Edited by Dirk van den Heuvel, Olv Klijn, Harald Mooij, Pierijn van der Putt. Text by Dick van Gameren, et al.
The newest issue of DASH explores the 1960s Dutch concept of the "home zone," which refers to the design of residential areas as human-scaled environments incorporating pedestrian-friendly areas, ecological features and small-scale architecture. The essays presented here examine the quality of living in home zones, with projects by Vandkunsten, Onix, Verhoeven, Zuiderhoek, Välikangas, Persson, Lyons and others.
"Although there is an inner-city variation on the woonerf, it is probably not too much of an exaggeration to describe the woonerf as the most important Dutch contribution to the international debate on urban and suburban sprawl in the twentieth century. Building on American and Scandinavian models, the 1970s woonerf became the preferred alternative to the era’s large-scale planning around high-rises that fostered the new post-war dependence on cars. The blue traffic sign with playing children, a house and a small car represents the iconic image of the aspiration for pedestrian-friendly and small-scale residential areas.
In order to understand the nature and quality of the woonerf neighbourhoods, we need to develop accurate methods of analysis and interpretation...The articulation of the ‘ordinary’ and the ‘everyday’ is what makes the architecture of the woonerf special and distinctive – especially in this day and age when design and lifestyle have become so important – but it also constitutes its most vulnerable aspect."
FORMAT: Pbk, 9 x 11 in. / 160 pgs / 125 color / 80 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $50.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $67.5 ISBN: 9789056627393 PUBLISHER: nai010 publishers AVAILABLE: 10/31/2010 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: FLAT40 PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of print AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA ME
Published by nai010 publishers. Edited by Dirk van den Heuvel, Olv Klijn, Harald Mooij, Pierijn van der Putt. Text by Dick van Gameren, et al.
The newest issue of DASH explores the 1960s Dutch concept of the "home zone," which refers to the design of residential areas as human-scaled environments incorporating pedestrian-friendly areas, ecological features and small-scale architecture. The essays presented here examine the quality of living in home zones, with projects by Vandkunsten, Onix, Verhoeven, Zuiderhoek, Välikangas, Persson, Lyons and others.
