This striking green room was the dressing room of Mr and Mrs Sonneveld. It's very cleverly designed: one side was for her, and one for him. Both have plenty of cupboard space and their own mirror. Here again, the emphasis is on practicality, which is why a little light goes on when the door opens, like a refrigerator. Van der Vlugt put these in all the dressing-room cupboards. The room has plenty of natural daylight from the windows, which now overlook Het Nieuwe Instituut. These are what are known as ‘pivot windows’. They're hinged so that they swivel inwards and outwards, making them easier to clean. In the past, the view from here was much more rural. The dressing room and roof had a panoramic view of the area of land known as Het Land van Hoboken.

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