The Rietveld Schröder House produced a synthesis of the design concepts in modern architecture at a pivotal moment in time. A principal quality of the house is the flexibility of its spatial arrangement, which allows gradual changes over time in accordance with changes in functions. A new animation created by playhou.se shows this flexibility in function as it manifests itself into its iconic architectural...
The Rietveld Schröder House is now a museum. The house has been painstakingly restored, and is now in excellent condition, currently maintained by the Centraal Museum of Utrecht. The location of the house in its original setting...
The Rietveld Schröder House was designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld on a commission from Ms Truus Schröder-Schräder. It was constructed in Utrecht in 1924. This small house is a manifestation of the ideals of the De Stijl group in the early 20th century and is an icon of modern architecture.The Schröder House is the only building of its type...