Villa Sonnehaert by Hollandse Nieuwe
These offices for the Dutch Football Association in Zeist by interior designers Hollandse Nieuwe are concealed behind the classical facade of a reconstructed mansion (+ slideshow).
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Inspired by mown grass, painted white lines and football kits, the contemporary offices occupy all three floors of the building, which architects StudiOzo had completely remodelled after all that remained was a facade.
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Hollandse Nieuwe used studs like those on the soles of football boots to create the shapes of sporting figures on the inside walls, as well as to spell out words.
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Numbers are stitched onto sofas so that resemble the backs of football players' shirts, while opaque circles look like little balls on the glazed partitions to meeting rooms.
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Surfaces are predominantly green and white in each room, matching the colours of a freshly painted pitch.
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Other football-related projects we've featured include a football training centre in South Africa.
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Photography is by Gerard van Beek.
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Here's some more information from the designers:
For the Dutch premiere and first league football association as well as two other associated organisations, Hollandse Nieuwe developed an inspiring office.
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The building is a rebuilt villa and only the facade is original.
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Whilst the exterior looks like a traditional mansion, the interior has no reference to its historical context.
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An abstract of the world that is associated with professional football were the inspiration to develop a visual language based on studs, stitching, leather, chalk lines, patterns of mowed grass and shirt numbers.
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Without becoming literal these elements form a new language where for example studs are used to make logos, patterns and figures; stitching is used in detailing benches; the green and white create a fresh and crisp atmosphere. The meeting place for football professionals.
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Project: Dutch premiere and first league football association
Delivered: 2012
Size: 1500 m2
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Above: original building before reconstruction
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Above: original building before reconstruction
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Ground floor plan - click above for larger image
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First floor plan - click above for larger image
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Second floor plan - click above for larger image