Woonhuis, P.C. Hooftweg 5

English translation

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Description

Introduction

VILLA 'Hooftsburgh' in Neo-Dutch Renaissance style with associated BOUNDARY FENCE, built in 1907 to the design of architect J.J. (Co) Brandes. The villa is set back somewhat from the street, with an iron fence as boundary fence and forms part of the villa park De Boomberg.

Description

Villa of two storeys and a roof storey on a virtually rectangular ground plan under a high hipped roof with roof tiles and two zinc roof crests on the ridge. In the roof various roof dormers, above the front facade under very high steep hipped roofs with roof crest on the ridge. Far overhanging roof cornice on brackets. The facades are built in grey brickwork and abundantly provided with natural stone ornaments, decorative brickwork courses and decorative wall anchors. Windows and double glass doors with straight closed fanlight, partly with leaded glass windows. Above the facade openings ornamental barge boards with plastered decorative stones and on the first floor small pediments. The consoles and the frieze are decorated with masks.

On the front facade (E) on the right a risalit, crowned by a richly ornamented stepped gable with pilasters, volutes, ornamental spheres and a pediment. On the ground floor a large four-light window under a wooden bay window on heavy wooden consoles. The bay window is closed off by a cornice and a hipped roof in which a small balcony with closed balustrade is incorporated. On either side of the bay window section in the facade two natural stone cartouches with 'Anno 1907'. To the left of the risalit the front facade has two window bays with in the roof slope two small roof dormers under high pointed roofs.

The right side facade (N) consists of a risalit with two window bays and to the left of it a low entrance portico with natural stone balustrade and round arches with tie rods on natural stone columns, closed off by a far overhanging moulded roof cornice on brackets. The varnished entrance door in the east facade of the risalit is accessible via the portico. Above the portico a balcony with natural stone balustrade, onto which a double glass door opens. In the right window bay of the risalit a service entrance with door under canopy. To the right of that a flat-topped single-storey extension with composite window, which runs around the corner to halfway along the rear facade (W). In the extension on the rear side a door and three-light window and above that in the facade of the villa a large composite stairlight window with leaded glass windows. To the right of that a blind risalit with from the first floor built-out flue on round arch. Against the left side facade (S) a rectangular conservatory under balcony with wooden balustrade onto which two glass doors open. On the left on the ground floor a double glass door in composite frame towards a terrace.

The boundary fence consists of an iron fence along the street with swing gates.

Valuation

The villa 'Hooftsburgh' with associated boundary fence is of general importance because of its architectural and cultural-historical value as a representative and virtually intact example of a villa in Neo-Dutch Renaissance style built at the beginning of the twentieth century. The villa is also important as an early, still wholly historicising work in the otherwise businesslike expressionistic building manner that characterises the oeuvre of J.J. Brandes. The villa is prominently situated in the villa park 'De Boomberg' and forms together with the adjacent villas at P.C. Hooftlaan 1 and 3 an ensemble.