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Jan Duiker (also ''Johannes Duiker'') (
Jan Duiker (also ''Johannes Duiker'') (The Hague
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, 1 March 1890 – Amsterdam
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, 23 February 1935) was a Dutch architect. Partnership with Bernard Bijvoet from 1919 until 1925. For the commission of the Zonnestraal project the architects were recommended by Hendrik Berlage
Hendrik Petrus Berlage (21 February 1856 – 12 August 1934) was a Dutch architect. He is considered one of the fathers of the architecture of the Amsterdam School.
Life and work
Hendrik Petrus Berlage, son of Nicolaas Willem Berlage and An ...
. Bijvoet left the Netherlands
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in 1925 to work in Paris
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with Pierre Chareau
Pierre Chareau (4 August 1883 – 24 August 1950) was a French architect and designer.
Early life
Chareau was born in Bordeaux, France. He went to the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris by the time he was 17.
Work
Chareau d ...
for projects such as Maison de Verre
The Maison de Verre ( French for House of Glass) was built from 1928 to 1932 in Paris, France. Constructed in the early modern style of architecture, the house's design emphasized three primary traits: honesty of materials, variable transpar ...
et al. Jan Duiker is one of the most important representatives of the Constructivist movement. He is buried at Zorgvlied cemetery.
Notable work
*Town houses inThe Hague
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(1919-1922): J.v.Oldenbarneveldtlaan, Imhoffplein, Jacob Catslaan, Eikstraat, Ieplaan, Thomsonlaan, Thomsonplein etc.
*"Meer en Bosch", residential area with villas in The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...
-Kijkduin
Kijkduin en Ockenburgh is a Dutch subdistrict of the Loosduinen district in The Hague. The subdistrict is located in the western part of The Hague at the municipal border of Monster. The area is bordered by the North Sea, an imaginary line betwe ...
(1921-1923).
*Single-family house in Aalsmeer
Aalsmeer () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its name is derived from the Dutch for eel (''aal'') and lake (''meer''). Aalsmeer is bordered by the Westeinderplassen lake, the largest open water of ...
(1924-1925).
*" Zonnestraal", sanatorium in Hilversum
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(project studies since 1919, construction 1926-1928). Nomination for UNESCO World Heritage
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*"Nirwana", residential building in The Hague
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(1928-1930).
*"Openluchtschool", open air school
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in Amsterdam
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-South (1929-1930).
*"Derde Ambachtschool", third technical school in The Hague
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-Scheveningen
Scheveningen is one of the eight districts of The Hague, Netherlands, as well as a subdistrict (''wijk'') of that city. Scheveningen is a modern seaside resort with a long, sandy beach, an esplanade, a pier, and a lighthouse. The beach is po ...
(1930-1931).
*"Cineac", cinema in Amsterdam
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(1934).
*"Winter", department store in Amsterdam
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(1934-1935), demolished.
*"Gooiland", hotel and theatre in Hilversum
Hilversum () is a city and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is the largest urban centre in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller towns. Hilvers ...
(1934-1936), finished by Bernard Bijvoet in 1936.
Literature
*Jan Molema, "Jan Duiker", works and projects, preface byKenneth Frampton
Kenneth Brian Frampton (born 20 November 1930) is a British architect, critic and historian. He is the Ware Professor of Architecture at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University, New York. He has be ...
, Barcelona
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1991. (English/Spanish)
*Paul Meurs and Marie-Therese van Thoor (eds.), " Zonnestraal Sanatorium - The History and Restoration of a Modern Monument", 18 articles by Hubert-Jan Henket, Ton Idsinga, Wessel de Jonge, Jan Molema, Bruno Reichlin et al., Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...
2010. (English Edition)
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1890 births
1935 deaths
Architects from The Hague