Militair verblijfsgebouw, Zeven Provinciën 5

English translation

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Description

Introduction

Building 5 stands free-standing on a relatively exposed location, with the roof ridge oriented north-south, to the west of building 6, at the south-west corner of a ring road around a large rectangular open space on the camp 'Zeven Provinciën'. Building 5 is a military dwelling built in 1941-1942 as a 'Regelbau', is at meso level part of two complexes of buildings arranged in a rectangular-geometric pattern and at micro level forms part of (originally seven) now five military shelters placed in two short linear arrangements, virtually identical to one another.

Description

Undercellarred, single-storey, built in approximately 50 cm thick outer brickwork, up to the brick course with plinth, MILITARY DWELLING on rectangular floor plan and covered by a gabled roof between pointed gables, clad with grey and some red corrugated re-improved hollow (Dutch) tiles and with two brick chimneys in the roof ridge. The northern end gable / main gable has light wells for the cellar at ground level and on the ground floor on the left two rectangular window openings under brick course, provided with concrete sill, with below the sill double casement windows with glazing bars in four divisions opening inward and with green and white line-patterned painted sheet-iron shutters, and above the sill sash windows with glazing bars in eight divisions; to the right of this a slightly arched access opening with a step, in which a glass door with glazing bars in eight divisions and a fanlight with a simple, riveted iron ornamental piece. On attic storey level three slightly arched windows under arched brick course, with double casement windows with glazing bars in four divisions. The southern end gable symmetrical and comparable, however with two windows on the ground floor and between them an iron tube ladder to attic storey level. In the western and eastern long gables three and two rectangular window openings respectively under brick course, provided with concrete sill, with below the sill double casement windows with glazing bars in four divisions opening inward and with green and white line-patterned painted sheet-iron shutters, and above the sill a sash window with glazing bars in eight divisions. Gutters and white-painted weather vanes. The interior has been altered to a limited extent. Staircase characteristic of the building period, painted wainscoting and yellow tilework. Concrete floor and ceiling.

Valuation

MILITARY DWELLING, of general importance as a readily recognisable component of a military camp dating 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 and complex and ensemble values, which may be apparent inter alia from the traditionalist building style inspired by local forms, from the components and details characteristic of the building period, from the artificially created 'ad hoc structure' and the camouflage carried through to the detail, from the coherence of and with the total military airfield concept and the spatial main lines and components of the camp, and from the mutual relationship of the forms applied herein.