If you’re a design aficionado, just like us, we’re sure that you already heard about the Dutch design master, Grosfeld van ver Velde!
It is commonly known that Netherlands ate the homeland of many most talented, recognized and awarded designers and architects in the world. Grosfeld van der Velde are one of them. Architecture company based in Breda is led by two great architects – Pascal Grosfeld and Bart van der Velde. Their main mission is to create good buildings, being a perfect environment in for people to live and work in. They believe in the great value of architecture in our lives and the important role played by the quality of every building. Their buildings show great character, an exceptional spaciousness and careful, long-lasting finish. In every task they search for the essence of the project – simple and powerful concepts that are developed as consistently as possible. Today, Vintage Industrial Style blog will show you how the architect is rocking contemporary style with these windowed wall architectural projects!
Biography
Bart van der Velde was born in 1965, Pascal Grosfeld is only 2 years younger. They both graduated from the Technical University of Eindhoven in 1995 and 1994 respectively and worked in large offices as Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and Bert Dirrix before forming their own office in 1996.
Pascal Grosfeld is the winner of the second Young Architects Initiative, organized in 1996 by the Municipality of Eindhoven. In 1999 he became the winner of the Europan 5 in Turku, Finland and competition ‘Buitenplaats’ in Breda. In 2000 he was a member of the Review Committee Breda. In years 2005 to 2012 Pascal was a Mentor at the Academy of architecture.
Bart van der Velde is the winner of 1st prize of European 5 in 1999. In 2005 he was a jury member for Europan 8 for Finland, Latvia and Sweden. In 2007 he gained 1st prize in Jyväskylä, Finland, in international architectural / urban design competition. In 2012 Bart was giving lectures on redevelopment and renovation at the Strelka institute in Moscow. He was also a tutor and mentor at Artez academy of Architecture in Arnhem between 2008 and 2015.
Their main domain are private, residential projects as well as public spaces and infrastructure.
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The talented architectural designers know exactly their aim in life: to create stunning and high-end building taking into consideration several parameters such as the client’s needs and wishes, and also social, cultural and historical issues. The architect plays a major role, since he is responsible for the environement a person will live or work. It’s quite important to create a project that will be cohesive with its surrounding, always doing the right balance between aesthetics and functionality.
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The designer believes that one of the main keys of success is to listen carefully to what the client envisions, so they can define, together, a design concept and other first steps of the project. With a portfolio with peculiar architectural projects, the two design experts are ready to receive any challenge, adapting it to the client, never leaving their unique singature style aside.
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Actually, layering plenty of light throughout the room is one of the main features of contemporary design, an element imported from another aesthetics, in this case, from mid-century modern desing.
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Specialized in a style that is hard to define, today we’ll try to show you how the company did its best with this contemporary residence. Contemporary means ‘at the moment’, which makes this style particularly hard to define. Dating back to the 1970s, this style is unique because it borrows elements from many other aesthetics. In it, you can see nods to modern, traditional, art deco and even futuristic design. At the end, it means that contemporary style is always evolving, and the team does its best to be always updated with the latest design trends. Nowadays, it can be defined by neutral colors, clean an curved lines and minimalism. Open spaces are also a strong architecture feature, that we can see here!
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Vertical Western Red Cedar boarding was chosen for the façade cladding, and the roof has a moss-sedum roof covering. The restrained detailing combined with the shape and the materials chosen give House L an ultra-modern appearance, but one that is entirely at home in its rural surroundings.
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