspouts, top and bottom sills of the windows and at the corner and side bay windows. A large part of the natural stone is set flat in the facade. The ground floor still has partly the original wide shop windows under light arched openings. The facade on the Keizersgracht is one bay wide and has a simple entrance next to the shop window. The windows on the storeys have French doors with French balconies, side lights and multi-paned arched fanlights; facade termination with central Flemish gable top with iron hoist beam. Corner section with round corner bay window spanning three storeys and flanking windows with twelve-paned fanlights. The bay window has masonry wall mullions and per storey three windows with fanlights above natural stone calf. At the height of the fourth storey a small balcony with ornamental wrought-iron railings. Closed off by a double gable top with small windows. The facade on the Raadhuisstraat is four bays wide on the first storey; the windows have twelve-paned fanlights. On the right side of the second storey there is a segment-shaped bay window with three narrow windows and fanlights. In the gable end three adjacent windows under semi-circular arched openings with casement window; above this an iron hoist beam. The natural stone in the gable ends has various incised decorations.

Valuation

Corner building from the early twentieth century of general significance because of its architectural-historical value. The object has particular importance because of its location, connected to the development of the city, on the Raadhuisstraat. In this regard the municipal authority, which ensured that—in connection with the entrance to the old city centre—only leading architecture was permitted to be built here, played a determining role. With its rich and varied silhouette the building is characteristic of the period in the work of Van Arkel in which he was inspired by Art Nouveau.