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HOUSING, URBAN DESIGN LANDLUST
MERKELBACH & KARSTEN, 1932-1937, Willem de Zwijgerlaan, Karel Doormanstraat, Amsterdam
Woningbouw Landlust / Housing, Urban Design Landlust ( Merkelbach & Karsten )
© 2006 Jan Derwig
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.