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Rietveld Architects Live from New York City Margaret and Rijk Rietveld's Adopt +Adapt = Adept shows todays design thoughts, references, innovations in digital sketches on their slate screens

Design centric bites from Margaret and Rijk Rietveld. Daily fresh from Hells Kitchen in Manhattan

Slide 6: Always walk to workRietveld Architects started in the Empire State BuildingAfter 9-11 we moved to the Film Cent...
09/06/2025

Slide 6: Always walk to work
Rietveld Architects started in the Empire State Building
After 9-11 we moved to the Film Center building
During Covid we moved to the Piano Factory
Some Dutch will recognize the Little-C architecture

Slide 5: First project as Rietveld ArchitectsEver since our projects are 50% NY and 50% NLNo foundation. The building is...
09/05/2025

Slide 5: First project as Rietveld Architects
Ever since our projects are 50% NY and 50% NL
No foundation. The building is resting on top of the existing construction
Built on top of a recessed highway through the The Hague City Center
Connecting two neighborhoods separated by a sunken highway

Page 4: The ModernistI joined Richard Meier as project architect for the Cityhall and Library in the HagueThe largest pr...
09/04/2025

Page 4: The Modernist

I joined Richard Meier as project architect for the Cityhall and Library in the Hague
The largest project RMP ever built. But not the most exensive
Richard did not understand the Dutch
They wanted the project on time and on budget
So, after six months Richard said: “you do it”
For 8.5 years I travelled up and down to NL
We finished the project on time and for the budget
This year 30 years old
This gave us the Dutch network that still exists
Until this day we are doing aftercare. Redesigned the Council Chamber and currenty the all new press room is under construction
All big changes I discuss with Richard Meier.

Slide 3: The IconMargaret worked for years on the Louvre project in Paris I came over for the weekendsSeven day workweek...
09/03/2025

Slide 3: The Icon
Margaret worked for years on the Louvre project in Paris
I came over for the weekends
Seven day workweek. No computers
Started to help on Saturday, so we had sundays free
They discovered it and got me to make some nice drawings
Years later in New York werkte Margaret aan Steven Job’s apartment in the San Remo
In ‘95 IM Pei asked us to help with the design process for the extension of the Zeughaus in Berlin

The MentorStarted in Amsterdam working for Herman Hertzberger in the70’s and 80’sAldo van Eyck, Jan Rietveld, Piet BlomT...
09/02/2025

The Mentor

Started in Amsterdam working for Herman Hertzberger in the70’s and 80’s

Aldo van Eyck, Jan Rietveld, Piet Blom

Towards the end, Margaret was there too
Hertzberger was our mentor

At 93 he is still our mentor. We see each other every year at least once. Either in Amsterdam or in New York
This is the second slide of our presentation at the FUTURE 400, an initiative of the Netherlands Consulate General of New York, endeavors to honor 400 years of Dutch-New York history.

This is the first slide of our presentation at the FUTURE 400, an initiative of the Netherlands Consulate General of New...
09/01/2025

This is the first slide of our presentation at the FUTURE 400, an initiative of the Netherlands Consulate General of New York, endeavors to honor 400 years of Dutch-New York history.

Even 30 years ago we did not like to make dark and unfinished escape stairs. We always tried to have daylight , generous...
01/09/2025

Even 30 years ago we did not like to make dark and unfinished escape stairs. We always tried to have daylight , generous stairs and good finishes (Red color) for the stairs, so they could be used as stairs between the floors during the workday. Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Facade studies: Patent- and World Record holder for thinnest double glass facade with Ulrich Knaack and Octatube.....5
12/10/2024

Facade studies: Patent- and World Record holder for thinnest double glass facade with Ulrich Knaack and Octatube.....5

Open stairs was also a focal point for this school in The Hague. The classes are wrapped around the central gym. There a...
10/22/2024

Open stairs was also a focal point for this school in The Hague. The classes are wrapped around the central gym. There are four open stairs in the double height corridors with daylight from above. There are no enclosed escape stairs. Successful concept with Peter van de Leur.

The logical next step in the quest for open office stairs was to actually make both of the stairs very wide and complete...
10/19/2024

The logical next step in the quest for open office stairs was to actually make both of the stairs very wide and completely open and not have an enclosed escape stair at all. By locating the restrooms at the landing level, everybody uses the stairs (except for the handicapped). Faxx office building in Tilburg.

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