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Sonneveld House

Sonneveld House is one of the best-preserved houses in the Dutch Functionalist style. The villa was designed in 1933 by architecture firm Brinkman and Van der Vlugt for Albertus Sonneveld, a director of the Van Nelle Factory. The architects designed a total concept in which architecture, interior and furnishings are perfectly coordinated and reinforce one another. Light and spacious, the house features numerous balconies and large areas of fenestration that offer views of the surrounding garden. Almost all items of furniture and lamps in the house were made by the firm of Gispen, some of them specially for the Sonnevelds. This customization reveals the family’s appreciation of luxury and comfort. Sonneveld House is therefore not a dogmatic example of functionalism, but a personal environment.

Sonneveld House

The Sonneveld House is one of the best-preserved residences built in the Dutch Functionalist style, featuring an interior restored to its condition when completed in 1933. Recreating, furnishing and opening up access to this all-embracing work of art, interior and architecture represents a clear choice for an integral approach to design disciplines and historiography.

programme Landscape and Interior
folder Revitalisation Sonneveld House
project Sonneveld House
design Marc Hollenstein, Thomas Bircher
technical realisation Hoppinger
Het Nieuwe Instituut