Robijnhof: homes for 'ordinary' people

Robijnhof: homes for 'ordinary' people

During the early 1950s, Gerrit Rietveld designed almost six hundred dwellings in the Tolsteeg and Hoograven districts in Utrecht.

During the early 1950s, Gerrit Rietveld designed almost six hundred dwellings in the Tolsteeg and Hoograven districts in Utrecht.

Robijnhof is in Utrecht's Tolsteeg district. Designed by Rietveld shortly after the Second World War, the homes were practical and affordable, meant for ‘ordinary’ people. The interiors were designed to be spacious and light.

The Centraal Museum has furnished the model home at Robijnhof in the original style, complete with furniture made by renowned local furniture manufacturer Pastoe. A visit is like stepping back into the 1950s!

The house on the Robijnhof is temporarily closed.