ASICS, the world-renowned sports and lifestyle brand, has officially moved into their new EMEA headquarters 10 km southeast of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Powerhouse Company, in collaboration with RED Company, won the competition to design the 11.600 m² state-of-the-art headquarters. The team’s vision for the flagship headquarters as a showcase for the ASICS brand and healthy and sustainable workplace will accommodate the company’s future growth and evolving business needs in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The resulting building is more than a workplace: it is a destination for local and international employees, product buyers and visitors to celebrate the ASICS legacy and shape its future.
Casco Loft is an interior design project developed by FABRICations for one of the Superlofts Houthaven , in Amsterdam. The three stories dwelling takes advantage of the flexibility of the structure to deliver an innovative experience of a housing interior, in line with the resiliency principles of FABRICations.
The design relies on a range of strategies that aim to privilege interaction and flexibility, encouraging shared activities and free use. Enclosed spaces, like the bedrooms, are minimized and strategically placed to leave visual and physical proximity of common spaces.
The monumental metal sheet factory (Zware Plaatwerkerij) on the former shipyard in the heart of Vlissingen, and the adjacent site, have been transformed into a residential care centre. The residential centre has 55 apartments for somatic care, 6 group accommodation units for psychogeriatric residents and 54 care and/or assisted-living apartments. In addition, the ground floor accommodates a restaurant, a training and education room, studios, a hairdresser, a shop, a physiotherapy room, a theatre auditorium and a parking garage.
Located in the up-and-coming district of Amsterdam Southeast, the new 900m2 pavilion will become an inspiring and stimulating destination for employees on the campus, entrepreneurs, local residents, students and visitors. It will not only be the heart of the campus of ING and a high quality all-day dining option, but also a multifunctional space for the whole community. When completed, the building will play an essential role in this rapidly changing area of Amsterdam. With nearby cultural and education institutions, and the influx of people moving away from the city center, the project location is ideal for engaging people through authentic place-making.
Client (Pavilion): OVG Real Estate and G&S Vastgoed
Client (Interior): The Traveller- Michiel Deenik, Neal Valentijn and Jeroen van Brussel
Interior Design: Powerhouse Company and Studio BvanB in collaboration with OFFICE RBGV
Partner in Charge: Stijn Kemper
Project Team: Stijn Kemper, Nanne de Ru, Robbert Verheij, Gerben Knol, Alex Niemantsverdriet, Bjørn Andreassen, Erwin van Strien, Fernando Diez, Franca Houg, Gert Ververs, Helena Tse, Koen van den Dungen, Lesia Topolnyk, Max Tala Nossin, Melanie Lo, Mike Hansen, Peter Lee, Stefan de Meijer, Rafael Zarza García, Thowalfakar Humady
Studioninedots presents Black Swan, the result of our research into Overamstel’s gradual transition from an industrial area to a characteristic, mixed-use district in Amsterdam.
All over the Netherlands, mono-functional industrial sites are designated as potential densification areas. Their often generous layout allows for specific interventions to generate the aimed urban density. With Black Swan we propose a design as well as a strategy for welcoming, bit by bit, housing and facilities to a permanently active work area.
Black Swan’s medium-rise tower is home to both workspaces and apartments; its base functions to facilitate creative offices, restaurant, bar and culture. At street level, Black Swan interacts with the existing Building B of the adjoining Kauwgomballenfabriek socially and energetically. Here, the pioneering residents and users collectively take care of the spaces within and around Black Swan.
The state office building De Knoop was officially opened. Annet Bertram, general director Central Real Estate Agency, Ruud Peters, directorr bcfd, Debbie van Noort, director Strukton Integrale Projecten and Piet Brittijn, project director Ballast Nedam performed the opening act in presence of Jaap Uijlenbroek, general director belastingdienst, ans Gennissen, chairman of the General Management Faciliom Group, Mariska Plomp, director SSO CFD en historian Herman Pleij.
The conversion of the former Lieutenant General Knoopkazerne into a modern office building and conference center for civil servants was realized within a 20-year Design, Build, Finance, Maintain & Operate (DBFMO) contract from the Central Government Real Estate Agency (RVB) by consortium R Creators. The architectural design is by cepezed.
Project: State Office Building (Rijkskantoor) De Knoop
Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
Photography: cepezed | Lucas van der Wee, cepezed | Leon van Woerkom
Project Team: Ronald Schleurholts, Jan Pesman, Paddy Sieuwerts, Jaap Bosch, Ruben Molendijk, Lisen Hablé, Steven Goeman, Peter van den Heuvel, Ronald van Houten, Rutger Kuipers, Robertus de Bruin, Jorg Voogt, Paul Oehlers, Frank Smit
The LocHal, an old locomotive hall dating from 1932, is located next to the station of Tilburg and houses the Bibliotheek Midden-Brabant, Kunstloc Brabant, Brabant C and Seats2Meet*. Everyone is welcome in the new living room of Tilburg, a world-class space for both young and old to read, learn and study, meet and gather. It is a place for testing, creating, exhibiting and presenting the latest innovations.
Bibliotheek Midden-Brabant (public library), Kunstloc Brabant (a regional knowledge and expertise centre for culture and art), Brabant C (a regional investment fund for culture and the creative industry) and Seats2Meet (co-working spaces)
Renovation and interior design of the first floor of a traditional residential building is located in de Pijp, a neighbourhood in the centre of Amsterdam. Dutch residential architecture is characterized by deep and narrow spaces, thus creating a ‘through-flat’. This allows an apartment to have two main sides, connected to both the front and back of the building, hence two opportunities to relate to the exterior. One side faces a calm and narrow street of the charming capital of Holland, and the other side a magnificent interior courtyard of the building block and a private garden oriented to the west.
This spacious villa with Italian style has a typical farmhouse character combined with a modern feel. It’s located in a green oase in a small dutch village close to Rotterdam.
Because of the close collaboration between exterior architect Friso Woudstra and interior architect Martijn Veldman the lines of exterior and interior are merged into one natural surrounding with a great detail of perfection and symmetry.
‘Encounters’, ‘collaboration’ and ‘sharing knowledge’ are the main objectives of the design of the O|2 Lab Building. The remarkable building at the VU Campus on Amsterdam’s famous south axis more than fulfils this ambition. It facilitates scientific research in Human Life Sciences and is the first university building in the Netherlands designed especially for multi-institutional research. EGM architects is responsible for the design of the sustainable laboratory building.