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Architecture from the 60’s

This exploration of 1960s architecture, based on interviews with experts, reveals a profound shift in residential design and social dynamics. Wealthy families fled urban centers, leading to sprawling suburbs with individualized houses. While poorer residents remained in the city due to financial constraints, a new residential landscape emerged featuring tall buildings with compact apartments. The post-war prosperity influenced personal and architectural independence, fostering a trend toward larger, modern living spaces. Sustainability and a return to community-focused designs are among the contemporary priorities redefining home aesthetics and functionality.

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Architecture from the 60’s

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  1. Architecture from the 60’s Michelle Hoorens, Astrid Vandousselaere, Amber Viaene, Clarisse Slabbinck, Hanne Utter, Nina Verpoucke, Stefanie Carbonez

  2. Based on interview with … • Sven Sterken  Lecturer & researcher in architectural and urban history

  3. City • Rich 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.

  4. Countryside • Rich people • People neglected their houses  New villas, bungalows • Vertical houses with open spaces = residential landscape

  5. Apartments • Situated next to highway = practical • Huge buildings with lots of little apartments Since the 60’s, people had to live smaller

  6. Prosperity bomb in the 60’s • Economic = rise • People became rich = individualistic • Every family had his own house (nearby city + detached house)

  7. Now… • “Your house lives longer than you…” • Sustainability • Isolation • Safety

  8. Materials … • Floor plan  except for the floor plan, the family could choose how they wanted their house • Before: - whiteblocks in plaster - houses built in a very short time • Now: - bricks - it takes a long time tobuild a house

  9. Home styling now • Farmhousestyle • Modern houses • The style of the 60’s has completelydisappeared (Except for folding doors and big windows )

  10. Modern house Farmhouse Before renovation After renovation

  11. Garage • The lounge for the car • Really large room

  12. Kitchen In the 60’s • Practical reason • They didn’t spend a lot of time in it • They ate in the dining room NOT in the kitchen • Important objects:- dishwasher - cooker- cooker hood Now • Central place of the house • We eat in the kitchen OR dining room

  13. Living room In the 60’s • Kitchen and living room are two separated rooms • Central place of the house • On the first floor  view of the garden Now • The living room is extended with the kitchen

  14. Houses in the 60’s

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