Collection (3)

Onderzoek 2017 Monumenten en archeologie

Karin Westerink, Anette van Dijk, Jerzy Gawronski, Thijs Terhorst, Annelee Zomer

Article
- Gemeente Amsterdam Cluster Digitalisering, Innovatie en Informatie,
- University of Amsterdam
- Explorative,
- Academic,
- Historical
- Construction & Housing
- Gabri van Tussenbroek
Provisions concerning form and quality control in the construction industry in the Netherlands (1350-1650)

The paper studies how building principals in the Netherlands operated to get the best quality in form and construction when they commissioned a building to a contractor. In the Netherlands, building contracts have been used since the late fourteenth century and in many of them the quality of materials and constructions are being prescribed. Municipal regulations and guild regulations were important to ensure quality in construction but despite these general provisions and statutory controls, building principals usually inserted extensive passages in contracts relating to the quality of wood, stone, brick and other materials.

Based on the investigation of circa 250 builder’s specifications and contracts dating before 1650, the paper shows how the development of quality descriptions for brick, stone, wood and other products differ in time. For carpentry and stone, quality specifications are known from the end of the fifteenth century. Quality requirements for brick masonry date from the sixteenth century; for other materials they only appear at the end of the sixteenth century. To exclude further surprises as much as possible, we find provisions on force majeure and unforeseen circumstances. These provisions could, among others, relate to ambiguity in the wording of the contract and in sickness or death of the contractor. However, this did not prevent disputes which, on some building projects, lasted for decades.

Source: van Tussenbroek., G. 2017. Heritage Department of the Municipality of Amsterdam/University of Amsterdam.
Article
- University of Amsterdam,
- Gemeente Amsterdam Cluster Digitalisering, Innovatie en Informatie
- Explorative,
- Academic,
- Historical
- Construction & Housing
- Gabri van Tussenbroek
Timber-framed Town Houses in the Northern Netherlands Before 1600

Timber-framed buildings can be found in large parts of Western Europe. The Glossary of Prehistoric and Historic Timber Buildings refers to the broad similarities between Dutch timber framing and that of neighbouring countries such as the United Kingdom, France and Germany, but describes the lack of many special wall framing features, particularly bracings and jetties. The timber frame distribution map of Europe leaves out parts of the Netherlands (Figure 1) (Volmer and Zimmermann, Glossary, 23–24.). Although some critical remarks can be made about statements made in the Glossary, it is true that timber-framed town houses, as they are found in the Northern Netherlands, rarely fit the wider traditional picture of timber building. This contribution will investigate the construction of town house walls until around 1600 to gain improved understanding of the vernacular landscape in the Netherlands. After a brief historiography, the main principles of timber frame building and their regional distribution across the Netherlands will be elucidated. The conclusion will examine the motives behind the relatively divergent building solutions and their distribution.

Dutch house research has been dominated by a typo- logical and material-constructional approach since the 1960s. Methodologically, this research is closely related to the German tradition, which evolved from an anthro- pological, folkloristic point of view to a more building archaeological approach. Until the end of the 1970s, Kulturraumforschung examined regional differences in house appearance and construction, after which the main focus shifted to a more detailed survey of individual con- struction methods. Dendrochronological dating has led to a new and better understanding of historical houses, but the interaction between construction and building mate- rial utilisation on the one hand and the various houses as a means for understanding regional differences and spe- cific solutions on the other, was neglected. Comparing regional differences was considered obsolete even though new, comprehensive questions remained unasked.

Source: van Tussenbroek, G. 2017. Timber-framed Town Houses in the Northern Netherlands Before 1600. Construction and Geographical Distribution. Vernacular Architecture, 48 (1), p. 44-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/03055477.2017.1375843
Article
- Gemeente Amsterdam Cluster Digitalisering, Innovatie en Informatie,
- City of Amsterdam Research and Statistics (O&S)
- Monitor
- Public space,
- Arts & Culture
- Karin Westerink
Data en kaarten monumenten

Deze interactieve kaart toont alle monumenten in de gemeente Amsterdam. Er wordt onderscheid gemaakt tussen rijksmonumenten (blauw) en gemeentelijke monumenten (rood).

Afdeling Monumenten en Archeologie en Onderzoek, Informatie en Statistiek werken samen.

Bron: Amsterdams Monumenten Informatie Systeem (AMIS)

De Amsterdamse grachtengordel is in 2010 op de Werelderfgoedlijst geplaatst. Het kerngebied van de UNESCO Werelderfgoed is als vlak zichtbaar. In dit gebied bevinden zich 3800 monumenten.

Amsterdamse Monumenten Rapporten

De afdeling Monumenten van Monumenten en Archeologie ontwikkelt de Amsterdamse Monumenten Rapporten. De rapporten gaan over verschillende vormen van Amsterdams erfgoed. Van specifieke gebouwen tot buurten en gebieden in de stad.

https://www.amsterdam.nl/kunst-cultuur/monumenten/publicaties/amsterdamse-0/

Onderzoek 2017 Monumenten en archeologie

Provisions concerning form and quality control in the construction industry in the Netherlands (1350-1650)

Timber-framed Town Houses in the Northern Netherlands Before 1600

Data en kaarten monumenten

Amsterdamse Monumenten Rapporten