Papaverhof

De Papaverhof van Jan Wils

Marcel Teunissen, with contributions from Hans Janssen (Haags Gemeentemuseum).

The monograph on the Dutch national monument ’De Papaverhof’ in The Hague was issued on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the caretaker, the housing association 'Daal en Berg'. The Papaverhof is one of the most groundbreaking Dutch housing projects. The internationally renowned 1920's Jan Wils garden houses provide a unique synthesis between the aesthetics of 'De Stijl' and the cubic brick architecture of the 'Nieuwe Haagse School'. Architect Wils belonged to 'De Stijl', founded in 1917 by Theo van Doesburg, who rented a house in the ‘De Papaverhof’ complex from 1922 to 1925. Also Piet Mondriaan, Gerrit Rietveld and Vilmos Huszar were members of ‘De Stijl’.

The book has an English summary and captions are in Dutch and English.

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