Article source: Concrete Architectural Associates

CitizenM is a new Dutch hotel group that opens their first hotel at Schiphol Airport in the second quarter of 2008. The concept of the hotel is to cut out all hidden costs and remove all unnecessary items, in order to provide it guests a luxery feel for a budget price. The hotel exists of 230 rooms of 14 sq. m, all prefabricated produced in citizenM’s own factory and easy to transport. The rooms are stacked on a ground floor with a dynamic lobby / living-room space, creating rooms and F&B functions. Since CitizenM believes a great bed and a simple and clean bathroom is all we need during a city or business trip, the design is focused on these items.

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• Architects: Concrete Architectural Associates
• Project: CitizenM Hotel
• Location: Schiphol, The Netherlands
• Photography: Ewout Huibers & Richard Powers
• Client: CitizenM
• Project team: Rob Wagemans, Erikjan Vermeulen, Jeroen Vester, Erik van Dillen, Matthijs Hombergen, Sofie Ruytenberg
• Graphic design and visuals: KesselsKramer
• Advisors:
  Technical drawings: ADF / Aveco de Bondt
  Structural engineer: Pieters bouwtechniek
  M+E engineer: Linssen / Ilex
  Room enginering: Well Design
  Acoustics and fire protection: TNO delft
  Costs and tender documents: Bureau Coppens
  General management execution: BFB advies
  Production Management execution: Van Delft
  ambient experience: Philips
  furniture lobby area: Vitra