{"id":226941,"date":"2024-05-31T13:38:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T17:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=226941"},"modified":"2024-06-03T14:50:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T18:50:49","slug":"contemporary-artistic-amsterdam-home-by-framework-studio","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/contemporary-artistic-amsterdam-home-by-framework-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit This Quirky Amsterdam Home Adorned With Modern Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A five-story, 3,875-square-foot Amsterdam building dating to 1720 restored by Framework Studio founder Thomas Geerlings as the home for him, his wife, and their two daughters features a library where unearthed ceiling beams are wood from the masts of 18th-century ships and modern furnishings include clear Rick Resin armchairs by Joris Poggioli, Floris Wubben\u2019s Twist table and Ghost stool, and a custom tile fireplace surround by Eva Crebolder, the latter two designers also Dutch. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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May 31, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Rebecca Dalzell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Kasia Gatkowska\/Photofoyer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Visit This Quirky Amsterdam Home Adorned With Modern Art<\/h1>\n\n\n

Designers often complain about the hassle of working with landmarked properties. Yet to hear Thomas Geerlings, founder and creative director of Framework Studio in Amsterdam, talk about it, the yearlong permitting process sounds like a fun adventure. He and his team have renovated hundreds of buildings in the UNESCO World Heritage\u2013listed city center, so he knows his way around the archives. \u201cIt\u2019s always a nice journey with these historic buildings. You really have to do your research and see what\u2019s original, what was added on later, and what you want to enhance or renew,\u201d Geerlings says. His latest such project is his own five-story home on the Prinsengracht canal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Framework\u2019s portfolio includes Karl Lagerfeld\u2019s neoclassical headquarters along with residential and hospitality interiors, every few years, Geerlings likes to do something for himself. His wife and 8- and 13-year-old daughters come along for the ride. When they moved into what they call the canal house last year, it was the third that Geerlings had designed for them; the previous one was only three doors down. Why move again? \u201cThere\u2019s nothing for sale in this neighborhood,\u201d he explains. \u201cSo, if something comes up, you have to grab it immediately.\u201d At nearly 4,000 square feet, the home was also twice the size of their previous one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Above the living room\u2019s limestone-brushed mantel, Dirk van der Kooij\u2019s recycled-plastic sculpture overlooks a Specchio di Venere cocktail table by Massimiliano Locatelli, a custom sofa, and a 1930\u2019s armchair. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The property may have been a find, but it was in a state of disrepair. The edifice dates to 1720 and was originally a warehouse for storing wine; later, it was a shoe factory. In the 1950\u2019s, it became a four-unit apartment building and was poorly maintained, with many historical details covered up. Because it is a landmark, a gut renovation was out of the question. Nearly every intervention is subject to approval by the City of Amsterdam\u2019s Monuments and Archaeology Department, or MenA; the structure, walls, and notable features must be restored. Geerlings began by studying centuries-old layouts and permits in the city archives to figure out what was original and what had been added on when. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, the second floor had a plaster ceiling, but he found 19th-century drawings that showed exposed wood beams. They are in fact masts from old sailing ships, a common building material for the seafaring nation. \u201cSome of those boats had traveled the world,\u201d Geerlings notes. \u201cWhen you sit and look at these heavy ceilings, you think, Where has this piece of wood been?<\/em>\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Painted plywood 1970\u2019s doors from the home of late Brazilian artist Athos Bulc\u00e3o open into the living room with a decorative 1920\u2019s plaster ceiling. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The library\u2019s Jind\u02c7rich Halabala armchairs flanking a Rodrigo Pinto table are upholstered in mohair and backed by custom stainless-steel shelves. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

MenA agreed that Geerlings should restore some of the beams, but asked him to preserve an early 20th\u2013century decorative plaster ceiling in what\u2019s now the formal living room. \u201cThe agency thinks the timelines of a building are super interesting, and I agree,\u201d he says. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t want to make it Disney where everything goes back to zero.\u201d The four-bedroom house is therefore not a time capsule, but a mishmash of eras\u2014especially when the family\u2019s art and furniture collection is added into the mix along with a materials palette that includes Italian terra-cotta tile, veined marble, and oak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The house generally follows a traditional floor plan. The kitchen, dining area, and guest bedroom are on the ground level, and the living room and library occupy the airy second floor. The family bedrooms are farther upstairs. The parents are on the third floor, the daughters on the top two floors, each with their own lounge. His wife and children had only one request: \u201cDon\u2019t make it too gray,\u201d Geerlings laughs. He agreed that it should be cheerful, quirky, and brighter than their last home. He was also looking to display his large art collection, which is composed of works in a mix of mediums by a roster of an international and local artists\u2014No\u00e9mie Goudal, Alma Haser, Thomas Kiesewetter, Miguel Sbastida, and Dirk van der Kooij among them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Studio Julien Manaira chairs meet Patricia Urquiola\u2019s Liquefy table in one of two children\u2019s lounges. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The centerpiece of the library is a blocky yellow ceramic table by Dutch designer Floris Wubben, whom Geerlings has known for years. \u201cWhen I first bought this house, I said to him, I want a big table in this room<\/em>. He asked what color, I said: up to you<\/em>.\u201d It now joins clear resin armchairs by Joris Poggioli near a fireplace surrounded with green tiles by local sculptor Eva Crebolder. Leading to the living room are vintage double doors from the private home of late Brazilian painter Athos Bulc\u00e3o. Nothing matches, but everything works, unified by Geerlings\u2019s own eclectic taste. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the renovation, Geerlings discovered something rare in the back of the house: a floating basement. Amsterdam is below sea level and has a high water table, so anything more than 2 feet underground sits in water. In the 18th century, builders created cellars without structural posts that float untethered in the ground- water; like houseboats, they need a ballast to keep from tipping over. \u201cIt was a nice original basement with a marble floor,\u201d the designer says. \u201cThere aren\u2019t a lot left, because of course they leaked and got destroyed. But we restored this one.\u201d It was like a prize bequeathed by the landmark for all that archival research. Fittingly, Geerlings and his wife have turned it into a wine cellar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside This Contemporary Artistic Home In Amsterdam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A five-story, 3,875-square-foot Amsterdam building dating to 1720 restored by Framework Studio founder Thomas Geerlings as the home for him, his wife, and their two daughters features a library where unearthed ceiling beams are wood from the masts of 18th-century ships and modern furnishings include clear Rick Resin armchairs by Joris Poggioli, Floris Wubben\u2019s Twist table and Ghost stool, and a custom tile fireplace surround by Eva Crebolder, the latter two designers also Dutch. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Custom oak cabinets line a corridor with floor tiles of Italian terra-cotta, a vintage wall piece by Gruppo NP2, and a Rob Parry chair from 1952. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Terra-cotta flooring reappears in the study, where vintage chairs pull up to a Pierre Chapo table lit by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni\u2019s Snoopy lamp. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Marble clads and forms a built-in bench in the main bathroom\u2019s shower. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A photograph by No\u00e9mie Goudal hangs behind custom leather-upholstered seating and a bronze table by Ado Chale in the kitchen\u2019s dining area. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Marble tops the kitchen cabinets in custom chiseled oak. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Antonio Lupi\u2019s Reflex tub joins a vintage Vico Magistretti Maralunga sofa and custom oak cabinets in the main bathroom. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In the main suite, Guillerme et Chambron armchairs meet custom side tables at the foot of the bed, its oak headboard custom. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another custom headboard, this time upholstered, furnishes a daughter\u2019s bedroom on the top floor. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A Peter Demetz wood carving and Jan Janssen stool form a vignette in a corridor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
PROJECT TEAM\u00a0<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n

PSLAB:<\/strong> LIGHTING DESIGNER. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRODUCT SOURCES<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n

FROM FRONT JORIS POGGIOLI:<\/strong> ARMCHAIRS (LIBRARY). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

STUDIO EVA CREBOLDER:<\/strong> CUSTOM FIREPLACE TILES. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THROUGH THE FUTURE PERFECT:<\/strong> TABLE (LIBRARY), FLOOR LAMP (LIVING ROOM). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

GLASITALIA:<\/strong> COCKTAIL TABLE (LIVING ROOM), TABLE (LOUNGE). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PIERRE FREY:<\/strong> ARMCHAIR MOHAIR (LIBRARY), CURTAIN FABRIC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THROUGH SIDE GALLERY:<\/strong> SIDE TABLE (LIBRARY). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THROUGH FUNDAMENTE:<\/strong> CHAIR (LIVING ROOM). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ADO CHALE:<\/strong> TABLE (DINING AREA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THROUGH MORENTZ:<\/strong> CHAIRS (DINING AREA), TABLE, SHELVES (STUDY). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

GAGGENAU:<\/strong> APPLIANCES (KITCHEN). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAISON VERVLOET:<\/strong> CABINET HARDWARE. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

FLOS:<\/strong> TABLE LAMP (STUDY). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

STUDIO JULIEN MANAIRA:<\/strong> CHAIRS (LOUNGE). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CASSINA:<\/strong> SOFA (BATHROOM). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ELITIS:<\/strong> SOFA FABRIC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

AL STUDIO:<\/strong> TUB. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

JANJANSSENWERKEN:<\/strong> STOOL (HALL). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THROUGHOUT DEDAR; NOBILIS:<\/strong> CURTAIN FABRIC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

GESSI ITALIA:<\/strong> SHOWER FITTINGS, TUB FITTINGS. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n