Design team: Liong Lie, Jasper Polak, Roeland de Jong,
Berry van Empel, Jerzy Woźniak, Fred Gerdes
Advisor construction: Kees
Luyten, Rotterdam
Advisor installations: Paans
Installatiebedrijven, Leerdam
Main
contractor: Aannemersbedrijf Van Breukelen, Soest
Landscape architect:
Hoveniersbedrijf H.G. Peters, The Hague
Light plan: Mark van Gelder icw
123DV
Pictures: Christiaan de Bruijne
Floors: Self leveling floor by Gietvloer
Nederland, Dordrecht
Walls: Loam stuck and Tadelakt
from Tierrafino, by H. Schuurink & Zn, Rotterdam
Wood work and fitted furniture: Padauk,
Rosewood and Skai leather by Dokter Interieurbouw, BarneveldStart construction: February 2008
Completion: December 2009
Home is where
the art is
Capturing the character of Dalí, Jugendstil forms, Spanish facades and
nautical life in one villa.
The 'Villa Dalí' clients asked for a very personal
house which would reflect their passions. They are nautical minded and have a
love of art, sculptures and especially the work of Salvador Dalí. During the
initial design discussions 123DV architecture were also showed pictures of
ancient Spanish architecture. They were fascinated by the closed white stucco
facades and metal fences in Jugendstil design. So the challenge was to combine
in one villa the beautiful Jugendstil forms, the closed facades, the treasures
of the diving world and the unique works of the artist Dalí.
For the design of the house 123DV architecture made
use of the Paranoiac-critical method by Salvador Dalí (creating optical
illusions). The result is a cylindrical white stucco main building with a
nautilus spiral structure inside; representing the world of diving. The closed
facade facing the street represents the so called Spanish architecture with a
blown up 'Jugendstil' pattern in the six meter wooden panel as the entrance. In
the centre of the house there is a double story cylindrical space. The
furniture has also been custom designed. Traces of Dalí’s fluid watch art can
be found in their design.