DE STIJL MOVEMENT by Roaa Issa

ABSTRACT DeSt i j l ( 1 91 7 ) T hemo s twe l l k no wnar tmo v e me ntt hat t o o kpl ac ei nL e i de n, Ne t he r l andsi sDeSt i j l , whi c hme ansâ&#x20AC;&#x153; s t y l e â&#x20AC;?i nDut c h. T hei ns pi r at i o n be hi ndt hi smo v e me ntwasf r o m c o ns t r uc t i v i s m, t ak i ngs k e t c hi ngo utt hi ngs t ot het e s t . Pe o pl edur i ngt hi smo v e me nt k e ptl i ne ss t r ai ghtandbo l d

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ABSTRACT No t i c e abl eT he me s : Noc ur v ye nds Bo l de dl i ne s Samec o l o r s Bl ue Y e l l o w Re d Bl ac ko ut l i ne

T hemo v e me nts t r i v e st o e x pr e s suni v e r s al c o nc e pt s t hr o ughel i mi nat i on, r e duc t i on,

abs t r ac t i on, s i mpl i f i c at i on, anda dy nami cas y mme t r i c al bal anc eof r e c t angl e s , pl ane s , v e r t i c al s , hor i z ont al s , t hepr i mar yc ol our s , andbl ac k , whi t e , andgr ay .

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ABSTRACT Ge r r i tRi e t v e l d Bo r no nJune2 4, 1 888, Ri e t v e l dgr e wup wo r k i ngi nhi sf at he r â&#x20AC;&#x2122; swo r k s ho p, mak i ng f ur ni t ur eando t he rt hi ngswi t hhi m. Ashe go to l de r , het r ai ne dt obeac ar pe nt e r , but s o o nbe gant os c ul ptandc r e at ene wi t e ms f o rpe o pl et obuy .

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ABSTRACT T he ov anDo e s bur g T he ov anDo e s bur g Ano t he rpe r s o nwhowo r k e do nmanyt hi ngs dur i ngt hi sar tmo v e me nt . Hewasbo r no n Augus t3 0, 1 883 , andhee nj o y e dar t i s t i c ho bbi e sasay o ungc hi l d. Hene v e rgr e wo ut o fi tandheo nl ybe gant oe x pe r i me ntmo r e andmo r ewi t hdi f f e r e nti t e mst ous et o c r e at ear t , s uc hasgl as s , ar c hi t e c t ur ede s i gn, de c o r at i o ns , e t c .

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I NTRODUCTI ON

DeSt i j l Dut c hf o rT heSt y l e -( o rNe o pl as t i c i s m)wasanar t i s t i cmo v e me nt f o unde di nNe t he r l andsi n1 91 7 .

WHAT I S DE ST I JL?

I NTRODUCTI ON

T hear t i s t sandar c hi t e c t sas s o c i at e dwi t hDeSt i j l s uc hasT he ov an Do e s bur g( whowasal s oawr i t e randac r i t i c ) , andPi e t Mo ndr i an, al o ngwi t h t hear c hi t e c tGe r r i tRe i t v e l d, t he yado pt e dwhatt he ype r c e i v e dt obea pur e rf o r mo fge o me t r y , c o ns i s t i ngo ff o r msmadeupo fs t r ai ghtl i ne sand bas i cge o me t r i cs hape s .

ABOUTI NVENTORS

PRI NCI PLES

I t ' sai me datc o unt e rpo s i ngAr tNo uv e au de c o r at i v ee x c e s s , bys i mpl i f y i ngf o r msandv o l ume s andl e av i ngpe r s pe c t i v eas i de . I t ' spr o po s e dul t i mat es i mpl i c i t yandabs t r ac t i o n t hr o ughwhi c ht he yc o ul de x pr e s saut o pi ani de ao f har mo nyando r de r . T hehar mo nyando r de rwase s t abl i s he dt hr o ugha r e duc t i o no fe l e me nt st opur ege o me t r i cf o r msand pr i mar yc o l o r s

WHY

T he ov anDoe s bur g, Â Compos i t i onVI I ( t het hr e e

DE STI JL? Pi e tMondr i an, Compos i t i on e nc oul e urA, 1 91 7

PRI NCI PLES

T henameo fapubl i c at i o ndi s c us s i ngt hegr o ups t he o r i e swhi c hwaspubl i s he dbyv anDo e s bur g.

T hepubl i c at i o nDeSt i j l r e pr e s e nt st hemo s t s i gni f i c antwo r ko fgr aphi cde s i gnf r o mt he mo v e me nt , butt hei de aso fr e duc t i o no ff o r m and c o l o rar emaj o ri nf l ue nc e so nt hede v e l o pme nto f gr aphi cde s i gnaswe l l .

WHY

DE STI JL?

PRI NCI PLES St r ai ghtangl e sandc o l o r sar ede s i gne dt of o r m s i mpl ege o me t r i cs hape s-r e c t angl e sandr e pe at e d c hr o mat i cbl o c k s-asi nt hef amo usMo ndr i an' s pai nt i ngs . T he i rf o r mal v o c abul ar ywasl i mi t e dt ot he

pr i mar yc o l o ur s , r e d, y e l l o w, andbl ue , andt he t hr e epr i mar yv al ue s , bl ac k , whi t e , andgr e y .

T hewo r k sav o i de ds y mme t r yandat t ai ne d ae s t he t i cbal anc ebyt heus eo fo ppo s i t i o n

WHY

DE STI JL?

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CHARACTARI STI CS I . Us es t r ai ghtl i ne s( v e r t i c al andho r i z o nt al ) I I . Us er e c t angul arands quar es hape s . I I I . Us ebas i cc o l o r s( r e d, y e l l o w, bl ue ) I V. Us ewhi t e , r e s i de nt i al , andbl ac k . V. St ayawayf r o ms y mme t r y . VI . Ac hi e v eabal anc ebydi s t r i but i ngt hedi f f e r e nt e l e me nt s( s hape sAndc o l o r s ) . WHAT ABOUT THEME?

ARCHI TECTURAL CHARACTERI STI CS I . F l atr o o f , as y mme t r y , ge o me t r i cf o r ms , whi t eo r gr aywal l swi t hde t ai l shi ghl i ght e dbypr i mar y c o l o r s . D E S T I J L I I . Co mpo s i t i o nsge ne r al l ye mphas i z et he A F F E C T S s e par at i o no fpl ane s , t heappl i c at i o no fpr i mar y A R C H I T E C T U R E c o l o r s , andt hes pat i al r e l at i o ns hi po fs o l i dst o v o i ds .

ARCHI TECTURAL CHARACTERI STI CS I I I . Re c t angul ars hape sde f i net hege o me t r i c r e pe t i t i o no fwi ndo ws , do o r s , andbl o c k so fc o l o r . I V. Wi ndo ws i z e sv ar yo nani ndi v i dual bui l di ngf r o m l ar get os mal l . T he ymaybear r ange di npat t e r nso r DE STI JL o neuni to nal ar gewal l . AFFECTS ARCHI TECTURE V. F l atr o o f sar et y pi c al , anddi s t i nc t l ydi f f e r e nt f r o mo t he rs t r uc t ur e s

FURNI TURE CHARACTARI STI CS I . F ur ni t ur eandde c o r at i v ear t sar ec o nc e i v e das o newi t ht hear c hi t e c t ur eandi nt e r i o rde s i gn. I I . De s i gne r ss i mi l ar l ye mphas i z es t r uc t ur e , JL c o ns t r uc t i o n, pr o po r t i o n, andt hebal anc ebe t we e n DE STI AFFECTS s o l i dandv o i dr e l at i o ns hi ps . ARCHI TECTURE I I I . Chai r sandt abl e sar et hemo s ti mpo r t ant c o nv e y o r so fc o nc e pt s .

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FURNI TURE CHARACTARI STI CS

I V. T he yc ar e f ul l ypl ac ei ndi v i dual par t st ode v e l o p v i s ual bal anc eandhar mo nys ot hatal l par t sar e appr e c i at e dal o neaswe l l asi nc o nt e x twi t ht he who l ef ur ni t ur epi e c e .

DE STI JL AFFECTS V. F ur ni t ur ec o mpl e me nt st hear c hi t e c t o ni c TECTURE c har ac t e ro fani nt e r i o rt hr o ughi t se mphas i so n ARCHI s t r ai ghtl i ne s , r e c t angul arpl ane s , andge o me t r i c f o r ms .

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I NTERI OR CHARACTARI STI CS

I . Us epo we r f ul ge o me t r i cs hape s . I I . Us ee l e me nt si nt hec o l o rbl o c kpl ani ngt he s pac e . I I I . Us ebr e ak e r st odi v i dei nt e r i o rs pac e s . DE STI JL I V. St r o ngl i ne shav ec r e at e dak i ndo fdy nami s m AFFECTS andmo v e me nt . TECTURE V. F e e l i ngl i ght ne s swasac hi e v e dbys t ay i ngaway ARCHI f r o m Mo t i f sandde c o r at i o ns . VI . I nt e r nal v o i dsar ee x pr e s s e dbyas e to f Di f f e r e ntar e aso fc o l o randt e x t ur e .

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MONDRI AN Si mpl y"t hes t y l e"he l pe dt ov i e war tasme anso f s o c i al ands pi r i t ual r e de mpt i o nMo ndr i anwhi c h waso neo ft heme mbe r so fdes t i j l mo v e me nthei s r e c o gni z e df o rt hepur i t yo fhi sabs t r ac t i o nsandhe s i mpl i f i e dt hee l e me nt so fhi spai nt i ngst or e f l e c t whathes awast hes pi r i t ual o r de runde r l y i ngt he v i s i bl ewo r l d DE STI JL AFFECTS ARCHI TECTURE

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MONDRI AN Mo ndr i anask no wnf o rc r e at i ngc l e ar , uni v e r s al ae s t he t i cl anguagewi t hi nhi sc anv as . Us i ngas y mme t r i c al bal anc eands i mpl i f i e d v o c abul ar yhe l pe di nt hede v e l o pme nto fmo de r n ar t . Al s o , hi sabs t r ac two r ki ss t i l l i nf l ue nt i al i nde s i gn D E S T I J L andf ami l i ari npo pul arc ul t ur et ot hi sday. AFFECTS ARCHI TECTURE

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MONDRI AN T heSc hr รถ de rHo us e , Mo ndr i anI nf l ue nc e s

Mo ndr i ande v e l o pe dt hene wpl as t i c i s m and be c ameak e yi nabs t r ac tar t .

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MONDRI AN Pl as t i c i s mr e f e r r e dt ot heac t i o no ff o r msand c o l o r so nt hes ur f ac easane wme t ho do f r e pr e s e nt i ngmo de r nr e al i t y. Byus i ngbas i cf o r ms , c o l o r smo ndr i anbe l i e v e dt hat t hi sv i s i o no fo fmo de r nar tbe c ameane w l anguagebas e di nt hepur epr i mar yc o l o r s , f l at ne s s o ff o r ms DE STI JL AFFECTS ARCHI TECTURE

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MONDRI AN St r ai ghtangl e sandc o l o r sar ede s i gne dt of o r m s i mpl ege o me t r i cs hape s –Re c t angl e sandr e pe at e dc hr o mat i cbl o c k sasi n t hef amo usMo ndr i an’ spai nt i ngs . Co o l , e l e gant , r at i o nal -Mo ndr i an' sho r i z o nt al sand v e r t i c al s , hi ss quar e sandgr i dss ho wagai nand agai nanar t i s tc o mmi t t e dt oe x pl o r i ngt he DE STI JL par ame t e r so fpe r c e pt i o nandme ani ng AFFECTS ARCHI TECTURE

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MONDRI AN F r o m nat ur al i s mt oCubi s m, t ot hear r i v al atagr ammar o fal mo s tt o t al abs t r ac t i o n, Mo ndr i ani sr i ght l y r e pr e s e nt e dasan e s s e nt i al f i gur ei nt he unf o l di ngs t o r yo f Mo de r ni s m DE STI JL AFFECTS ARCHI TECTURE

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Gerri tRei tvel d HEI Sage r manar c hi t e c t , andf ur ni t ur ede s i gne r Re i t v e l dc amet ot hegr o upo ft heDeSt i j l asa c abi ne t mak e randmadeDeSt i j l f ur ni s hi ngs t hr o ugho uthi sc ar e e r whatdi s t i ngui s hhi m? Hi sar c hi t e c t ur ec ar r i e st hes ames pi r i ti nt oal ar ge r i nt e gr at e dwho l eandpe r f e c t l ye x pr e s s e sv an Do e s bur gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sde f i ni t i o no fDeSt i j l ar c hi t e c t ur e DE STI JL AFFECTS ARCHI TECTURE

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Gerri tRei tvel d Ho wdi dDeSt i j l e mpo we rhi m? De s i gne d t heRe dandBl uec hai r , r e f e r r e d t oast he f i r s tde s i gno bj e c t , s i mpl i f i e ds t r uc t ur eandl i ne ari n s hape , whi c he x pr e s s e st hene wae s t he t i cc r i t e r i a pr o mo t e dbyt he DeSt i j l De s i gne dt heSc hr ö de rHo us ei nUt r e c ht( 1 92 4)t he i c o nbui l di ngo ft heDeSt j i l ar c hi t e c t ur e

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Gerri tRei tvel d Ho wdi dDeSt i j l e mpo we rhi m?

T hes amepl ayo fr e c t angl e sandc o l o rbl o c k sus e di n t hec hai ri st r ans l at e di nt hede s i gno ft heSc hr ö de r Ho us ei nwhi c hRi e t v e l dac hi e v e st he pe r f e c ts y nt he s i s o ft hemo v e me ntt he o r i e sandc o nc e i v e st hef ur ni t ur e e l e me nt sandt hear c hi t e c t ur al de s i gnbas i ngo nt he s ameae s t he t i cpr i nc i pl e s T heho us ei sl o c at e di n t hePr i nsHe ndr i k l aan5 0i n Ut r e c htandi so nt wol e v e l s , gr o undf l o o randf i r s tf l o o rDE STI JL

AFFECTS ARCHI TECTURE

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Gerri tRei tvel d F r o mt hede s i gnpo i nto fv i e w, i ti sbas e do nf o urmai n e l e me nt s : Whi t epr i mar ye l e me nt st o s hapet heho us eandi t s s t r uc t ur e Gr ayo rwhi t epl ai ne l e me nt st ode f i net her e l at i o ns hi p be t we e ni ns i deando ut s i de L i ne are l e me nt s , v e r t i c al andho r i z o nt al –l i nt e l s , pi l l ar s , dr ai npi pe s –c o l o r e di ny e l l o w, r e dandbl uec o mbi ne d wi t hwhi t e , gr ayandbl ac k D E S T I J L F unc t i o nal e l e me nt s–wi ndo ws , do o r s , r ai l i ngs , e x t e r i o r

AFFECTS ARCHI TECTURE

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Gerri tRei tvel d whati shi smo s ti c o ni cbui l di nge v e rc o ns t r uc t e d?

T HEHOUSE

I nt hef i r s tc o nc e pt i o no ft heho us e , t hei nt e r i o r s pac e shav ebe e nÂ o r gani z e dac c o r di ngt ot he f unc t i o nt he yar ei nt e nde dt o :

DE STI JL AFFECTS ARCHI TECTURE

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Gerri tRei tvel d

Ont hegr o undf l o o rt he r ear et her o o mst oe at , s t udy andwo r k , bo unde dbywal l s .

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Gerri tRei tvel d

Ont heuppe rf l o o r , i sauni quee nv i r o nme nt , de f i nabl e t hr o ught heus eo fs l i di ngwal l s , t he r ear et hear e ast o Â s l e e pandf o ri nt e l l e c t ual ac t i v i t i e s .

DE STI JL AFFECTS ARCHI TECTURE

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Gerri tRei tvel d

Al l t hef ur ni s hi ngi ns i det heho us ehasbe e nde s i gnby t heAr c hi t e c taswe l l .

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Gerri tRei tvel d

F o undat i o nsandbal c o ni e swe r et heo nl ypar t st hat we r emadeo uto fc o nc r e t e . 1 . T hewal l swe r emadeo fbr i c kandpl as t e r . 2 . T hewi ndo wf r ame sanddo o r swe r emadef r o m wo o d aswe l l ast hef l o o r s , whi c hwe r es uppo r t e dbywo o de n be ams . 3 . T os uppo r tt hebui l di ng, s t e e l gi r de r swi t hwi r eme s h DE STI JL we r eus e d

AFFECTS ARCHI TECTURE

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Gerri tRei tvel d E x t e r i o rf r e ef l o at i ngwal l s Re c t angul arpl ane ss e e mt os l i deac r o s s e ac ho t he r smak i ngt hi ss t r uc t ur eak i ndo f t hr e edi me ns i o nal pr o j e c t i o no ft her i gi dbut c ar e f ul l ypr o po r t i o ne df l atpl ane si n Mo nde r i anâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; spai nt i ngs .

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Gerri tRei tvel d I ns i det he r ei snos t at i cac c umul at i o no f r o o ms , butady nami c , c hange abl eo pe n z o ne . Mr sSc hr o de r , ho we v e r , f e l tt hatasl i v i ng s pac ei ts ho ul dbeus abl ei ne i t he rf o r m, o pe no rs ubdi v i de d. T hi swasac hi e v e dwi t has y s t e mo fs l i di ng andr e v o l v i ngpane l s

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DECLI NE T hef i r s ts e t bac kwaswhe n Mo ndr i anand VanDo e s bur gdi dn’ tagr e eo nt he i nt r o duc t i o n o ft hedi ago nal l i nebo t hi n pai nt i ngandi nar c hi t e c t ur e . I n1 92 1VanDo e s bur gmo v e dt oGe r many anday e arl at e rhe l dac o ur s eo nDeSt j i l at t he We i marSc ho o l , t husi nf l ue nc i ngt he Gr o pi us ’ s c ho o l .

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DECLI NE VanDo e s bur g’ se x pe r i e nc ewi t ht he Bauhausl as t e ds o mey e ar s , ho we v e rhe was n’ ts at i s f i e dwi t hi tands t ar t e dt owo r k o nane wav ant guar de mo v e me ntwhi c h unf o r t unat e l yne v e rmat e r i al i z e dbe c aus eo f hi sde at hi n1 93 1 . Wi t hhi sde at hDeSt i j l ( Ne o pl as t i c i s m)c ame t oane ndaswe l l .

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Key I deas & Accompl i shments

L i k eo t he rav ant gar demo v e me nt so ft het i me , DeSt i j l , whi c hme ans s i mpl y" t hes t y l e "i nDut c h, e me r ge dl ar ge l yi nr e s po ns et ot heho r r o r s o fWo r l dWarI andt hewi s ht or e mak es o c i e t yi ni t saf t e r mat h. Vi e wi ng ar tasame anso fs o c i al ands pi r i t ual r e de mpt i o n, t heme mbe r so fDe St i j l e mbr ac e daut o pi anv i s i o no far tandi t st r ans f o r mat i v epo t e nt i al .

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Key I deas & Accompl i shments

Amo ngt hepi o ne e r i nge x po ne nt so fabs t r ac tar t , DeSt i j l ar t i s t s e s po us e dav i s ual l anguagec o ns i s t i ngo fpr e c i s e l yr e nde r e dge o me t r i c f o r ms-us ual l ys t r ai ghtl i ne s , s quar e s , andr e c t angl e s andpr i mar y c o l o r s . E x pr e s s i ngt hear t i s t s ' s e ar c h" f o rt heuni v e r s al , ast hei ndi v i dual wasl o s i ngi t ss i gni f i c anc e , "t hi saus t e r el anguagewasme antt or e v e al t hel awsgo v e r ni ngt hehar mo nyo ft hewo r l d.

CONCLUSI ON

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Key I deas & Accompl i shments

E v e nt ho ughDeSt i j l ar t i s t sc r e at e dwo r ke mbo dy i ngt hemo v e me nt ' s ut o pi anv i s i o n, t he i rr e al i z at i o nt hatt hi sv i s i o nwasunat t ai nabl ei nt he r e al wo r l de s s e nt i al l ybr o ughtabo utt hegr o up' sde mi s e . Ul t i mat e l y , De St i j l ' sc o nt i nui ngf amei sl ar ge l yt her e s ul to ft hee ndur i ngac hi e v e me nt o fi t sbe s t k no wnme mbe randt r uemo de r nmas t e r , Pi e tMo ndr i an.

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THE RI ETVELD-SCHRODER HOUSE T he s edi agr amss ho wt hatt hebui l di nghasa c e nt r al i z e dc o r ec o ns i s t i ngo ft hes pi r al s t ai r c as e . T hi ss t ai r c as er unsc o nne c t i ngbo t h l e v e l so ft hebui l di ng; al l o ft heo t he rl i v i ng ar e ashav ebe e npl anne dar o undt hi sc e nt r al ar e ao ft heho us e . CASE STUDY OF THE MOST FAMOUS HOUSE OF THE DE STI JL MOVEMENT

THE RI ETVELD-SCHRODER HOUSE T hi sdi agr am s ho wst hec o r ear e aandge ne r al s pat i al o r gani s at i o no ft heuppe rl e v e l . T hec o r e ar e a, be i ngt hes e to fc i r c ul ars t ai r si ss ho wn asabl ac kbo xf r o m whi c ho t he rar e aso nt he f l o o rc anbeac c e s s e d. Al s o , t heuppe rl e v e l c an bedi v i de di nt of o urmai nar e ast hr o ughwhi c h t het hr e ec ant i l e v e r e dbal c o ni e sc anbe ac c e s s e d. CASE STUDY OF THE MOST FAMOUS HOUSE OF THE DE STI JL MOVEMENT

THE RI ETVELD-SCHRODER HOUSE I nc o nt r as tt ot heuppe rl e v e l , t hel o we rl e v e l pr o v e st ober at he rc o ns e r v at i v ei nde s i gn. Di v i de dbyt hes t ai r st he r ear es i xdi f f e r e nts pac e s : as mal l WC, age ne r o usk i t c he ndi ni ngl i v i ngar e a, as e r v ant ' sbe dr o o m, a s mal l wo r k i ngs pac e , as t udi o( me antf o rRi e t v e l d)anda r e adi ngr o o m. T hes e r v ant ' sr o o mi shi dde natt hebac ko ft he ho us eandi so nl yac c e s s i bl ebyme anso ft he k i t c he nl i v i ngdi ni ngar e asandt hewo r k i ngs pac e . T her e adi ng r o o m ands t udi oar ee as i l yac c e s s i bl et hr o ught hehal l .

CASE STUDY OF THE MOST FAMOUS HOUSE OF THE DE STI JL MOVEMENT

THE RI ETVELD-SCHRODER HOUSE T heuppe rl e v e l o ft heRi e t v e l dSc hr o de rHo us e haspr o v e nt hr o ughanal y s i st obequi t e mul t i pur po s eandmul t i e x pe r i e nt i al .

T heno r t he as ts i deo ft hepl an( be dr o o m ar e aandl i v i ng/ di ni ng ar e a)i sr e l at i v e l yo pe nandundi f f e r e nt i at e df r o mt hee x t e r i o r wi t hc l e arac c e s st ot hebal c o nyandl o t so fgl az i ng. T he s o ut he as ts i deo ft hepl ani spe r hapst hemo s ti nt r i gui ng: i t ' s qui t el i ne ari nc har ac t e rduet ot her o o fwhi c hbr ac k e t st he s pac equi t el i ne ar l y . T hel i ne ar i t yo ft hes o ut he as ts i deal l o ws t hi spar to ft hebui l di ngt ome r ges e aml e s s l ywi t ht he l ands c ape

CASE STUDY OF THE MOST FAMOUS HOUSE OF THE DE STI JL MOVEMENT

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