Lilith Ronner van Hooijdonk

Interieur Zes

The beam, the balcony and the stairs

the balcony and the beam in a former classroom

Interieur Zes

The beam, the balcony and the stairs

Johannes en Lizzy obtained a part of an old elementary school which they wanted to make into their new home. The existing sequence of spaces, with a lower corridor for the entrance hall, a classroom with high ceiling followed by an attic with pitched roof upstairs is the starting point for our narrative. We introduce a large beam that spans the total width of the former classroom to specify areas for the dining area, the lounge, the kitchen and ante rooms. From the hall, a stairs in three stages moves upward to the sleeping quarters. A balcony halfway up the stairs gives a peak into the living room, before moving upstairs. By using these spatial elements the quality of the heights of the rooms is kept and the rooms are turned into a home.

a balcony above the kitchen divides the large space

a yellow podium marks the space for a seating area next to the kitchen

original toilet doors are shortened in order to let light flow in

old and new constructions meet

Background stories

colour study

plan of the living area

plan of the floor with bedrooms and bathroom

section with the balcony above the kitchen

a section shows the different heights

Colophon

Location: The Hague

Client: private

Year: 2014 - now

Status: ongoing

Program: family home

Photography: Johannes van Assem

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About Lilith Ronner van Hooijdonk

The office was founded in 2010 in Rotterdam. We design narrative architecture that tells the story of the assignment at hand. A story with different layers: that of the context, a response to building tradition, the wishes of our client, sustainable applications and technical opportunities. The architecture surprises with imagination. Our work reaches from transformations to public spaces like a Performative Space in Eindhoven, and from building a multi-family house in Amsterdam to researching our practice and writing stories about it.

Partners: Elsbeth Ronner, Lilith van Assem

Employees: Eva Ventura (2019 - nu), Milou Klein (2019), Melvin van den Houdt (2019), Laura Steenbeke (2018), Joppe Douma (2018), Madeleine Mans (2016 - 2018), Paula Cores Barrel (2017), Jimmy Stegeman (2016), Dirk Gonzáles Veugelers (2016), André Cramer (2014), Clémence Boru (2013), Anne de Ruyter (2012)

They wrote about us: Modulør, Archined, Architectuur.nl, Dirty Science

Design: De Ronners
Development: Martijn van Bachum

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