Rietveld Schröder House, (Utrecht, Netherlands); 1924; De Stijl
The Schroder home in Ritterfeld, also known as Schröder House. It located in Utrecht, The Netherlands and designed by Dutch architect Herit Ritterfeld. Rietveld was built the project as a residential building for Mrs. Truus Schröder- and his three children in 1924. The project is one of the best examples of the "De Stijl" building, and it also the only authentic Dutch-style building. Mrs. Schroder lived in the house until her death in 1985. The house was restored by Bertus Mulder and open to the public. This two-story house was built at the end of a row of terraced houses, but it did not try to connect with its neighboring buildings. The flexible space has no hierarchy in the floor plan. The structure of the house is reinforced concrete slab and steel. Walls are made by bricks with paints. Those window frames, door frames and flooring are made by wood. The building interior space has flexibility has showed distinguishable and unique on every level. The ground floor i...