TOWN HALL

• The town hall was built on the outskirts of the city centre, an
environment dense, dark brick homes made ​with stucco and
on extensive grounds, the stunning light coloured building
rises from the water, in the midrange of open space and
thus highlights the garden city character, located
approximately 24 kilometres southeast of Amsterdam,
Netherlands.

• In 1913 there were plans to build a new town hall in

response to the growth of the municipality of Hilversum.
• Due to the Great War and the lack of funds, it was not until
1924 that Dudok presented its final design.
• The final location in a place devoid of construction lines and without
restrictions in the permitted height
• In the Town Hall of Hilversum, the architect manages the vertical and
horizontal volumes.
• When the building was completed in 1931, the public embraced this
example of modern architecture.
• During World War II the building was used as headquarters of the German
Wehrmacht Dutch, for which it was necessary to camouflage the
prominent tower.
• As Hilversum is the ” average city” of the Netherlands the sound of the
bell was broadcast live every hour on public radio stations until the 1960s