Bazarstraat 16
Philosophy of the home
‘’ The Bazaar has traditionally been the gathering place where all the riches of the known world are collected. Scents, artefacts, art, dreams, stories, all wrapped in mystique. Food for the yearning mind. The history of this street also tells us where this beautiful Hague street gets its name. Many walls make a house; here you feel as if you were in the Far East. A bathroom with the forms of a hammam, a study furnished with the influences of a botanical garden, a porthole with playful light. Three apartments, three residents and countless stories, it is up to us to create our own ‘’ Bazaar ’’. ’’
Sometimes a home seems to whisper stories itself — stories of travel, of beauty, of the art of living. In Bazarstraat 16 you can still feel those echoes: a fusion of old and new, of craft and refinement. Here Western elegance and Eastern calm meet in a subtle harmony. The soft colours, the warm light and the natural materials make every room a discovery. This house breathes atmosphere, character and serenity. The garden is an oasis in the middle of the city, the rooms embrace you with silence and balance. It is a home where form and feeling find each other — a place to live, to breathe, to gather what is truly of value. Just as the bazaar was once a meeting place of worlds, so this house is a refuge for those who seek beauty and meaning.
Points of interest
1. Room, the loveliest lunchroom on the square
2. The statue of ‘Anna Paulowna’ on the square of the same name
3. Piet Heinstraat, full of unique shops and hospitality concepts
4. Walter Benedict on the Denneweg
5. Palace Gardens
Story of the House
BAZARSTRAAT 16
This high-quality, sustainably renovated ground-floor apartment has an A++ energy label!
Located in a historic townhouse. Fitted with an elegant open kitchen with a stylish cooking island as its centrepiece.
The soft earthy tones combined with the wooden floors create the perfect atmosphere for entertaining.
The master bedroom has a large walk-in wardrobe, with plenty of room to store everything.
A luxury bathroom with a freestanding bath and walk-in shower.
The large open living room looks out onto the beautiful garden of approx. 74 m²!
The three “French doors” that offer a panoramic view of the garden let the light flood into the room and create the indoor-outdoor life that is a hallmark of Dutch architecture.
This allows you to enjoy the garden all year round.
This uniquely beautiful project is favourably located in the Zeeheldenkwartier/Mesdagkwartier.
Entrance at street level, spacious hall with meter cupboard and the front door to the apartment. From the hall, at the front, you find the master bedroom with a beautiful interior design and a walk-in wardrobe.
Next to it is a luxury bathroom where you feel transported to the Far East; with curves inspired by the hammam style, a unique atmosphere has been created. Complete with underfloor heating and a brass designer shower, a freestanding Solid Surface bath and a vanity unit with two Solid Surface basins; it offers an oasis of calm to escape to after a long day. There is also a designer radiator for a warm towel.
In between is the access to the cellar of approx. 22 m², which is ideal as a place for the washing machine and for storage. The technical installations, such as the heat pump and the high-efficiency boiler, are also located here. The home has a lighting plan with a home automation system that can be controlled and dimmed remotely.
At the end of the hallway is bedroom number two and on your right-hand side the very spacious living area. The rear of the home is truly made for living and dining, with a luxury kitchen and a cooking island fitted with the following AEG appliances: dishwasher, combination microwave, oven, fridge-freezer, a Bora induction hob with integrated extraction and a Quooker hot-water tap.
At the level of the kitchen there is room for a large dining table; on the garden side you find the living room with lovely natural light. The space feels very serene and a light colour palette was deliberately chosen, including the light-coloured oak, which returns both in the seating area of the cooking island and in the alcove in the living room. Through the three French doors of more than 7 metres in length there is access to the deep garden at the rear, with a terrace and a large green area where, inside, a spot for a fire pit has been designed with shells. The garden is approx. 74 m² and faces south-east. Two outdoor lights have been installed and there is an electricity point in the garden. A water supply has also been installed in the garden. Finally there is a separate toilet, with colourful wallpaper and a brass tap.
• Energy label A++ in accordance with the tailor-made energy report
• Home automation system
• Roof tiles and slates have been renewed
• Underfloor heating throughout the home, adjustable per zone
• Renovation carried out under the supervision of a construction expert
• Layout and furnishing in accordance with the interior design
• Renewal of all technical installations
• High-efficiency boiler and a heat pump
• Sound-insulating measures on all floors
• Wooden strip parquet
• Luxury kitchen fitted with AEG / Siemens appliances
• 12-month warranty on the renovation
The home is delivered with the Cattenburg Standard
” a home that is ready for the future”
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
The neighbourhood is characterised by many small shops and restaurants, but also by a great deal of history, visible in the Art Nouveau buildings and the other 19th-century architecture.
The main shopping streets are the Prins Hendrikstraat, Piet Heinstraat, Zoutmanstraat and the Anna Paulownastraat.
Here you will find the nicest home-furnishing shops, trendy design stores, galleries, clothing boutiques, small supermarkets, vintage and book shops and numerous specialist stores.
The Zeeheldenkwartier is characterised by its many museums, cultural attractions and the many events that are organised
In the neighbourhood there is normally a market or event every week.
It is within walking distance of the centre, and in the Palace Gardens you can retreat into the greenery for a lovely walk. Also along the quay, which will soon look very different thanks to the opened Piet Heinplein to the canal.
History
The Bazarstraat was laid out by Dirk de Boer in 1868 as a connecting road between the Sophialaan and the Anna Paulownastraat, in his garden behind the Grote Koninklijke Bazar, one of the first department stores in the Netherlands (see photo), on the Zeestraat, of which he was the owner, and he named it after the Bazar.
In 1868 the Bazarstraat was opened to the public and in 1871 the municipality took over the street. Mainly spacious, stately houses for the well-to-do were built in the street.
Oriental goods, vases and carpets were sold in the Grote Koninklijke Bazar. Many important people from The Hague bought items there, such as the King but also Hendrik Willem Mesdag. A few vases he bought there can even still be seen in the Panorama Mesdag museum.
After 1900 the Bazar began to do worse. Because of the economic crisis even the wealthy in The Hague had less to spend and there was more competition from other shops. In 1927 the bazaar closed.
Around 1905, at Bazarstraat no. 8, the Inhalatorium of Dr Baéza was located for a few years, where people inhaled the air of medicinal herbs. At number 20, in the early 1900s, the dance institute of Hendrik Koopmans was established. Together with his daughter he taught dances such as the Minuet, the Gavotte and the more modern Two Steps. At number 17-19 was the then well-known ‘’ Restaurant de Bazarstraat ‘’.
Architecture
National monuments (Rijksmonumenten)
Bazarstraat 1. Built: c. 1860. Architectural style: eclecticism.
Bazarstraat 40. Built: 1899-1900. Architectural style: Art Nouveau.
Bazarstraat 40 was designed by architect J.W. Bosboom as one building block together with the four buildings Anna Paulownaplein 10 to 16. All are national monuments.
The Zeeheldenkwartier is a largely intact example of an expansion district for the middle classes, realised in the third and fourth quarters of the 19th century, characterised by a straight parcelling pattern and the closed building block. Of high quality are the many alterations carried out between 1900 and 1915, in which the ground-floor shopfronts in Neo-Renaissance and Art Nouveau style stand out in particular.
Typical features are:
-the largely well-preserved built environment, consisting of buildings of 2 or 3 storeys with tiled roofs from the second and third quarters of the 19th century, which forms an intact ensemble in combination with the urban pattern of straight streets,
-the typology of closed building blocks,
-the breakthrough of the Vondelstraat, recalling Berlage’s expansion plan, with high-quality architecture,
-the value of the Anna Paulownaplein and the Prins Hendrikplein as open squares in an otherwise densely built residential district,
-the predominant architectural movement of eclecticism in the eastern part of the district,
-the mixed form of architecture, in which Neo-Renaissance motifs are also used, in the western part of the district.