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HOUSING, URBAN DESIGN LANDLUST
MERKELBACH & KARSTEN, 1932-1937
Willem de Zwijgerlaan, Karel Doormanstraat, Amsterdam
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE): Merkelbach & KarstenBen MerkelbachPieter VorkinkGerrit VersteegGulden & GeldmakerBUILDING TYPE: HousingUrban plansPUBLICATIONS:
De 8 en Opbouw 1933 p. 165, 1937 p. 156; Bouwkundig Weekblad 1938 p. 373
An initial layout of perimeter blocks was modified, with the support of A. Keppler, director of the Municipal Housing Agency, into the present combination of open row housing with low-rise shops on the north side, streets built up on both sides and communal gardens. Though the structure is traditional and orientation to the street strictly speaking is more a question of closed blocks that have been opened up, this project nevertheless signifies the definitive breakthrough of row housing in Amsterdam's urban expansion schemes.