In Heemstede, simply south of Haarlem in North Holland, a former seminary initially constructed by Jan Stuyt in 1923 was transformed into luxurious residences by Stijlgroep in 2007—all minus the chapel which was chilly, humid, and darkish with excessive ceilings. “Not many individuals noticed the potential to remodel the chapel into a pleasant and intimate residing area,” says Matthijs van Cruijsen who, together with Ina Meijer, based Ina-Matt, a design and structure follow primarily based in Pingjum. With a background reworking massive, outdated farms in North Holland, Ina-Matt was excellent for the duty. The purchasers, a pair with grown kids working in furnishings and vogue, was searching for a house to divulge heart’s contents to family and friends. “With outdated monasteries in thoughts, we needed to construct a modest but monumental sculptural inside with an unambiguous method utilizing sincere and tactile supplies.” Be part of us for a tour.
Pictures by Inga Powilleit, courtesy of Ina-Matt.
The two,260 sq. foot house is made up of three bedrooms and two baths. The most important structural adjustments had been the rooftop skylights that observe the rim of the development and the addition of sq. home windows beneath the present stained glass home windows to usher in extra pure mild.
