Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Option 3 – Iconic villa with a classical appearance
Buying process
Please contact the estate agent or leave your details using the inquiry form. If desired, we can schedule a site visit during which we will provide full details about the current villa. Following this, you will receive an option, and you can indicate whether you wish to exercise it. Upon a positive decision, the purchase agreement will be drawn up and signed. The transfer can then take place at the notary's office at short notice.
Please contact the estate agent or leave your details using the inquiry form. If desired, we can schedule a site visit during which we will provide full details about the current villa. Following this, you will receive an option, and you can indicate whether you wish to exercise it. Upon a positive decision, the purchase agreement will be drawn up and signed. The transfer can then take place at the notary's office at short notice. You also have the opportunity to engage one of the recommended architects and/or contractors by subsequently entering into an agreement with them. Following this, your chosen architect — and at a later stage, the contractor — will contact you to realise the property completely according to your wishes.
The Construction
You are free to choose a contractor of your own choice. We can fully guide you through this process, and we collaborate with several renowned contractors from the region.
The permit application process takes approximately 15 weeks from the date of submission. After preparing the working drawings and selecting the contractor, construction can start after just over 6 months.
The construction period is approximately 12 months. Barring any setbacks, the villa will be completed approximately 1.5 years after the permit application is submitted.
Environmental Plan & Permits
The Welfare and Environmental Quality Committee of Wassenaar (OKW) has responded positively to the design. The permit has not yet been applied for, which grants you maximum freedom for adjustments.
Yes, the necessary basic investigations have been carried out. Some studies may need to be updated. The municipality can always request additional reports.
Property Design
Architect-partner Marieke Meyer-van Hall (Van Manen from Noordwijk). She has extensive experience in Wassenaar and direct lines of communication with the municipality.
Certainly. As long as the design complies with the environmental plan, it can be fully personalized due to the fact that the permit is yet to be applied for.
No, each design is unique and exclusively created for the plot at Schouwweg 65A Wassenaar.
Yes. In the event of serious interest, we will investigate together with you whether your specific requirements can be realized within the chosen concept. This initial advice is non-binding up to a certain point.
Yes, the interior forms an essential, cohesive whole with the architecture. For the styling (furniture and fabrics), we collaborate with high-end partners.
This trajectory follows the steps starting from an existing concept:
Adjustment: The existing design is adjusted to your specific wishes.
Material choices: Specification of the design and the final materials.
3D development & Permit: Technical development in a 3D computer model and formal application for the environmental permit.
Execution: Development of working drawings and selection of the contractor. Supervision on the construction site takes place via project leaders who monitor costs, planning, and quality.
Sustainability & Comfort
We determine this in consultation. The design meets the new-build requirements, but can be executed extra sustainably (e.g., bio-based) if desired.
Depending on your final choices, energy label A+++ is achievable (meets at least the BENG requirements).
Garden & Swimming Pond
Completely designed by Studio B Gardens Amsterdam - Peter van den Bos.
The designed swimming pond has a surface area of approx 60 m².
Guidance & Time Investment
If you wish to be closely involved, this will require a number of hours of your time weekly as the process progresses. Alternatively, the architects and project leaders can tightly manage the execution and present only the most important decisions to you.
The architects prefer to engage in discussion with you directly to design or further detail the villa and the design completely based on your personal lifestyle and wishes.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the real estate team. They will be delighted to assist you.