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            Rietveld Day 2023

On Sunday, June 25, 2023, we  celebrated Gerrit Rietveld's 135th birthday. This year, the theme of Rietveld Day is museum homes; designed by three Utrecht architects who were far ahead of their time and who have been of great importance to the city. On this Sunday we  opened the Rietveld Schröder House (1924), the House Van Ravesteyn (1933) and the Van Schijndel House (1992) for a flash visit. On this day, the thematic film Pioneers of the Dutch Modern House (Iconic Houses, 2021) was screened in the garden room of the Centraal Museum.

House Van Ravesteyn- Utrecht - The Netherlands
Railway architect Sybold Van Ravesteyn, designed for himself this detached house with wavy lines and curly shapes in 1932. Van Ravesteyn wanted to build a house with modest means in which it was pleasant to live and work. He experimented with wavy lines and curly shapes. Completely against the principles of the New Building, whose members could not always appreciate his exuberance and love for ornaments. Many of his designs did not escape the demolition hammer. Fortunately, this gem has been preserved for us. Van Ravesteyn combined different functions in one room. That was very progressive at the time. The living room occupies one large space where the living, dining and working areas are located. The boundaries are only indicated by lines on the floor and ceiling. The work corner has a lowered light sky because Van Ravesteyn mainly worked here in the evenings. Special is also the fixed furniture in the room.
Sybold van Ravesteyn used a triangular plot that remained after a contractor had realized a row of traditional thirties houses. On the tapered piece of land no longer fit a standard house. But the architect knew how to handle that. The yellow bricks of his house were discards from the Railways, where Sybold worked. The kitchen is also a lovely place. Round lines and pastel shades characterize House Van Ravesteyn. This house is a stubborn variant of the choice of form of his fellow architects who used the straight line. Sybold van Ravesteyn was especially fond of graceful round lines. Practical matters were also considered; for example, the handy hatch between the kitchen and the dining area is concealed in a cupboard wall. And also look at the raised edge of his work desk. He ensures that his pencils do not fall off the table. For that he must have gained inspiration on the train.

Taken on: June 25, 2023

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