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Nestled right at the river Rijn, a beautiful characteristic house facing the waterfront makes its appearance with its detailed façade dating back to the early 20’s. The location and the space on the land create a unique design opportunity to highlight this historical house, protected as cityscape and a memorable landmark within its surroundings. Studio Modijefsky was involved from start to execution into expending the potential of the space creating several luxurious spaces such as a bar, a wellness and a wine room. In order to meet the clients wishes for hosting friends and family and, enjoying the view of the Rijn. The house is a combination between a classical main house and several add-on spaces. Making this a distinctive creative challenge for the studio.

FIRST FLOOR

The original layout featured an oversized hallway, disconnected spaces, and an incoherent routing. We completely reconfigured the plan to create a welcoming entryway with layered sightlines and a smoother transition into the main living areas. The hallway forms the spine of the house, leading towards an atelier that is located in one of the two serres, where light comes in from all angles, creating the perfect space for an atelier. The small atelier has a view towards the front garden and features custom-built furniture that combines functionality with sculptural character. The central focus point is the hallway staircase, designed as an architectural element in itself, illuminated by a skylight that brings natural light into the core of the home.

Living room

Through textured glass doors, the living area unfolds as a warm and inviting space where comfort and material richness go hand in hand. An open fireplace anchors the seating area, furnished with soft fabrics in earthy tones. The materials throughout the house were carefully curated to create warmth and depth, materials like walnut wood, natural stone flooring, wool upholstery, and copper accents form a tactile and cohesive palette. The customizes wall in the living area creates fluidity between the other spaces of the house due to its presence over the ground floor. The wall element also integrates custom cabinetry and open shelving, enhancing both function and spatial rhythm. The main living area is extended by a see-through fireplace towards the serre. A custom sofa, perfectly designed for the nish in the serre, with carefully picked details in legs and a subtle integrated led, creates an intimate corner for reading, while enjoying the ambiance and warmth of the fireplace. Throughout both spaces, thoughtfully selected furniture pieces add tactile contrast and depth to the material palette. Rugs, with orange tones, create little warm moments on the tiled flooring.

Dining

The dining area seamlessly links the living room and the kitchen. Here, a dark walnut table offers a striking contrast to the soft, neutral tones of the surrounding spaces, grounding the palette and introducing a new visual layer that defines the zone without disrupting the flow. The kitchen back wall is both highly functional and aesthetically refined, featuring integrated storage and custom wall elements. Textured glass fronts one of the large cabinets, adding a layer of transparency and visual interest, while warm-toned wood cabinetry makes the kitchen feel like the welcoming heart of the home. A generous kitchen island faces the garden and includes a cozy breakfast nook, an ideal spot to start the day. The stainless-steel countertop introduces an industrial touch, providing reflection and weight to the otherwise warm and natural material composition.

Unique house extension

The ground floor is naturally connected naturally into a new extension of the house, divided into a bar, a wellness and a multifunctional room. Making the house exceptional in use. Brown warm tones in the bar lift the space to another level with beautiful terrazzo details around a squared pattern wood floor. The refinement of the bar draws inspiration from the existing architectural language of the house, adding another layer to the volumes. Brass accents on the back wall create a geometric structure for storing bottles and glassware, making the bar not just functional but also a visually stunning feature, with direct views to the garden. Different colour Zelige tiles in combination with terrazzo, marble, textured glass and darker wood create a rich material pallet for a brown bar at home. The perfect place for hosting and gathering together.

The bar leads into the wellness area, with a steam bath, sauna and jacuzzi. Fully dressed in a travertine floor and warm toned walls. There is a beautiful detailed backwall with engraved travertine, that creating lines and direction to this space. A travertine covered jacuzzi with a view towards the garden is the perfect spot to relax. The travertine space provided with large plants, create a green oasis. The glass wall gives a peak into the multifunctional space.

The multifunctional room is furnished with a curated selection of designer and custom pieces, creating an ideal place to unwind after time spent in the wellness area. Warm lighting, sculptural lounge chairs, and handcrafted side tables form a balanced blend of bespoke and collectible items. A round rug softens the terrazzo floor, while a custom-built cabinet cleverly conceals a fold-out bed.

Across the garden, directly parallel to the bar and wellness wing, another extension houses a boathouse, wine room, and garage. The material palette echoes that of the main living spaces and bar, lending identity and cohesion to this smaller volume. Within the wine room, customdesigned cabinetry offers storage, a high table is added for seating, all with a direct view to the boat and water beyond, creating a serene yet sophisticated experience.

SECOND FLOOR

Via the main hallway at the entrance of the house, from downstairs towards upstairs a subtle hall landing enlightened by the rooflight above the stairs, lead into the different rooms. Each room has a smaller pallet based on the material pallet from downstairs, offering a clean basis as well as characteristic rooms. A seamless poured floor runs throughout the upper level, enhancing the sense of flow. Custom-designed bedheads integrate lighting, sockets, and detailing to provide both characteristic visual coherence and practical comfort. Built-in cabinetry offers ample storage and a continuation the crafted aesthetic.

The master bedroom is designed as a beautiful light room with selected furniture, custom bedhead and carefully picked rugs. Leading into a custom wardrobe by sliding doors that disappear behind the cabinet. A large mirror and beautiful selected wood, creates a very nice base. Leading into the bathroom fully dressed in a shower, toilet and large sink that relates to the bathtub by travertine plints. With a cozy view at the garden and De Rijn. This bathroom combines tiles, poured flooring, and travertine in a light, cohesive palette, creating not only a functional space, but one that is peaceful and pleasurable to inhabit.

GARDEN

The garden, designed by Arjan Boekel, seamlessly connects the main house, extensions, boathouse, and waterfront. Thoughtfully placed furniture in light materials by Studio Modijefsky, forms various seating areas throughout the garden, each corner serving a different purpose. Whether enjoying dinner with friends near the BBQ or soaking in the final evening sunlight by the water’s edge, the garden invites you to slow down and appreciate the flow between indoor and outdoor life

Together, all the spaces form a layered and harmonious home in which architecture, interior, and landscape are carefully interwoven. By balancing historical character with contemporary comfort, Studio Modijefsky created a warm and refined living environment tailored to both intimate daily life and larger moments of gathering. The result is a timeless family home that embraces its surroundings, celebrates craftsmanship, and strengthens the connection to the Rijn.

Design: Studio Modijefsky; Esther Stam, Beau van der Schoot, Marit van der Gulik, Ivana Stella, Laura Chavez de Miranda, Christel Willers
Garden design: Arjan Boekel
Photography: Maarten Willemstein

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