Built in the early
nineteen thirties, the Sonneveld House is one of the best-preserved houses in the Nieuwe
Bouwen style, the Dutch branch of the International School of
Modernism. The Sonneveld House opened to the public as a museum house of
the NAI. As a visitor, you can see for yourself what it was like
to live in a hypermodern home in 1933.
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The Sonneveld House is a historic example of Nieuwe Bouwen, the Dutch
branch of functionalism. The
designers claimed no monumental aspirations, but based their designs on the intended
function of the building and the needs of its users.
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Plan drawings give an accurate picture of the dimensions and
proportions of a house, the arrangement of rooms with regard to one
another, and circulation routes. You can view the floor plans of all
floors here, as well as sections and elevations.
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Leen van der Vlugt, of the architecture firm Brinkman & Van der
Vlugt, was commissioned to design the interior of the Sonneveld House. The work of other well-known designers are also represented
in the Sonneveld House interior.
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Architect Van der Vlugt asked W.H. Gispen to furnish the
Sonneveld House early in the 1930s.
Gispen was a leading figure in Rotterdam cultural circles and was a
champion of Nieuwe Bouwen.
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The house and garden of House Sonnveld are a carefully composed whole in the spirit of Nieuwe Bouwen: a healthy living environment with plenty of fresh air and sunlight. Modern living was something you did outdoors as well as indoors.
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The NAI Collection has a variety of reference material relating to the Sonneveld House. This page contains a selection of the most important reference sources in the collection.
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