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“Hidden in a beautifulclearing in the woodand yet accessible foreveryone.”Remco VermeulenA splendid churchbuilding in excellentstructural condition,containing a colourful,almost flamboyant concerthall with superbacoustics.The following message was secreted in a tube in thetop of the church for future generations:On the instructions of Stadsherstel Amsterdam N.V.,owner of the Parkkerk, Monumenten AdviesburoDelfgou B.V. of Scherpenzeel produced the specificationand drawings for this restoration.Following a multiple restricted invitation to tender,the contract to carry out the restoration was awardedto the construction firm Hulshof Restauratie ofHouten on 7 th October 2004.The roofing work was subcontracted to W.M. vanBoxtel BV and the steel and wrought iron work toVan der Vegt of Meerkerk. The wooden globe of thisfinial was made in the workshop of Hulshof Restauratie.In charge of the construction site was general foremanHans Kooijman, who provided inspiring leadershipfor this work in which much restoration takesplace, often using traditional crafts and techniques.Many people also took part in this restoration,among them Cees Delfgou and Nico Willigenburg(adviesburo Delfgou), Cees Nomen (Hulshof), PeterVerwindt and Willem Ellenberger (building supervisionOud-West) and Paul Morel (Stadsherstel).The restoration was facilitated by the cooperation(including financial assistance) of the Bureau ofMonuments and Archaeology. All the work wasdone in cooperation with the Oud-West Borough ofAmsterdam.In the course of this restoration, the interior of theParkkerk will be transformed into a centre for modernorgan music. Upon completion, the Parkkerkwill thus become the ‘Orgelpark’ (Organ Park).A great stimulus and source of energy (in manyrespects) has been Loek Dijkman of Stichting HetOrgelpark. BD-architectuur has produced the drawingsfor the interior. On behalf of this agency, Basvan Hille and Tom Spaanderman have joined inthis restoration game for grownups.Drawn up on 29 th March 2005 during the celebrationof the highest point, in which this reconstructedfinial was unveiled. The original was removed in1963 and this new one was reconstructed by buroDelfgou on the basis of old photographs and drawings.The dome on the Eindenhout estate, Haarlem22 | 23 |