Rietveld Schröder House

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The Rietveld Schröder House is a pioneering De Stijl–style modernist residence in Utrecht designed by architect Gerrit Rietveld and renowned for its radical use of space, color, and flexible interior walls.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
house
modernist building
museum
alsoKnownAs Schröder House
architect Gerrit Rietveld
architecturalStyle De Stijl
modernist architecture
city Utrecht NERFINISHED
client Truus Schröder
colorScheme black
blue
grey
red
white
yellow
completionDate 1924
constructionStartDate 1923
coordinateLocation 52.088°N 5.149°E
country Netherlands
hasFeature asymmetrical façade
cantilevered balconies
horizontal and vertical planes
open-plan upper floor
sliding partitions
hasFloorCount 2
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
influenced later modernist residential architecture
locatedInNeighborhood Rijnsweerd
location Utrecht NERFINISHED
materialUsed brick
reinforced concrete
steel
namedAfter Truus Schröder
notableFor flexible interior walls
primary color scheme
radical use of space
openToPublic true
operatedBy Centraal Museum Utrecht
owner Centraal Museum Utrecht
partOfMovement De Stijl movement
region Utrecht province NERFINISHED
significantEvent inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000
streetAddress Prins Hendriklaan 50
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteCriteria criterion (i)
criterion (ii)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 965
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear 2000
usedAs house museum
residence


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