Architecture from the 60’s
Michelle Hoorens, Astrid Vandousselaere, Amber Viaene, Clarisse Slabbinck, Hanne Utter, Nina
Verpoucke, Stefanie Carbonez
Based on interview with …Sven Sterken
Lecturer & researcher in architectural and urban history
CityRich people = escaped from city
Lots of noise Compact
The poor people stayed in the city. They didn’t have enough money to build their own houses.
CountrysideRich peoplePeople neglected their houses
New villas, bungalows Vertical houses with open spaces = residential landscape
Apartments Situated next to highway
= practicalHuge buildings with lots of little apartments
Since the 60’s, people had to live
smaller
Prosperity bomb in the 60’s
Economic = rise People became rich
= individualistic Every family had his own house (nearby city +
detached house)
Now…“Your house lives longer than you…”
- Sustainability- Isolation- Safety
Materials …Floor plan except for the floor plan, the family could choose how they wanted their houseBefore: - white blocks in plaster - houses built in a very short timeNow: - bricks - it takes a long time to build a house
Home styling nowFarmhouse style Modern houses
The style of the 60’s has completely disappeared(Except for folding doors and big windows )
Farmhouse Modern house
Before renovation After renovation
Garage The lounge for the car Really large room
KitchenIn the 60’s
Practical reason They didn’t spend a lot of time in it They ate in the dining room NOT in the kitchenImportant objects:- dishwasher - cooker- cooker hood
Now
Central place of the house We eat in the kitchen OR dining room
Living roomIn the 60’s
Kitchen and living room are two separated rooms Central place of the house On the first floor view of the garden
NowThe living room is extended with the kitchen
