2015 WATERKWARTIER ZUTPHEN (Eng)

Commissioned by HTL (Talen-Hegeman) and 19 het Atelier architects.  Location: Waterkwartier, Zutphen.

For the facade ornaments, I was inspired by the history of the Waterkwartier.

I chose two leading themes; The 50’s and the role of water in this district through the ages.

The legend maps of Zutphen up to 1572 served as a model and I used them to delineate the global location of the water district, even though it did not yet exist at that time. The proportions in the maps fluctuated quite a bit over the centuries, so it is not an exact science. But to be honest, I mainly looked for beautiful cut-outs of the canal pattern. So the accent is mainly on the pronounced waterlines around Zutphen.

I chose to depart from a city detail, to the right of the IJssel river, because this also exposes the most pronounced structures. Although the ornament I designed has a figurative basis, it is still quite abstract.

A touch of the fifties Art and bricks from the fifties are characterized by stylized figuration, angular robust lines and a kind of no nonsense look.

The final image results in 42 with ‘abstract city details’, perforated metal plaques on the facades of the renovated houses in the Waterkwartier, Zutphen.

In opdracht van HTL talen, Woonbedrijf Ieder 1 en 19 het Atelier Architecten heb ik 4 verschillende afbeeldingen voor gevelornamenten ontworpen en 42 stuks laten uitvoeren. 32 stuks sieren inmiddels de gevels in het Waterkwartier
In opdracht van HTL, Woonbedrijf Ieder 1 en 19 het Atelier Architecten heb ik 4 verschillende afbeeldingen voor gevelornamenten ontworpen en 42 stuks laten uitvoeren. 32 stuks sieren inmiddels de gevels in het Waterkwartier
Waterkwartier gevelaanzicht
Close up van het resultant
Close up van het resultaat
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