Snelliusstraat 80
Philosophy of the home
“ I could count twenty such …Who strive …To paint a little thing like that you smeared carelessly passing with your robes afloat–Yet do much less … –so much less!“
Robert Browning
A home that feels like a summer breeze, airy and soft, cooling and fine. A home where the walls do not feel like obstacles, where affection goes hand in hand with spaciousness. We have tried to create a home that conjures a smile on everyone’s face. As always, energy efficiency, sustainable materials and the highest-quality finish are the pillars and foundation of our endeavour. “ Though they come back and cannot tell the world.… Somebody remarks “Here we may rightly and proudly say, “ welcome, realised by us “ .
In the stately district of Duinoord, where history and harmony come together, lies Snelliusstraat 80 — a home that feels like a breath of calm. Here light is the leading player, streaming through tall windows and along subtle pastel colours that give every room softness. This home breathes balance: classic details, sustainable comfort and a careful finish that makes every day special. From the granito floor in the vestibule to the sliding partition with stained glass — every element tells a story of craft and attention. With an eye for energy efficiency and elegance, this house is designed for those who want to let aesthetics and sustainability live side by side. A place where style does not come at the expense of warmth, and where coming home is a pleasure every day anew.
Points of interest
- The Reinkenstraat shopping street, with many restaurants, craft and specialist shops
- Café Madeleine, where you can enjoy a lovely breakfast or lunch
- Café Franklin
- Sunny Court, the hidden city garden of astonishing size, accessible from the Lvm
- Da Braccini, voted the best Italian restaurant in the Netherlands
Story of the House
SNELLIUSSTRAAT 80
A unique project in the beautiful Duinoord.
The sustainably insulated shell and the HR++ glazing make the home highly energy-efficient.
Entrance at street level, entering the vestibule, which gives access to the hall.
This is fitted with a beautiful tiled floor and playful yet harmonious colours on the wall.
At the front is the living room, which has a wooden floor, original ornamental ceilings that have been restored by our team and a beautiful sliding partition in the middle.
The home has large windows at both the front and the rear, so that the light finds its way from front to back.
The living room is fitted with an electric fireplace.
Through the sliding partition with stained glass you find the dining room and kitchen with a cooking island fitted with the following Siemens appliances: dishwasher, combination microwave, oven, fridge-freezer and an induction hob with integrated extraction.
In the kitchen the tiled floor returns. Besides plenty of cabinetry, the kitchen also has a nice seating nook in the corner, and the island has an exclusive item, namely a built-in display cabinet.
The entire home is fitted with new wooden window frames with Jargo insulating glass (HR++). This is insulating glass with optimal sun- and sound-resistant properties which, thanks to its excellent insulation values, clearly contributes to lower energy costs.
Next to the back room is a semi-open office/study area, which can still provide the necessary quiet with a glass wall if desired.
This property has a colourful character with a palette of subtle pastel colours, set against the dynamism of the anthracite partition, the mixed tiled floor and the warm “tan” shade in the hallway.
At the rear, from the French doors, is a lovely south-east-facing garden, which offers plenty of calm (and greenery) in an urban setting.
The garden has deliberately been kept largely green, with new turf and a beech hedge as the boundary with the neighbours on the left-hand side.
A terrace has been created with tiles, which offers room for a seating area. In the rear façade the anthracite colour returns, with three outdoor lights for a pleasant evening ambience.
On the ground floor is a good-sized bedroom and the first bathroom, which is fitted with underfloor heating, a walk-in shower, a vanity unit with 2 Solid Surface basins and two illuminated mirrors. There is also a designer radiator for a warm towel; all wall taps and the built-in shower set are in brushed brass.
Finally, under the stairs is the separate toilet of the ground floor.
On the first and second floors are bedrooms of the same size as the master bedroom on the ground floor; finally, on the third floor is the technical room, where the washing machine connection and the new high-efficiency boiler are located. The second bathroom is also located on this floor, fitted with a freestanding Solid Surface bath, a vanity unit with two Solid Surface basins and mirrors, and a toilet. This bathroom also has electric underfloor heating.
– Insulated shell
– Crawl space insulated with EPS flakes
– Electrical installation completely renewed and increased capacity added
– Completely new wooden window frames with HR++ glazing
– All piping has been renewed
– The roof has been completely renewed
– New luxury kitchen with all desired Siemens built-in appliances
– New floors
– New energy-efficient high-efficiency combi boiler together with an entirely new central heating system
The home is delivered with the Cattenburg Standard
” a home that is ready for the future”
History
In 1891 the Hague banker Dr D. P. Scheurleer submitted a plan to the municipality, which in amended form was adopted in 1892 by the “N.V. Haagse Bouwgrond Maatschappij Duinoord”. For this purpose the company had bought large areas of land south-west of the Zeeheldenkwartier. The residential district to be built on these sandy soils was intended mainly for the well-to-do. The original plan was changed by the director of the Public Works Department, Ir. I.A. Lindo, among other things with regard to traffic engineering, which achieved better connections with existing (and yet to be built) districts. The development took place between 1892 and around 1902. The south-western boundary of the district was determined by the Afvoerkanaal and the route of the steam tram to Scheveningen. This tramway ran along the Reinkenstraat – Carnegielaan section behind the houses of the Obrechtstraat.
The company “Duinoord”, which wished to prevent speculative building as in the Zeeheldenkwartier, announced a competition in 1892 for façade designs, to which architects and building contractors could submit entries. The result was a variety of detailed façades.
Architecture
Willebrord Snellius (born Willebrord Snel van Royen) 13 June 1580 – 30 October 1626 was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician, known in the English-speaking world as Snell. In the west, especially the English speaking countries, his name is attached to the law of refraction of light (Snell’s law).
The Snelliusstraat is located in the Duinoord district, which shows a very varied streetscape thanks to its diverse street pattern and (public) spaces. The curved street layout is characteristic of the district and creates surprising sightlines.
The Groot Hertoginnelaan illustrates this most strongly. Striking over half of the avenue is the open building structure where the district borders Zorgvliet.
Here the whole of buildings, street profile, public garden and water forms a beautiful and smooth transition to the villa district.
Stylistically the buildings of Duinoord form a homogeneous whole, determined by the Neo-Renaissance style that dominated the late 19th century.
Characteristic are tall storeys and façades in clean brickwork with countless ornaments in natural stone or plasterwork.
The use of wooden bay windows and varying façade finishes contribute strongly to the picturesque effect of this architecture.
The variety in use of materials and ornamentation and the successful city silhouettes give this district a particularly strong coherence in structure and built environment.
Finally, part of the Duinoord district, including the Snelliusstraat, has been designated a nationally protected cityscape (Rijksbeschermd stadsgezicht).