Project
AP178.S1.1984.PR02
Description:
The project series documents the Punt en Komma social housing project in The Hague, The Netherlands, with some materials related to the Urban plan for Deelgebied Zone 5, Schilderswijk-West. While the records were held in the office’s archives the urban plan for Deelgebied Zone 5 was assigned the number 30/80 and Punt en Komma was assigned the number 30/80 A/B (Punt (A) and Komma (B)). The office assigned the date 1984 for this project. In the mid to late1970s The Hague underwent an urban renewal program and in 1980 Adri Duivesteijn became the alderman responsible for this program. Dissatisfied with the results, in the early to mid-1980s Duivesteijn began a campaign to look at urban renewal as a cultural approach, and was interested in the participatory process that Siza incorporated for the Serviço Ambulatório de Apoio Local (SAAL) in Portugal and the Berlin projects submitted to the International Architectural Exhibition Berlin competition (International Bauaustellung, IBA, circa 1979-1987). After taking a trip to Portugal, Duivesteijn invited Siza to speak with residents of Schilderswijk. The urban plan for Schilderswijk was the first part of a redevelopment plan for the 19th century district and included two four story blocks of 106 apartments, named Punt en Komma. Schilderswijk is in the centre of The Hague and is nearby the Haag Spoor train station. The residents are made up of multi-ethnic communities and included immigrants from Turkey, Morocco, Tunisia, and Portugal. Similarly to the Berlin projects, Siza was faced with cultural tensions between the residents of the area. The urban plan was to take into account the preservation of the neighborhood's identity while accounting for the changes brought on by multi-ethnic communities. As with the SAAL and Berlin projects there was an element of participation from the residents and included the collaboration of a residents association. In the “Plan of Zone 5 of Schilderswijk Centrum…”, found in this project series [AP178.S1.1984.PR02.024.1, AP178.S1.1984.PR02.024.2], it is outlined that meetings were periodically held with technicians appointed by the Department of Urban Planning and Housing of The Hague, the Housing Cooperative, and each of the designers. Siza’s design for Punt en Komma incorporated elements prevalent in Dutch architecture such as the Haagse Portiek. However, he also included components in his design which accounted for the needs of residents living there at the time. One feature which gained much attention was the incorporation of sliding doors in the apartments. Siza included these doors in his design in consideration of the cultural practices of Muslim families. Documenting this project series are drawings, photographic materials, and textual documentation. Among the drawings are plans, elevations, sections, and details, as well as axonometric drawings, such as the proposed design for Deelgebied zone 5 (including Punt en Komma) and drawings of the Haagse Porteik. Photographic materials document both Duivesteijn’s trip to Portugal and Siza’s first trip to The Hague and include photographs, negatives, and slides of the built project, as well as slides of drawings. Note that the photographic materials include photographs related to the housing and shopping complex in Schilderswijk. Textual documentation includes brochures regarding rent increases, a copy of “Stadsvernieuwing als Kulturele Aktiviteit” by Duivesteijn, and information booklets for the residents. Also included are minutes of meeting and correspondence from the Woningbouwvereniging’s-Gravenhage. Among the correspondence are letters regarding construction costs, including a letter from Siza to the local architectural firm Architectengemeenschap Van den Broek en Bakema explaining that he does not wish to modify the detail he specified for the lintels of the Punt building. There is also correspondence from project architect Carlos Castenheira and Duivesteijn and a summary of the meeting between Siza and the Committee of the Corporation for Social Housing (17 April, 1985)[AP178.S1.1984.PR02.025.1] It is important to note that Siza also participated in other projects for this urban renewal program: the housing and shopping complex in Schilderswijk [AP178.S1.1984.PR03], the Van der Vennepark [AP178.S1.1985.PR01], and the residential settlement in Schilderswijk (Plano de Doedijnstraat [AP178.S1.1989.PR03]). All three of these projects are arranged in separate project series.
circa 1981 - 1990
106 habitações, Punt en Komma [Punt en Komma social housing], Schilderswijk-West, The Hague, The Netherlands, (1981-1990)
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AP178.S1.1984.PR02
Description:
The project series documents the Punt en Komma social housing project in The Hague, The Netherlands, with some materials related to the Urban plan for Deelgebied Zone 5, Schilderswijk-West. While the records were held in the office’s archives the urban plan for Deelgebied Zone 5 was assigned the number 30/80 and Punt en Komma was assigned the number 30/80 A/B (Punt (A) and Komma (B)). The office assigned the date 1984 for this project. In the mid to late1970s The Hague underwent an urban renewal program and in 1980 Adri Duivesteijn became the alderman responsible for this program. Dissatisfied with the results, in the early to mid-1980s Duivesteijn began a campaign to look at urban renewal as a cultural approach, and was interested in the participatory process that Siza incorporated for the Serviço Ambulatório de Apoio Local (SAAL) in Portugal and the Berlin projects submitted to the International Architectural Exhibition Berlin competition (International Bauaustellung, IBA, circa 1979-1987). After taking a trip to Portugal, Duivesteijn invited Siza to speak with residents of Schilderswijk. The urban plan for Schilderswijk was the first part of a redevelopment plan for the 19th century district and included two four story blocks of 106 apartments, named Punt en Komma. Schilderswijk is in the centre of The Hague and is nearby the Haag Spoor train station. The residents are made up of multi-ethnic communities and included immigrants from Turkey, Morocco, Tunisia, and Portugal. Similarly to the Berlin projects, Siza was faced with cultural tensions between the residents of the area. The urban plan was to take into account the preservation of the neighborhood's identity while accounting for the changes brought on by multi-ethnic communities. As with the SAAL and Berlin projects there was an element of participation from the residents and included the collaboration of a residents association. In the “Plan of Zone 5 of Schilderswijk Centrum…”, found in this project series [AP178.S1.1984.PR02.024.1, AP178.S1.1984.PR02.024.2], it is outlined that meetings were periodically held with technicians appointed by the Department of Urban Planning and Housing of The Hague, the Housing Cooperative, and each of the designers. Siza’s design for Punt en Komma incorporated elements prevalent in Dutch architecture such as the Haagse Portiek. However, he also included components in his design which accounted for the needs of residents living there at the time. One feature which gained much attention was the incorporation of sliding doors in the apartments. Siza included these doors in his design in consideration of the cultural practices of Muslim families. Documenting this project series are drawings, photographic materials, and textual documentation. Among the drawings are plans, elevations, sections, and details, as well as axonometric drawings, such as the proposed design for Deelgebied zone 5 (including Punt en Komma) and drawings of the Haagse Porteik. Photographic materials document both Duivesteijn’s trip to Portugal and Siza’s first trip to The Hague and include photographs, negatives, and slides of the built project, as well as slides of drawings. Note that the photographic materials include photographs related to the housing and shopping complex in Schilderswijk. Textual documentation includes brochures regarding rent increases, a copy of “Stadsvernieuwing als Kulturele Aktiviteit” by Duivesteijn, and information booklets for the residents. Also included are minutes of meeting and correspondence from the Woningbouwvereniging’s-Gravenhage. Among the correspondence are letters regarding construction costs, including a letter from Siza to the local architectural firm Architectengemeenschap Van den Broek en Bakema explaining that he does not wish to modify the detail he specified for the lintels of the Punt building. There is also correspondence from project architect Carlos Castenheira and Duivesteijn and a summary of the meeting between Siza and the Committee of the Corporation for Social Housing (17 April, 1985)[AP178.S1.1984.PR02.025.1] It is important to note that Siza also participated in other projects for this urban renewal program: the housing and shopping complex in Schilderswijk [AP178.S1.1984.PR03], the Van der Vennepark [AP178.S1.1985.PR01], and the residential settlement in Schilderswijk (Plano de Doedijnstraat [AP178.S1.1989.PR03]). All three of these projects are arranged in separate project series.
Project
circa 1981 - 1990
drawings
AP046.S1.1983.PR01.321
Description:
This file includes plans for reflected ceilings, various details, door chart, and CCA stair details.
1985
Level plans, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, Québec
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AP046.S1.1983.PR01.321
Description:
This file includes plans for reflected ceilings, various details, door chart, and CCA stair details.
drawings
1985
drawings
AP046.S1.1983.PR01.453
Description:
This file includes level plans, library sections and details, door schedule, auditorium plans and details.
1986-1987
Record set, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, Québec
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AP046.S1.1983.PR01.453
Description:
This file includes level plans, library sections and details, door schedule, auditorium plans and details.
drawings
1986-1987
drawings
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing drawings, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, Québec
AP046.S1.1983.PR01.412
Description:
This file includes electrical layout drawings, plumbing layout, mechanical room and overhead garage door drawings.
1986-1987
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing drawings, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, Québec
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AP046.S1.1983.PR01.412
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This file includes electrical layout drawings, plumbing layout, mechanical room and overhead garage door drawings.
drawings
1986-1987
Seeing, perceiving, viewing, envisioning: each is a form of framing that mediates between inside and outside, public and private, what’s evident and what’s hidden. Georges Teyssot, Professor at Université Laval’s School of Architecture in Quebec City and author of A Topology of Everyday Constellations (The MIT Press, 2013), analyzes how the notions of window, door, frame,(...)
Shaughnessy House
19 February 2015 , 6pm
Windows and Screens: Georges Teyssot
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Description:
Seeing, perceiving, viewing, envisioning: each is a form of framing that mediates between inside and outside, public and private, what’s evident and what’s hidden. Georges Teyssot, Professor at Université Laval’s School of Architecture in Quebec City and author of A Topology of Everyday Constellations (The MIT Press, 2013), analyzes how the notions of window, door, frame,(...)
Shaughnessy House
drawings
Plans and working details, Edifício Leonel, Bloco B, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (folder 3 of 3)
AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS6.019.3
Description:
Original file title : Lionel This file includes details of the wardrobes, furnitures, elevators, bathrooms, and door frames.
November 2004-December 2005
Plans and working details, Edifício Leonel, Bloco B, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (folder 3 of 3)
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AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS6.019.3
Description:
Original file title : Lionel This file includes details of the wardrobes, furnitures, elevators, bathrooms, and door frames.
drawings
November 2004-December 2005
drawings
AP046.S1.1983.PR01.303
Description:
This file includes CCA door and finish schedules, stair hall details, location studies for skylight and ceiling.
1983-1989
Various plans and sketches, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, Québec
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AP046.S1.1983.PR01.303
Description:
This file includes CCA door and finish schedules, stair hall details, location studies for skylight and ceiling.
drawings
1983-1989
DR1980:0060:003
Description:
- This plan, with the perspective (DR1980:0060:001) and the first floor plan (DR1980:0060:002), forms a set of early presentation drawings. The scale is probably 1/4" = 1' (see object file, de Long report). Comparing this drawing with the plan reproduced in Hitchcock, an additional staircase leading to a (here non-existent) terrace has been added behind the stairwell. The closet for the right bedroom has been changed, and the bathroom "nook" has been assigned to the left bedroom in the Hitchcock plan. Doors do not yet appear.
architecture
1915
Second floor plan for Emil Bach House, Chicago, Illinois
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DR1980:0060:003
Description:
- This plan, with the perspective (DR1980:0060:001) and the first floor plan (DR1980:0060:002), forms a set of early presentation drawings. The scale is probably 1/4" = 1' (see object file, de Long report). Comparing this drawing with the plan reproduced in Hitchcock, an additional staircase leading to a (here non-existent) terrace has been added behind the stairwell. The closet for the right bedroom has been changed, and the bathroom "nook" has been assigned to the left bedroom in the Hitchcock plan. Doors do not yet appear.
architecture
PH2001:0140
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This is a mirrored-inverted image of the building. The gas meters, light, and door handle appear here on the wrong side.
architecture
1974
View of the south wall of H and K Industries, 1611 South Boyd Street, Santa Ana, California, United States, from the series “The new Industrial Parks near Irvine, California”
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PH2001:0140
Description:
This is a mirrored-inverted image of the building. The gas meters, light, and door handle appear here on the wrong side.
architecture
drawings
AP046.S1.1983.PR02.118
Description:
This file includes door and window schedule and detail, elevation and section sketches for public washrooms, and pavilion sketches.
ca 1984
Pavilion sketches, Old Port of Montreal Master Plan, Montréal, Québec
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AP046.S1.1983.PR02.118
Description:
This file includes door and window schedule and detail, elevation and section sketches for public washrooms, and pavilion sketches.
drawings
ca 1984