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PRIVATE HOUSE MANASSEN
G.TH. RIETVELD, 1961-1963, Anna Paulownalaan 42, Amersfoort
Woonhuis Manassen / Private House Manassen ( G.Th. Rietveld )
© 2016 Ossip van Duivenbode

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Gerrit Rietveld

ASSISTING ARCHITECT:
Jan van Tricht

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Rietveld Van Dillen Van Tricht

BUILDING TYPE:
Freestanding houses

The first design for this villa was rejected by the local council. Disappointed by the subsequent modifications, the client, G. Manassen, sold the house while it was still under construction. Placed as far back as possible on the plot in a conciliatory gesture to the council, the house is still a typical Rietveld creation. It consists of two interlocking cubes. A large entrance hall stitches together the various household activities on the ground floor. The frontage is of white and glazed brick with white frames, the red and blue windows and doors acting as colour accents along with larger colour planes in the opaque areas. The composition of the frontage and the fenestration looks ahead to Rietveld's later work based on a grid of squares.