"The architects based their design on the flexible possibilities of steel-framed construction. Inspired by the townhouses of Le Corbusier, the Sonneveld house fulfills the conditions set out in Le Corbusier's Les cinque points dune architecture nouvelle (1926): support by means of columns, a roof garden, an open floor-plan, a horizontal strip of windows and a free facade.... The villa's interior was likewise devised and developed by the architects as an integral design for the members of the Sonneveld family, and the family took none of their old furniture with them when the moved to their new home. Architect and client both opted to furnish the house from the latest series-produced steel tubing furniture by W.H. Gispen and Co, complemented with the modern fabric collection by Metz & Co, based on the colors of De Stijl artist Bart van der Lack. The color scheme was devised by Van der Vlucht; for the living quarters, there was an emphasis on earthy colors; the walls were painted in bronze hues, with each area having its own special color accent. The fixed panelling was designed by the architects and executed by the Rotterdam ship and train furnishing factory, Allan & Co. The sanitary fittings for the bathrooms were based on those of American hotels, with which Sonneveld was familiar from his business trips to the USA. The kitchen was a paragon of functionalist design, and attention was paid to making it a pleasant place for the staff. The result was a model home for modern living in 1933."
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