Sonneveld House

It was a spontaneous visit and I wish I had done the audio guide. Back in 1933 it must have been so radical (and still is) bedrooms kind of small and what a drawer-shelf on its own near the door and nothing next to the bed, has to do with functionalism I can't figure out. Bathrooms big, double sinks and we think that's a modern thing. It was like walking into a different time.

A nice tour of a house of a wealthy family living in Rotterdam in the 1930s. The house was built in the so-called Nieuwe Bouwen architecture style that was prevalent at the time. It had a somewhat functional and simplistic design, with a lot of modern amenities such as a bathroom shower heads, intercom, security systems, internal lifts and heated towel stands.

Time travel back to the 1930’s. This beautiful ‘modern’ villa from 1930 is completely in its old style, also the interior decoration. Since restored in 2001 many times I passed this villa, every time thinking I should visit soon. Finally I did. It was much better than expected. Great to spend an hour here.

phenomenal museum where each room is accompanied by a detailed audio guide in several languages. this is a must visit!

Beautiful museum of villa build around 1930. The audio guide is really good and explains each room very well, they accept museumcard. The different rooms have for the 1930s a modern interieur but most importantly it is also functional. Also interesting is the fact that one of the rooms has a modern shower with many exits for the water which was extremely new for that time.

This place was a great visit. The house consists of a tour through a 1933 home noted for its modernist architecture, with free audio tours of its period interiors. You get the idea of how the family lived here back then, and what’s the most incredible thing they moved here leaving all their possessions behind to start fresh with a fully modern furnished house for that time. Many gadgets and interesting things are still used nowadays, some stuff is so high end that we hardly ever see it today in everybody’s home. I truly believe that this will be a great visit for everyone. The house is bigger than it seems and it is really interesting.

Took my grandparents to visit this exemplary edifice of interwar modernist architecture. What a beautiful illustration of Dutch Bauhaus-functionalism. Great audio tour and friendly staff. Shouldn’t take more than an hour — very worthwhile!

If you love architecture and interior design this is the place for you! A fantastic trip to a functionalist dutch architecture house. The staff is friendly, the guided audio tour works well, just make sure to go on a sunny day to get the best out of the natural light washing the interior of the house in warm tones! Plus you can visit with your museumkaart