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Nirwana Loft
The Hague, Netherlands
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Nirwana Loft
The Hague, Netherlands
Renovation Nirwana Loft 2014
The “Nirwana” flat was built between 1926 and 1929, and designed by Dutch architect Jan Duiker in the style of the “Nieuwe Zakelijkheid”, translated as New Objectivity or New Pragmatism, a Dutch phrase describing a period of modernist architecture that started in the 1920s and continued into the 1930s. Nieuwe Zakelijkheid is characterized by angular shapes and designs that are generally free of ornamentation and decoration. The architecture is based on functional considerations and often included open layouts that allowed spaces to be used with flexibility.
The movement is associated with Het Nieuwe Bouwen (new building) and was contemporary and related to cubism and De Stijl, and applies similar design principles to architecture. Dutch architects working in this style included Theo van Doesburg, Gerrit Rietveld, and J.J.P. Oud. The architectural style is similar to Piet Mondrian’s artwork who was working contemporaneously with the architects. Common influences are also seen in furniture designs. (http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirwana-flat)
Not only the form and design of the building was new, but also the materials used. The building was one of the first buildings with a concrete structure so a lot of glass could be placed in the façade.
In its time it was the highest building in The Netherlands.
The apartment of 140 m2 is located on the 6th floor with a beautiful view over the The Hague city. The flexible skeleton concrete structure made it possible to breakdown all inner walls, and redesigning the interior setup (not one flat in Nirwana is the same). From former kitchen-, dining- and living room one open loft space have been created with an open kitchen, where the cooking island with a bar devides the kitchen from the dining area. An inbuilt cabinet wall, extending to just below the ceiling, based on a minimalistic design between dining- and living room gives scale and functionality to the loft space. You experience the space by its function and at the same time as one loft space. The minimalistic timeless design perfectly fits to the ‘New Objectivity’ and to todays time!
The “Nirwana” flat was built between 1926 and 1929, and designed by Dutch architect Jan Duiker in the style of the “Nieuwe Zakelijkheid”, translated as New Objectivity or New Pragmatism, a Dutch phrase describing a period of modernist architecture that started in the 1920s and continued into the 1930s. Nieuwe Zakelijkheid is characterized by angular shapes and designs that are generally free of ornamentation and decoration. The architecture is based on functional considerations and often included open layouts that allowed spaces to be used with flexibility.
The movement is associated with Het Nieuwe Bouwen (new building) and was contemporary and related to cubism and De Stijl, and applies similar design principles to architecture. Dutch architects working in this style included Theo van Doesburg, Gerrit Rietveld, and J.J.P. Oud. The architectural style is similar to Piet Mondrian’s artwork who was working contemporaneously with the architects. Common influences are also seen in furniture designs. (http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirwana-flat)
Not only the form and design of the building was new, but also the materials used. The building was one of the first buildings with a concrete structure so a lot of glass could be placed in the façade.
In its time it was the highest building in The Netherlands.
The apartment of 140 m2 is located on the 6th floor with a beautiful view over the The Hague city. The flexible skeleton concrete structure made it possible to breakdown all inner walls, and redesigning the interior setup (not one flat in Nirwana is the same). From former kitchen-, dining- and living room one open loft space have been created with an open kitchen, where the cooking island with a bar devides the kitchen from the dining area. An inbuilt cabinet wall, extending to just below the ceiling, based on a minimalistic design between dining- and living room gives scale and functionality to the loft space. You experience the space by its function and at the same time as one loft space. The minimalistic timeless design perfectly fits to the ‘New Objectivity’ and to todays time!
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