How do you transform a 50-year-old villa into a comfortable, contemporary, modern sustainable home? To find the answer, the architect Theo Reitsema and the interior designer Stephanie Weitering, who are married to each other, spent a year living in a 1967-built house in the Dutch community of Rijssen, looking, listening and feeling.
This Energy Efficient House project was about breaking new ground, healing wounds, making a fresh start, collaboration, cooperation, listening, site-specific sensitivity, efficiency, cost effective design – in short, what we think architecture is about.
In the North of Amsterdam an decayed and old brick house has been replaced by a complete new and sustainable house with timber cladding on the walls and roof. The old house was very limited in gross area and volume.
i29 interior architects worked on the interior of a eco-villa which was designed by Paul de Ruiter architects. A minimal approach to the materialisation and detailing of the building is a core value of both the interior and exterior design.
After a characteristically steep climb to the former storage attic of this building you enter in the heart of the loft. The skylight creates extra daylight in the darkest part of the house and is the foundation for a future home extension on the roof.
A former rental apartment in de Pijp, Amsterdam is transformed by i29 into a fresh and spacious loft. Originally, this old Amsterdam apartment had many rooms and scarce daylight. The main objective was to achieve maximum use of natural light and to create a spatial experience.
The long cherished wish of a private painting workshop became reality in the backyard. An unsightly shed grew to a light studio with attic. The side walls of the barn remained as witnesses for those who couldn’t believe this would be possible.
Architects: Standard Studio Project: Vondelpark Loft Partner: Stijn Location: Sloterkade, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Area: 120 sqm Photography: J. Huisman This project represents the complete renovation and styling of an industrial loft near the Vondelpark, Amsterdam. What started as a client’s wish for some more cabinet space ended up in a total redesign and styling assignment.
