Elevations and section for an administration building for the Shell Company, The Hague, Netherlands

People:

J.D. Postma (architect)
J.D. Postma (draughtsman)
Bataafsche Import Maatschappij (client)

Title:

Elevations and section for an administration building for the Shell Company, The Hague, Netherlands

Date:

August 1927

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and black ink over graphite

Dimensions:

sheet: 70.9 x 92.5 cm

Reference number:

DR1984:0847

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

section
elevations (drawings)

Point of View:

exterior views
interior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- A graphite border frames the drawing.

Inscription:

inscribed, numbered and dated - by the draughtsman, in pen and black ink, t.: "BAT. IMPORT MY. DEPOT DEN HAAG GEVELS"; l.l.: "BLAD. No II"; l.r.: "BUREAU POSTMA ARCH: BNA. DEVENTER. AUG. '27."; and throughout: with elevations and section orientations and dimensions inscribed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, in the image, throughout: "SHELL" inscribed - by an unknown hand, in graphite, l.r.: "[illeg.]" [circled]

Location:

The Hague; South Holland; Netherlands;

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

administration building
office building

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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