Abstract
Even more than eighty years after its inauguration in 1930, Jan Duiker’s ‘First Open Air School for the Healthy Child’ in Amsterdam remains in use as an elementary school for the education of children between 6 and 12 years old. The building has recently undergone substantial restoration works, including some changes that were necessary to keep up with current regulations. Some 1950s interventions have been retained which posed particular challenges regarding the colors and finishes. The clear cut appearance of the building seems to ignore the complexity of the design decisions that had to be made to grant this building a second lease of life. Restoration architect Sander Nelissen (Wessel de Jonge architects, Rotterdam) and architectural paint researcher Mariël Polman (Cultural Heritage Agency) worked closely together on the restoration of the building and its interior.
Keywords
Modern Movement,
Modern architecture,
Modern interior design,
Furniture modern design,
Modern global design,
Jan Duiker,
Open Air School,
Modern schools,
Amsterdam modern architecture,
Conservation of modern architecture.
Issue 47
Year 2012
Pages 34-41
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.52200/47.A.4LYGANH7