Ferdinand Bolstraat Outlets / DAMAST Architects

Textual content description offered by the architects. On the nook of the bottom ground on Ferdinand Bolstraat and Eerste Jan van der Heijdenstraat, proprietor Kroonenberg Groep has radically redeveloped, merged, and expanded a number of Nineteenth-century store premises and a small warehouse. One massive retail house was created on the nook of the buying road over 3 plots. The warehouse on Eerste Jan van der Heijdenstraat was remodeled right into a smaller retail house. The brand new shops have a cellar and alluring facades.

After many renovations prior to now hundred years, the unique store facades had utterly disappeared. “Now we have subtly restored the attribute facade rhythm and design language of the Nineteenth-century facades,” explains architect Daniël Peters. “Throughout an archive examine, we found a geometrical sample within the authentic stained glass skylights. Now we have integrated this sample within the metal facade cassettes and even carried out it right down to the smallest element of the door handles. By digging up hidden tales, we make the expertise of the town extra versatile and fascinating.”

Excessive ambitions require pushing the boundaries of what may be made. To make the facade as clear as attainable with massive store home windows, a metal portal building has been put in over the complete size of the facades. The structural engineer has designed particular, non permanent metal struts for the undertaking. On this means, as a lot peak as attainable might be made with out being a burden to the residents of the upstairs flats. The result’s a contemporary, engaging retail house with a excessive ceiling.

The store plinth extends as a modern, horizontal ingredient over a number of buildings. Deep porches intensify the Nineteenth-century rhythm of storefronts and entrances to the retailers and the upstairs flats. The shadow results of the facade cassettes create a wealthy and refined sample with refined traces. The store home windows are set in custom-made frames with a thickness of solely two centimeters.

DAMAST architect’s modern facade design is predicated on an evaluation of historic traits. Consequently, the brand new intervention match naturally into the context of the Nineteenth-century metropolis district. With engaging retail areas that match the present retail market and a state-of-the-art facade, a sustainable high quality has been added to the buying road.