Rietveld Schröder House

by Domstad Rudie

This digital artwork is an abstract interpretation of the iconic Rietveld-Schröder House, designed in 1924 by Gerrit Rietveld in collaboration with Truus Schröder. The composition is set in a three-dimensional virtual space, in which the fundamental principles of De Stijl — geometry, primary colours and open spatiality — are brought to life in a dynamic digital landscape.
The basic structure of the work consists of floating planes and lines that mimic the house’s original architectural elements, such as the sliding walls, the asymmetrical façades and the visual interplay between interior and exterior. Elements such as the red, blue and yellow planes move slowly and respond to the viewer’s position, giving the artwork an interactive quality. Light and shadow play a central role. Digital light sources shift constantly, creating an ever-changing interplay of contrasts and reflections. As a result, the work continues to transform, just as the original house is capable of changing its internal form through the use of sliding walls.
The soundscape is minimalistic and rhythmic, inspired by the mechanical and modern character of the 1920s. The whole invites contemplation: a digital ode to functional aesthetics, radical simplicity and architectural freedom. This work is not a direct replica, but a sensory reinterpretation of the ideals of modernism, translated into a contemporary, virtual art form. Address: Prins Hendriklaan 50, 3583 EP Utrecht