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Architecture and interior

A screw through the house

The staircase winds like a screw through the entire house. The steps are covered with black marble – actually ‘Namur stone’ from Vinalmont near Liège – and strips of rubber to dampen the sound. The construction is best appreciated from the first floor. The central axis is open and the glistening chrome-plated bannisters have the effect of festive serpentines guiding the form. The incoming light is diffused beautifully by the frosted windows, in which a pattern of squares and rectangles is etched. 

Teddy the dog at the frosted windows. Collection Het Nieuwe Instituut. Loan BIHS
Teddy the dog at the frosted windows. Collection Het Nieuwe Instituut. Loan BIHS
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