ESPRIT BENELUX HEADOFFICE, AMSTELVEEN
5600 M2 OFFICES, SHOWROOMS, RESTAURANT AND COVERED PARKING
The Esprit Building is a striking building on the Krijgsmanlaan in Amstelveen. The landscape is lifted and extended into the building, in order to create a uplifted and transparent entrance. The parking is resolved under the uplifted plinth, and invisible from the entrance of the building. The plinth is a welcoming gesture to the environment. Here are the entrance lobby, the restaurant and the cafe situated, with terraces where you can sit outside in the sun. The superstructure is formed by an oblique-shaped volume where the windows are carved in lopsided shapes. An aluminum plating where a filigree free formed pattern in relief is made, forms the lining of the building. The shaped volume is carried by large boulders that anchor the building into the landscape.
The interior is dominated by a large monumental staircase, covered with a cream-colored stone. The staircase connects the three floors together to offer insight into the activities at different levels. On the top floor is a patio where you can relax. The sunlight falls through the large windows of the patio deep into the building. Because of the lopsided shaped windows there are many different spaces: high windows, low windows, crooked windows, windows ascending or descending windows, create a dynamic light show and a characteristic silhouette in the landscape.
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5600 M2 OFFICES, SHOWROOMS, RESTAURANT AND COVERED PARKING
The Esprit Building is a striking building on the Krijgsmanlaan in Amstelveen. The landscape is lifted and extended into the building, in order to create a uplifted and transparent entrance. The parking is resolved under the uplifted plinth, and invisible from the entrance of the building. The plinth is a welcoming gesture to the environment. Here are the entrance lobby, the restaurant and the cafe situated, with terraces where you can sit outside in the sun. The superstructure is formed by an oblique-shaped volume where the windows are carved in lopsided shapes. An aluminum plating where a filigree free formed pattern in relief is made, forms the lining of the building. The shaped volume is carried by large boulders that anchor the building into the landscape.
The interior is dominated by a large monumental staircase, covered with a cream-colored stone. The staircase connects the three floors together to offer insight into the activities at different levels. On the top floor is a patio where you can relax. The sunlight falls through the large windows of the patio deep into the building. Because of the lopsided shaped windows there are many different spaces: high windows, low windows, crooked windows, windows ascending or descending windows, create a dynamic light show and a characteristic silhouette in the landscape.
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| location | Krijgsmanlaan, Amstelveen |
| programm | 5600 m2 Offices, showrooms, restaurant and covered parking |
| client | MAB Development |
| design | 2008-09 |
| completion | September 2010 |
| designteam typography |
Juliette Bekkering, Monica Adams, Frank Venhorst, Gerard Heerink, Sander Brand, Nikos Ioannou, Anna Pinho Costa (renderings) Jaap Bardett |
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