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
Project
Tone Vale Hospital, Taunton
AP144.S2.D47
Description:
File documents an executed renovation project for the Tone Vale Hospital in Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. The clients are the South Western Regional Hospital Board and the Tone Vale Group Hospital Management Committee. The renovation includes modifications to the entrance, lobby, and several corridors of the Hospital. Existing conditions drawings, survey drawings, and field notes include a ground plan of the hospital and dimensioned drawings of hospital office furniture and cabinets. Design development and working drawings show alterations to the corridors, the main entrance hall, and porch. Other drawings include: axonometric drawings for the main entrance hall and corridors; perspectives of corridors and proposed alterations, main entrance hall and porch; and interior elevations of new display and notice boards. Detail drawings include an elevation of recessed display areas for the corridor walls, a new freestanding information booth, and lighting reflectors for the corridors. Also included are three sets of annotated reprographic copies which may have been used by consulting engineers for preliminary review and reference purposes (DR1995:0210:061-063); annotated reprographic copies of original design development and working drawings; and a mock-up of details for publication, with dimensions for reduction purposes (DR1995:0210:088). Material in this file was produced between 1962 and 1967. A 1963 invoice by Cedric Price is on Lyster & Grillet letterhead. File contains measured drawings, design development drawings, working drawings, photographic materials, and textual records.
1962-1967
Tone Vale Hospital, Taunton
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AP144.S2.D47
Description:
File documents an executed renovation project for the Tone Vale Hospital in Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. The clients are the South Western Regional Hospital Board and the Tone Vale Group Hospital Management Committee. The renovation includes modifications to the entrance, lobby, and several corridors of the Hospital. Existing conditions drawings, survey drawings, and field notes include a ground plan of the hospital and dimensioned drawings of hospital office furniture and cabinets. Design development and working drawings show alterations to the corridors, the main entrance hall, and porch. Other drawings include: axonometric drawings for the main entrance hall and corridors; perspectives of corridors and proposed alterations, main entrance hall and porch; and interior elevations of new display and notice boards. Detail drawings include an elevation of recessed display areas for the corridor walls, a new freestanding information booth, and lighting reflectors for the corridors. Also included are three sets of annotated reprographic copies which may have been used by consulting engineers for preliminary review and reference purposes (DR1995:0210:061-063); annotated reprographic copies of original design development and working drawings; and a mock-up of details for publication, with dimensions for reduction purposes (DR1995:0210:088). Material in this file was produced between 1962 and 1967. A 1963 invoice by Cedric Price is on Lyster & Grillet letterhead. File contains measured drawings, design development drawings, working drawings, photographic materials, and textual records.
File 47
1962-1967
Series
AP184.S3
Description:
Series 3, Advanced Trading Floor Operations Center, 1998-2004, combined two projects in the built environment, the Command Center and the Executive Ramp, both conceived as a technological expansion on the existing NYSE Trading Floor. This series includes textual and born-digital components, as well as a number of drawing sets. The real-time virtual reality environment returned to the physical environment with the design and construction of the Command Center and Executive Ramp. The Command Center project involved the construction of a raised platform from the Main Room to the Blue Room; features included an information desk, a systems desk, and a video wall, the last of which displayed various stock data. It was later renovated during the Executive Ramp project, which primarily involved the installation of a multi-screen display of the 3DTF into the Command Center. Together, the two projects make up the Advanced Trading Floor Operations Center, often referred to as “the ramp.” The textual records for this series include correspondence and a small number of photographs. Digital files for the Advanced Trading Floor primarily include handouts for presentation meetings; there is also a small body of photographs of NYSE and press material. Additionally, there are also approximately 65 plans, which document the design and construction of the Command Center. These include preliminary drawings, construction sets, and addendums. Notably, the oversized materials also contain a photograph of former U.S. President Bill Clinton standing on the ramp.
1998 - 2004
Advanced Trading Floor Command Center
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AP184.S3
Description:
Series 3, Advanced Trading Floor Operations Center, 1998-2004, combined two projects in the built environment, the Command Center and the Executive Ramp, both conceived as a technological expansion on the existing NYSE Trading Floor. This series includes textual and born-digital components, as well as a number of drawing sets. The real-time virtual reality environment returned to the physical environment with the design and construction of the Command Center and Executive Ramp. The Command Center project involved the construction of a raised platform from the Main Room to the Blue Room; features included an information desk, a systems desk, and a video wall, the last of which displayed various stock data. It was later renovated during the Executive Ramp project, which primarily involved the installation of a multi-screen display of the 3DTF into the Command Center. Together, the two projects make up the Advanced Trading Floor Operations Center, often referred to as “the ramp.” The textual records for this series include correspondence and a small number of photographs. Digital files for the Advanced Trading Floor primarily include handouts for presentation meetings; there is also a small body of photographs of NYSE and press material. Additionally, there are also approximately 65 plans, which document the design and construction of the Command Center. These include preliminary drawings, construction sets, and addendums. Notably, the oversized materials also contain a photograph of former U.S. President Bill Clinton standing on the ramp.
Series
1998 - 2004
Project
AP143.S4.D121
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for a "virtual" house designed as part of a design competition sponsored by the FSB Company, Berlin, Germany. Material in this file was produced in 1997.
1997
The Virtual House Competition
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AP143.S4.D121
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for a "virtual" house designed as part of a design competition sponsored by the FSB Company, Berlin, Germany. Material in this file was produced in 1997.
File 121
1997
Project
Office and Loft Building
AP013.S1.D128
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for an office and loft building in an unknown location. Material in this file was produced in 1927. File contains index cards, and a preliminary drawing.
1927
Office and Loft Building
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AP013.S1.D128
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for an office and loft building in an unknown location. Material in this file was produced in 1927. File contains index cards, and a preliminary drawing.
Project
1927
Project
AP013.S1.D207
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for an office and communications building in Toronto, Ontario. Material in this file was produced in 1938. File contains an index card, and a preliminary drawing.
1938
Proposed CBC Studios and Medical Building
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AP013.S1.D207
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for an office and communications building in Toronto, Ontario. Material in this file was produced in 1938. File contains an index card, and a preliminary drawing.
Project
1938
Project
AP013.S1.D402
Description:
File documents an executed project for offices and a boardroom in Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced in 1953. File contains an index card, a working drawing, and photographs.
1953
Offices for Employers' Liability Insurance Co.
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AP013.S1.D402
Description:
File documents an executed project for offices and a boardroom in Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced in 1953. File contains an index card, a working drawing, and photographs.
Project
1953
Project
Baptistery Decoration
AP099.S1.D8
Description:
File documents Ozias Leduc's executed project for the decoration of the baptistery in Notre-Dame de Montréal. Material in this file was produced in ca. 1926. File contains drawings.
circa 1926
Baptistery Decoration
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AP099.S1.D8
Description:
File documents Ozias Leduc's executed project for the decoration of the baptistery in Notre-Dame de Montréal. Material in this file was produced in ca. 1926. File contains drawings.
File 8
circa 1926
Project
AP143.S4.D58
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for the NYNEX Business Information Systems Executive Center, United States. Material in this file was produced in 1986. File contains presentation drawings.
1986
NYNEX Business Information Systems Executive Communications Center
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AP143.S4.D58
Description:
File documents an unexecuted project for the NYNEX Business Information Systems Executive Center, United States. Material in this file was produced in 1986. File contains presentation drawings.
File 58
1986
Project
Tegel Housing
AP145.S2.D64
Description:
File documents an executed project for housing in Berlin, West Germany (now Germany). Material in this file was produced between 1987 and 1988. File contains presentation drawings.
1987-1988
Tegel Housing
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AP145.S2.D64
Description:
File documents an executed project for housing in Berlin, West Germany (now Germany). Material in this file was produced between 1987 and 1988. File contains presentation drawings.
File 64
1987-1988