A Former Sawmill Converted into a Raw, Industrial Home
In the Dutch city of Scheveningen, within walking distance of the beach, stands this unique converted house. A former sawmill from the 1920s has been converted into a unique, raw, and industrial home.
The two-level home was completely renovated in 2017, transforming the old building into a magnificent loft-style home where industrial elements and raw materials are combined with modern luxury, including underfloor heating, marble, and luxury sanitary fittings.
The house features 200 square meters of living space, spread over two floors, as well as a 60-square-meter rear garden with hardwood decking.
The ground floor features an open-plan living space with 3.30 meter-high ceilings.
The space can be accessed through the small entry hall or the garage doors, which also allow you to store your car inside your house. If you have a nice oldtimer, I don’t see why you shouldn’t do that.
The house features a stylish kitchen with a marble kitchen island, a breakfast bar, and sleek dark gray cabinetry along one wall.
A round wooden dining table atop a cowskin rug is surrounded by white tulip chairs designed by Eero Saarinen.
The back of the plan features a cozy seating area around an open fireplace. The space has a niche that is now used as a bedroom, but it can also be converted into a home office or a home library.
The ground floor is completed with a microcement bathroom featuring a shower and a bathtub.
Descending to the lower floor, we move into the private rooms.
The lower ground floor features a grand open space that is now used as a second sitting room, with two bedrooms on either side. The space also opens toward the back garden.
A rounded arched doorway with a raw barn door opens to the smaller bedroom.
The house’s industrial character is very evident in this bedroom. Raw brick walls are paired with a concrete floor.
The room has an en-suite bathroom with an industrial ribbed-glass wall facing the central hall.
On the other side of the living space, a large bedroom has been fitted with white-painted brick walls and a wall-to-wall industrial glass wall that can be closed off with a curtain.
The house is listed at BVL Makelaars.