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Project • By MVSA Architects • Shops
Shoebaloo Amsterdam
SHOEBALOO, a designer footwear boutique in the Netherlands, has three shoe shops in Amsterdam and is as popular for its shoes as for its cutting-edge interiors. One of the shops is situated in the ultra chic P.C. Hooftstraat. Despite being only 100 square meters, the shop’s high-end shoe collection speaks in measures, including Gucci, Prada, Fendi and miu miu.
The shop in the P.C. Hooftstraat started up 12 years ago and the first interior was designed by Borek Sipek. Looking for something new, something special, offering a completely new shopping experience the client commissioned Meyer en Van Schooten Architecten to remodel the interior.
The exterior as well as the interior of the remodelled shop are in many ways contrary to the o... More
Project • By Jeanne Dekkers Architectuur • Fire stations
Firestation Houten
The fire station is situated on the edge of Houten, in allotments along the De Kruisboog road, an area where the architecture of the allotments served as inspiration for Jeanne Dekkers Architectuur. Wood and transparent materials from the architecture of greenhouses were, with an emphasis on detail, translated into the building in a contemporary manner. The reference to the name Houten (wooden in Dutch) is not entirely coincidental. By using transparent materials, the work of the fire station is made visible. Despite the fragile nature of the cladding material, the building is nevertheless robust, which expresses the ruggedness of the fire brigade.
The station has a simple program that eventually resulted in a clear design fully based on t... More
Project • By gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects • Museums
Maritime Museum
Two light roof shells, facing each other and overlapping, that in the broadest sense evoke in the observer the idea of a maritime shape and an analogy to a sail, create the identity-forming landmark of the Museum that is so decisive for the overall character of the complex. The large, hall-like space below this roof construction is intended for the exhibition of large, ancient ships that have been assessed as being valuable to cultural history. Here they will be made accessible to the general public.
The entwined "sails" stand freely on a pedestal in which all the functions of the Museum are accommodated. Spacious open staircases are inviting places to linger and bear an immediate relation to the landscaped open spaces.
For the marit... More