Bohemen-Rechts

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MIddle class neighbourhood, originally designed in the early thirties around a north-south axis by H.W. Dudok. Building was interrupted in the Second World War by the construction of part of the Atlantikwall (a German defense line in the dunes), which featured a large anti-tank moat. It was was taken up again in 1950, with most of the construction finished within a decade. Most blocks consist of three layers of apartments, often with an extra space on the top floor as a chamber for the maid - a feature intended for families that had returned from the Dutch East Indies after Indonesian independence.

The difference between Bohemen-Links (left) and Bohemen-Rechts (right) is determined by the orientation of the Laan van Meerdervoort, one of Den Haag's central axes, coming from the city centre.