Bijgebouwen, Delenseweg bij 85

English translation

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Description

Introduction

Building 19 stands free-standing with its roof ridge running from northwest to southeast, parallel to the current Hoenderloseweg, between building 23 and building 20 located on the other side of this road. Built in 1940 as a 'Sonderbau', with unobstructed views across the entire airfield from the front. At macro level part of a large military airfield structure from the period 1940-1945. At meso level part of a sparse complex of buildings arranged in a village-like structure and at micro level a main component of a loosely grouped cluster of accommodation directly connected to flight control. Building 19 in this respect provided accommodation for two main functions, namely that of flight control centre or 'Fluggebäude', and that of meteorological service or 'Wetterdienst' (also called 'Wetterwart'). Building 19 has been relatively recently extended with an office wing facing northeast, whereby the original concept remained virtually intact. The newly constructed part has no monumental value in respect of national monument protection.

Description

Single-storey, reportedly with a basement, and constructed with approximately 50 cm thick brick external walls, FLIGHT CONTROL CENTRE, now on a broadly L-shaped floor plan and covered by a compound roof, which for the original building section consists of a hipped roof slightly angled at the bottom and for the new building section of an abutted, truncated hipped roof. All roof surfaces covered with grey corrugated concrete tiles and in the roof pitches above the long elevations of the oldest building section renewed elongated roof dormers with corresponding window strips. The southwestern elevation bordering Hoenderloseweg of the oldest mass built primarily on a rectangular floor plan contains on the right an extended section with a slightly projecting balcony equipped with renewed iron balustrade and coping stones. This balcony replaced an earlier higher continuous elevation, which was covered by an abutted transverse roof. In the extension three window openings under relieving arch and with concrete sill, containing glazing bars with divided double wooden four-pane casement windows below and four-pane drop windows above; to the left of these six comparable window openings. In the left side elevation a comparable window and beside it the connection to the new extension. In the right end elevation five window openings under relieving arch, with concrete sill, containing glazing bars with divided double wooden two-pane casement windows below and four-pane drop windows above. In the northeastern long elevation four comparable windows, while an earlier fifth window - the second from the left - has been bricked up. All casement windows provided with plain green painted sheet steel shutters on both sides. Zinc gutters. Interior modernised.

The new extension is built on a rectangular floor plan which merges on the southwestern side with the oldest volume. Connection in the northwestern long elevation via a blind wall section and a porch with access; to the left of this a series of window openings. On the southeastern side connection via a primarily glazed wall and then a setback of the elevation. At the level of the connection a rectangular brick chimney, perpendicular to the oldest volume.

Valuation

FLIGHT CONTROL CENTRE, of general importance as a rare and readily recognizable component of a military camp dating from the Second World War and set up by the German occupier as part of a large military airfield, because of: architectural-historical, urban-planning, military and cultural-historical, situational and complex and ensemble values, which can be evident in, among other things, the traditionalist building style inspired by local forms, the components and details characteristic of the building period, the camouflage executed in an artificially set up village-like structure and carried through to detailing, the specific location with extensive views, the coherence with and of the total airfield concept and the spatial main lines, and the mutual relationship of the forms applied herein.