12 Huizen, Sjoerd Soeters
Written by Sjoerd Soeters
Photography by Daria Scagliola and Stijn Brakkee
Graphic design by Lisa Brustolin
hardcover, 17,5 x 19 cm, 324 pages
ISBN/EAN: 978-90-832860-3-7
In 12 Houses, Sjoerd Soeters shows a dozen houses, designed between the late seventies and today. Soeters is best known for large and eye-catching projects such as Inverdan in the centre of Zaanstad. This book presents his subtle work on a domestic scale.
Soeters’ detailed explanations of the twelve houses are preceded by a long essay in which he looks back on his career and talks about the pleasure he derives from designing houses in which people really feel at home. The book concludes with an afterword by Hans Ibelings.
In 12 Huizen toont Sjoerd Soeters een dozijn huizen, ontworpen tussen het einde van de jaren zeventig en nu. Soeters is vooral bekend geworden door omvangrijke en in het oog springende projecten zoals Inverdan in het centrum van Zaanstad. Dit boek presenteert zijn subtiele werk op huiselijke schaal.
Soeters’ uitvoerige toelichtingen op de twaalf huizen worden voorafgegaan door een uitvoerig essay waarin hij terugblikt op zijn carrière en vertelt over het plezier dat hij beleeft aan het ontwerpen van huizen waarin mensen zich werkelijk thuis voelen. Het boek sluit af met een nawoord van Hans Ibelings.
Contributors
Writers
is a Dutch architectural historian in Montreal. He is the author of a number of books on modern and contemporary architecture and teaches at the University of Toronto.
is a Dutch architect. After his studies at the Technical University in Eindhoven (1967-1975), he started his own office in 1979. His design work, sophisticated and outspoken, covers interior design, architecture and urban planning. Among his best-known projects are Circus Zandvoort, Java-eiland in Amsterdam, and Inverdan in Zaandam.
Photographers
is a Rotterdam-based architectural photographer, educated at the Willem de Kooning Academy. His work, often in collaboration with Daria Scagliola, spans over thirty years and covers a broad portfolio of projects: from modest interventions to grand gestures, and from respectful renovations to major transformations.
is a Rotterdam based photographer and lecturer at the Photography-Film department of St. Joost School of Art & Design. Educated at the Willem de Kooning Academy, she has been actively contributing to the field since 2000, specializing in documentary photography and graphic design.
Graphic designers
is a designer in Rotterdam, working on a variety of two and three-dimensional projects: from logos to books and furniture.
Printers
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Binders
is a historic bookbinding company, specialized in producing high-quality hardcover books. Their focus on challenging projects drives the development of innovative strategies and technologies, preserving the art of bookbinding.