How it was, how it is, how it will be
We can see daily how Den Helder is what it is. But which earlier and contemporary architects have left their mark and urban planners pressed upon the city? And how does that latter group view it? up against Den Helder? The Day of Architecture presents a part of the answer.
The Day of Architecture, which was given the national theme 'Making Space', is on Saturday, June 15. Organizing both on the day itself and in the run-up to it. Triade, Woningstichting/Helder Vastgoed, Zeestad and the municipality already a series (free) activities.
Reading
Architect Ron van Leeuwen of Kokon Architectuur will speak about his Helderse projects on Wednesday, June 5, starting at 7:30 PM at Triade on Middenweg. One of these is the transformation of the flats on Hendrik Baskeweg, using 3D-
concrete print, the most striking. But Van Leeuwen also designed the residential projects Assisi, Florence, and Siena, the facelift of the flats on the
Heiligharn and Baljuwstraat and the Lyceumhof at Timorlaan/Molukkenstraat. Urban designer Edzo Bindels, who as 'supervisor' is the man behind the urban renewal particularly in the Stadshart and Nieuw Den Helder, will update visitors this evening on how he views the future of the post-war reconstruction neighborhoods. The facade of the building, which once housed a bakery for three generations of the Verfaille family. had, returns in the form as conceived in 1945. A very deliberate choice, says Pelle Poiesz of HP Architects in Rotterdam.
,"When we designed the seven houses around it, we assumed that Spoorstraat 73 would remain standing. Simply because it was not possible to buy. That is why we consciously chose the new homes in terms of appearance and to let the use of materials contrast strongly with that one quirky little building.’
Program
On Wednesday, June 12, Zevenskoop at Julianaplein will be showing the from 8 p.m. documentary The proof of the pudding, about one of the most famous architects from the Netherlands: the now 91-year-old, but still active architect Herman Herzberger.
On the Day of Architecture itself, Saturday, June 15, the Jutter of the Year takes over 2023 Jan Kikkert takes enthusiasts along on a bike tour through Oud Den Helder. He tells about the reconstruction architecture of this neighborhood, which was ordered during the war was razed to the ground by the Germans. From 10 o'clock it is Meet at the City Park on Julianaplein.
For young and old
That same Saturday, June 15, Paul Schaap gives a tour of the Old Willemsoord Royal Shipyard. He can tell fascinating stories about its history and how There was a constant coming and going of buildings on the shipyard. Start at 11 o'clock at the former steam engine building, across the bridge immediately to the right at the entrance to Willemsoord.
Children have also been thought of. On June 15, between 10 am and 2 pm, they can during a walk-in at the Experience Store at Spoorstraat 2 with Lego or craft materials to build their own dream house.
