Lindemann, Sabrina ed. and Iris Schutten, ed. Between Times - Hotel Transvaal Catalyzing Urban Transformation

Sun 2010

Book ID: 85294

The long period in-between demolition or renovation of a building site and the arrival of a new building can often impose a sad and somewhat ugly sight on a neighbourhood, however it can also offer possibilities to give a new and dynamic impulse. Hotel Transvaal, which lies in the neighbourhood of Transvaal, in The Hague, Netherlands, is such a source of inspiration. More than half of the social housing in this neighbourhood was demolished, however many of the finest rooms could be temporarily booked up until the moment of demolition. The interiors of the hotel rooms were designed by artists and shop-owners from the neighbourhood. This book explores the development and realisation of the project.

240 pp. Color illus. English Pap.