Hoekstra, Hessel
H. Hoekstra (1881-1960)
Hayo Hoekstra was born in Akkrum in 1881. He studies Architecture at the Technical High School in Delft in the period 19081915 and then works for some time at the office of J.A.G. van der Steur. In 1917 he received an appointment at the Ministry of the Navy, first as a temporary structural engineer of the Navy, from 1920 as "first-ever structural engineer of the Navy," a title comparable to that of government architect. Hoekstra's best-known design as a naval architect is the naval swimming facility 'Willemsoord' in Den Helder (1920, recently demolished), whose interior shows influence of the Amsterdam School. Of great importance is also the complex of flying sheds with guard building in Schellingwoude for the Naval Air Service from the period 19151924.
In 1923 Hoekstra was appointed by the Government Buildings Agency as acting government architect of educational buildings. A year later, his appointment was converted to that of chief architect of the Rijksgebouwendienst, which he remained until 1945. A well-known work from this period is the Tax Building on the Puntegaalstraat in Rotterdam (19391949), which is nicknamed "pluk-je-kaal-straat. In 1946, the service appointed him national architect for a period of seven months, after which Hoekstra retired.
Hoekstra died in The Hague in 1960.
For Hayo Hoekstra's oeuvre, see Corjan van der Peet and Guido Steenmeijer. DE RIJKSBOUWMEESTERS (Rotterdam; 1995), 649-650; page 468 contains a portrait photograph of Hoekstra.
Note: H. Hoekstra's oeuvre has not been (fully) inventoried.
Education:
structural engineer TH Delft/
Secondary activities:
Naval Building Service/head/?-1923;National Building Service/head architect/1924-1946;National Building Service/ acting national architect/1946-1959;National Building Service/rijksbouwmeester/1959-1960
Albefeuille-LagardeArchitect G. Westerhout 70 yearsArchitect G. Westerhout 80 yearsAppointments Architectural Committees.MessagesBuilder must pay repair costsThe designs for a new main building of the Nederlandsche Bank N.V. on the Oude Turfmarkt in AmsterdamMiscellaneous communicationsA farewell and a birthdayLicensesHayo Hoekstra passed awaySomething about the hygiene of the indoor swimming facility, and the naval swimming facility at NieuwediepAnnual report of the B.N.A. for 1923Inspection regulations for wood as a building material and regulations for wood preparationInspection regulations for wood as a building material and regulations for wood preparationInspection regulations for wood as a building material and regulations for woodworkingHospital construction courseCommunicationsCommunicationsCommunicationsCommunicationsCommunicationMinister Joekes opened Hospital Building CenterNew main building for Nederlandsche BankOfficial communications to the associationsPersonaliaContestR.H.B.S. at TielTown hall and school at Albefeuille-LagardeState Building DepartmentComposition of Board and Committees of the B.N.A. as of September 1, 1956Composition of the Board and Standing Committees in 1936Magazine review[.] The Hospital System (Special construction issue 1950).Two learning courses:Proposed worksProposedProgram of the Competition for the construction of the site at the Reinkenstraat and den Kranenburgerweg near the Laan van Meerdervoort in The Hague.
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Hoekstra, Hessel
H. Hoekstra (1881-1960)
Hayo Hoekstra was born in Akkrum in 1881. He studies Architecture at the Technical High School in Delft in the period 19081915 and then works for some time at the office of J.A.G. van der Steur. In 1917 he received an appointment at the Ministry of the Navy, first as a temporary structural engineer of the Navy, from 1920 as "first-ever structural engineer of the Navy," a title comparable to that of government architect. Hoekstra's best-known design as a naval architect is the naval swimming facility 'Willemsoord' in Den Helder (1920, recently demolished), whose interior shows influence of the Amsterdam School. Of great importance is also the complex of flying sheds with guard building in Schellingwoude for the Naval Air Service from the period 19151924.
In 1923 Hoekstra was appointed by the Government Buildings Agency as acting government architect of educational buildings. A year later, his appointment was converted to that of chief architect of the Rijksgebouwendienst, which he remained until 1945. A well-known work from this period is the Tax Building on the Puntegaalstraat in Rotterdam (19391949), which is nicknamed "pluk-je-kaal-straat. In 1946, the service appointed him national architect for a period of seven months, after which Hoekstra retired.
Hoekstra died in The Hague in 1960.
For Hayo Hoekstra's oeuvre, see Corjan van der Peet and Guido Steenmeijer. DE RIJKSBOUWMEESTERS (Rotterdam; 1995), 649-650; page 468 contains a portrait photograph of Hoekstra.
Note: H. Hoekstra's oeuvre has not been (fully) inventoried.
Education:
structural engineer TH Delft/
Secondary activities:
Naval Building Service/head/?-1923;National Building Service/head architect/1924-1946;National Building Service/ acting national architect/1946-1959;National Building Service/rijksbouwmeester/1959-1960
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