Hubertus House
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 | Hubertus House |
| Designer | Aldo van Eyck |
| Location | Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Date | 1959 ? |
| Building Type | multifamily housing |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | urban |
| Architectural Style | Dutch Structuralist Modern. |
| Street Address | Plantage Middenlaan |
| Notes | A cheerful multicolored place for single parents and children |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Hubertus_House.html |
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"Van Eyck's work lies in line with that important tradition of humanitarian modernism central to 20th century Dutch architecture. The 6-storey Hubertus House cannot be viewed in isolation, although its social success is clearly a result of the way its particular design was carried out. It is concerned with the spirit and the establishment of a comfortable scale for the building of this type and size—an open 'home' for single parents and their children—with the creation of a non-stressful environment, in a block that seems to say 'house'. Like so many of Van Eyck's schemes, it was a cooperative effort with contributions from Hannie van Eyck and Theo Bosch in particular."
— Dennis Sharp. Twentieth Century Architecture: a Visual History. p363.
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Howard Davis. Slide from photographer's collection. PCD.2260.1012.1702.029. PCD.2260.1012.1702.032. PCD.2260.1012.1702.031. PCD.2260.1012.1702.030.
Dennis Sharp. Twentieth Century Architecture: a Visual History. New York: Facts on File, 1990. ISBN 0-8160-2438-3. NA 680.S517. exterior photos, p362. p363. — Available at Amazon.com
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