Jeroen van Zwetselaar

Project

Canal House Amsterdam

Materials used

texture wallpapers – bright colors – walnut joinery – steel kitchen marble – coper taps bathroom – earth tones 

Year

2017

Location

Amsterdam

Square meters

390

“When we design a project we look at the larger whole, while being mindful of the details”

canal house amsterdam full of asymmetry The elements of earth, fire, water and air
canal house amsterdam full of asymmetry The elements of earth, fire, water and air
Canal House Amsterdam architecture architect

Canal House Amsterdam

This beautiful neck-gable 1670 canal house was split into three parts which meant it was full of asymmetry, incoherent and feeling out of balance. Using the same materials such as walnut and steel in the joinery throughout the house created a coherency, making the house one whole again. The atrium was brought back into the old style and the beautiful stairs were relieved of their six layers of paint, restoring them to their magnificent age-old oaky glory. The elements of earth, fire, water and air were brought into the house, respectively in the earthy basement, fiery kitchen, teal and green bright canal-side study and the blue style view-room and bedroom