House Rietveld, Tienhoven
This house is an
amplification of the one Jan Rietveld built in 1951. Set snugly in its green
setting, it functioned as a holiday house. The new-build portion is set
slightly back with regard to the original house. A discrete volume of glass and steel, it
might seem the polar opposite of the original dwelling with its white-brick
facades, gently undulating roof and outdoor stair to the terrace. Yet it does
accord with this house. The two parts become one in the plan, and the modular
system informing the older part reappears in the new portion at double the
size. The darker brick of the old north-west facade gets a reprise in the new
two-metre-long brick wall. Glass facades further intensify the rapport with the
green surroundings. Both interior and exterior of the new feature are neutral;
colour comes care of the furniture and the cycle of the seasons.
Client
Family W.M. Crouwel
Architect
Benthem
Crouwel Architekten
Gross
floor area
extension of 90 m²
Start
design
1990
Start
construction
1992
Completion
1993
