Dutch Holiday Homes in the Interbellum (1919-1939) ; Nederlandse vakantiehuizen in het interbellum (1919-1939). Architectuur geeft vorm aan het buitenleven

This article discusses the architecture of Dutch holiday homes built between 1918 and 1940. It analyses how these houses relate to their natural surroundings and to idealized conceptions of holiday life. The study is based on contemporary literature on the design of holiday homes and on a close reading of several architectural examples. In the Netherlands the economic growth of the 1920s, the introduction of summer holidays and the increasing popularity of spending leisure time outdoors contributed to the growing demand for holiday retreats in the woods or moorlands, near the sea, rivers or la... Mehr ...