All the dwellings in this block have glazed loggias that provide the supporting structure for the galleries, making columns unnecessary. The ‘Straat’ (‘Street’) dwellings are ground-accessed houses of four stories, with a void in a two-story glazed bay that connects indoor and outdoor space. The free-standing building draws attention to itself with an unusual use of materials and detailing. The street elevations are faced with textured brick, while wood is the dominant cladding on the square side. Of special note are the two open-air classrooms with wooden balustrades and staircases which open the building up towards the square. The development on the four corners of Stadstuinen lends unity to the neighbourhood. Despite their considerable variations, the blocks exhibit a typological kinship as a result of consistently seeking out an optimum combination of public and semi-public space, and accessibility.

Traditional objections to the hermetic perimeter block were addressed by making the corners open or transparent wherever possible. Add-on elements such as loggias and galleries were realized in steel, glass and wood. A varied palette of brick types was used for the facades, ranging in colour from purplish black to orange-red in colour, and in texture from smooth to rough and from shiny to matt. The bricks were used in gradually changing combinations that mark the transition from the outer perimeter to the internal area.