The Raadhuis in Hilversum, the Netherlands by Willem M. Dudok was finished in 1931 to serve as Hilversum’s town hall (raadhuis = town hall). The design includes functions like offering workspace to civil servants, as well as handling official ceremonies, etc. The design focusus on the town hall rising out of it’s flat surroundings: the building gradually increases in height. Dudok even designed special bricks to have the horizontal lines within the composition highlighted. Frank L. Wright has had great impact on Dudok’s works, while living in the same era.
This photo shows the south side of the raadhuis, it being the more ‘official’ side of the building: more esthetically pleasing for formal events. The north side of the building focuses on housing workspace. A more practical design can be found there.
