Schroder House , built in 1924 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, is the first and perhaps the most famous structure designed by revered de Stijl architect Gerrit Rietveld. A pilgrimage site for architects and historians, this small townhouse is considered the first truly modern residence. Its revolutionary open-plan layout provided an alternative to confining small rooms, its strip windows broke down the barrier between inside and outside, and its primary color scheme and shifting wall planes were symbols of its rupture with ...
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Schroder House , built in 1924 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, is the first and perhaps the most famous structure designed by revered de Stijl architect Gerrit Rietveld. A pilgrimage site for architects and historians, this small townhouse is considered the first truly modern residence. Its revolutionary open-plan layout provided an alternative to confining small rooms, its strip windows broke down the barrier between inside and outside, and its primary color scheme and shifting wall planes were symbols of its rupture with tradition. This title on the building's history presents a wealth of new information, including new photographs showing details uncovered in the recent restoration, archival images from when the house was built, and floor plans of each level of the house. It also contains material from the extensive archive amassed by the client, as well as information provided by Bertus Mulder, Rietveld's assistant at the time the house was built.
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Fair. Ex-library book with usual markings. Some edge wear. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books.
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Very Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 48 p. Contains: Illustrations. An exploration of the Schroder House, built in Utrecht in 1924. It presents photographs showing details uncovered in the recent restoration, archival images from when the house was built, and floor plans of each level. It also contains information provided by Bertus Mulder, Rietveld's assistant.
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Near Fine Plus. Square 8vo. Folded card covers/sewn binding., no flaws, clean, no writing or markings, tight binding.; english text edition., 48pp., illustrated throughout in color, b/w., history of the house, and an essay on its place in gerrit rietveld's body of work. a true masterpiece of 20th century, dutch modernist architecture and design.
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4to. 48 pp. Numerous diagrams, plans, photos (some colour). Colour-illust. softcvrs, large flaps, NF copy, from the library of Dr. Rochelle Martin. First edition of this work chronicling the importance and restoration of this vital house in the history of modern architecture, commissioned in 1924 for Gerrit Thomas Rietveld to build for Truus Schroder-Schrader.
