Skybox
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Project • By ZJA Architects & Engineers • Stadiums
Skybox Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam
Have you ever noticed the waves that hide inside brown cardboard boxes which move silently and unobtrusively through the world? They are in the material itself, a thin sheet of paper undulating between two thicker sheets of cardboard. These paper waves create space and structure. By trapping air and a having a crushable zone, corrugated cardboard is light, strong and even insulating and protective.
For the design of The Timeless Box, a skybox in the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam, commissioned by Hans van Veggel and Timeless Investments, the architectural office ZJA applied this everyday material, but ignored all the useful qualities. It is about the beauty that can be generated by a combined action of two types of waves: mechanically re... More
Project • By Jeroen de Nijs BNI • Bars
Adidas skybox, Amsterdam ArenA
A multifunctional skybox for the main sponsor within the Amsterdam ArenA. They ofcourse are using the skybox for watching soccer matches but they also use it for meetings and presentations. The big table is centered with 10 seats facing the Ajax playing field. The oblique lines in the design are following the existing structure of the skybox and the bar is positioned in a way the hostess can serve the guests in an efficient manner. The choice of materials, colors and artwork reflects the concept of Adidas, urban-street-luxury-raw. Adidas is all-in! More