This richly illustrated book includes new, extensive photography of the house, historical photographs of the site, as well as previously unpublished design sketches from architect Mart van Schijndel's personal archive. With material from interviews and his own writings, this book shows how an architect creates his own world, creatively confronting the constraints imposed by the site. For the first time, a book thoroughly documents the experimental techniques, innovative material applications and ingenious details in the Van Schijndel House in Utrecht (1992), Holland's youngest monument. Together with explanations by the architect himself in an accompanying film, this book provides insight into the inspiring residence. 'Where once stood the warehouse of a glass company, on a courtyard closed off from the outside world, architect Mart van Schijndel has realized a virtuoso, sculptural design for his own residence. In doing so, Van Schijndel proves that he possesses great spatial insight. Moreover, he experiments with technical innovations. The glass windows and doors, for example, have no hinges but run on silicone sealant. In addition to the technical furniture-maker experimentation, the house exudes a search for an as-yet unknown experience of space. Furthermore, it is remarkable and in that sense exemplary, how in a completely enclosed place so much spatiality can be evoked.