Legeringsgebouw, Delenseweg bij 85

English translation

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Description

Introduction

Building 13 is situated with its roof ridge parallel to the road and standing detached on the east side of the crossroad, on slightly sloping terrain, between component G10 and building 22. It was constructed in 1940 as a 'Sonderbau' type 'Unterkunft' and at macro level is part of a large military airfield structure from the period 1940-1945. Building 13 is at meso level part of a sparse complex of buildings arranged in a village-like structure and at micro level part of a loosely grouped cluster of buildings arranged in linear relationship.

Description

Single-storey barracks accommodation building constructed in brick with approximately 50 cm thick external brickwork, with basement/cellar, on a rectangular plan and covered by a gabled roof lined with mixed corrugated improved hollow (Dutch) tiles, arched and cambered, with elongated roof dormers containing window strips in both roof slopes and in the apex of the southern half-hipped roof end a brick chimney stack standing transversely to the roof ridge. Slightly recessed brick plinth and some roof overhang. Centrally in the southern gable a door opening at ground level, with a flat door and to its left and right relatively small timber window openings with double timber casement windows divided into four panes by glazing bars. At attic level two similar but slightly narrower window openings, of which the left one accessible via climbing irons. All these windows with green timber shutters. Centrally in the northern gable a side brick staircase to an arched porch, with a recessed door opening containing a fanlight divided into four panes beneath an arch. Beneath the brick staircase an access to the basement. To its left and right windows with calf, containing four-pane casement windows below and eight-pane sash windows above. Both of these casement windows are fitted with plate-steel shutters, painted green and white in a cornice motif. At attic level two relatively small timber window openings with timber casement windows divided into four panes by glazing bars and timber shutters. High in the western long side five small window openings with green timber shutters and beneath them barred windows of the basement. In the eastern long side several different types of window openings, of which the left two have timber shutters. Also an access to basement/cellar reached via a side brick staircase with iron railings and several brick light shafts with gratings. All window openings beneath a roll moulding. Zinc gutters and white-painted wind vanes.

The basement/cellar served a function as a shelter.

Valuation

Barracks accommodation building, of general importance as a relatively intact and by form and execution rare component of a military camp from the Second World War and established by the German occupier as part of a large military airfield, on account of: architectural-historical, urban planning, military and cultural-historical, situational and complex and ensemble values, which can be demonstrated inter alia by the traditionalist building style inspired by local forms, by the components and details characteristic of the construction period, by the camouflage carried through to the level of detail in an artificially established village-like structure, by the specific location with extensive views over the airfield, by the coherence with the total military airfield concept and the spatial main lines of the camp, and by the mutual relationship of the forms applied herein.