Bijgebouwen, Deelen/Vrijland-Noord Arnhem

English translation

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Description

Introduction

Building 10 is located detached in the north-eastern corner of the T-junction of the southern east-west oriented avenue and the access road to Vrijland-Noord. Of the T-shaped plan of building 10 the greatest roof ridge length extends parallel with the east-west oriented road. The building consists of two clearly distinguishable structural units, namely a north-south oriented mass and perpendicular thereto a slightly longer transverse wing. Building 10 is a military building with technical function (spray painting shop) created in 1941 as a 'Sonderbau' and at the macro level forms part of a large military airfield structure from the 1940-1945 period, at the meso level part of a sparse complex of buildings arranged in a rectangular-geometric structure, and at the micro level within this of several relatively solitary premises positioned in direct conjunction with that spatial structure.

Description

Single-storey, with approximately 50 cm thick external brickwork MILITARY BUILDING WITH TECHNICAL FUNCTION (spray painting shop) on T-shaped plan and covered by a gabled roof curved at three sides, laid with grey rapid-coverage tiles, with in the northern roof overhang of the transverse wing a small possibly later inserted flue pipe.

The north-south oriented mass contains in the eastern long elevation / main elevation on the left three and on the right two window openings under a brick course and with concrete sill, in which above top-hung casement windows and below double wooden inward-opening four-pane casement windows, below the sill provided with green painted sheet-steel shutters, and between these an arched access opening with a four-pane fanlight, in which a green lattice door. In the northern gable elevation three comparable windows and to the right thereof a small brick-built extension under a mono-pitched roof. At upper floor level two small windows with four-pane double windows and green shutters. In the southern gable elevation a relatively recently inserted tall broad roller door; at upper floor level an access opening with half-glazed double doors and a steel lifting beam in H-profile. The short walls of the west elevation executed blank.

The longer, with the roof ridge east-west oriented transverse wing contains in both long elevations a number of window openings under a brick course and with concrete sill, in which above top-hung casement windows and below double wooden inward-opening four-pane casement windows, below the sill provided with green painted sheet-steel shutters. In the northern long elevation to the left thereof a blocked window opening; in the southern elevation mirror-image an arched access opening with a four-pane fanlight, in which a glass door. The gable west elevation contains a large window opening which is relatively modern infilled with wooden and trespa parts, windows and a door. At upper floor level a pair of windows with six-pane windows. Gutter strips all round; white painted weather vanes. The interior is partly modernised. There are many components characteristic of the construction period, such as doors, rod-divided inner windows, staircase to upper floor level and painted wainscoting. Concrete floor slab. Wooden rafters and braces subsequently covered with sheet material roof structure.

Evaluation

MILITARY BUILDING WITH TECHNICAL FUNCTION (spray painting shop), of general importance as an easily recognisable component of an army camp dating from the Second World War and established by the German occupier as part of a large military airfield, by reason of: architectural historical, urban planning, military and cultural historical and complex and ensemble values, which may be demonstrated inter alia by the traditionalistic building style inspired by local forms, by the components and details characteristic of the construction period, by the artificially created and strongly geometric settlement structure aligned with the pre-existing spatial arrangement and the camouflage carried through to detail within this, by the coherence with and of the total military airfield concept and the spatial main lines and components of the camp, and by the mutual relationship of the forms applied herein.