Immersive

Nestled within the iconic MetLife building in New York, a remarkable 8,400 square foot seafood restaurant unfolds as a multi-faceted dining experience. This venue uniquely combines a casual dining area on the lower level, a refined upper-level dining space, a private omakase room, and a distinct grab-and-go section, catering to a variety of culinary desires and experiences. Emily Andrews Upon entering the lower level, guests are immediately enveloped in an atmosphere that evokes the feeling of being within a shell shaped by the forces of the ocean. The design employs shifting curves and soft gestures, while the broken terrazzo flooring mirrors the appearance of a rocky seabed. A standout feature is the Capiz shell back bar, emanating... More

Nationale-Nederlanden (NN) makes a strong statement with the complete renewal of its office environment in Rotterdam and The Hague in the Netherlands. The fully circular, zero-waste renovation required an unconventional approach, creating an exciting new spatial experience. Fokkema & Partners and Silo joined forces to design an Event Space and four Co-working Spaces that facilitate interaction and immerse users in the world of NN. Lucas van der Wee All events in-house In the post-COVID world, people work from home much more often, and employees go to the office to meet their colleagues and business contacts. This also applies to financial services provider NN. In the iconic bridge over the A12 motorway in The Hague, an Event Spac... More

Located in one of the most bustling night life spots in Japan, The Parallel Blue offers a new aquarium dining experience in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Challenging the ocean themed possibilities in the heart of the concrete jungle, the new restaurant turns the simple hospitality environment into an immersive space where dinners are submerged in an aquarium universe. The roles are inversed, the dining room is now contained in a box and surrounded by oceanic sceneries, instead of the classical ornamental or decorative use of aquariums. The available room, however, not exceeding the 94 square meters, and the ceiling height limited at a crushing 2.1m, were decisive in shaping the dinning space. Considering the water tanks heavy weight to be introduced i... More

Data is Beautiful - Lighting as live data visualisation. This lighting intervention converts data from thousands of IoT sensors into an immersive lighting experience.Tieto Oyj is an Finnish IT software and service company and one of the largest IT service providers in Europe. The goal of the project was to find a way to immerse the visitors and the employees into TIETO's primary product: Data. The lighting was to express TIETO's future orientated narrative of capturing the opportunities of the data-driven world and turning them into lifelong value for people, business and society. The lighting concept sought to provide high quality environments with unique light features as the focal points and narrative elements. The intervention created e... More