MASTERPLAN OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTIRE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF CONFERENCE AND WEEKENDHOTEL BLOOMING. UNITY IN APPEARANCE, SETTING AND ATMOSPHERE OF THE VARIOUS BUILDINGS AND FEATURES CONSTITUTE AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE NEW VISION. IN TOTAL 46 NEW ROOMS AND A SWIMMINGPOOL & WELNESSCENTRE WERE REALIZED END OF 2008.

(ICW CONCERN & LEEUWENKAMP ARCHITECTEN)

COMPLETE MAKE-OVER OF RESTAURANT AMERICAN STEAKHOUSE BROADWAY, A WELL-KNOWN RESTAURANT WITH HIGH QUALITY FOOD SITUATED IN TWO ANCIENT WATERFRONT CELLARS IN THE MIDDLE OF CITY CENTRE OF UTRECHT. WE STRIPPED THE WHOLE INTERIOR, INCLUDING THE PAINT ON THE WALLS TO RECOVER THE ORIGINAL BRICK WALLS, CHANGED THE ROUTING, NEW WEBSITE, MENU&COCKTAILCARD, DISHES...EVERYTHING

THE LIGHTHOUSE IS DESIGNED AS A TEMPORARY RESTAURANT AND BAR, AN OASIS IN THE CITYCENTRE OF AMSTERDAM

WE WERE ASKED TO DESIGN THE PULPIT, THE ENTRANCE AND SPATIAL DESIGN FOR THE 26TH NIGHT OF POETRY AT VREDENBURG STUDIOS IN  CITY CENTRE OF UTRECHT

Art exhibition

From December 16 till March 7th 2010 a major art exhibition took place that allowed a large audience to experience different works  at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam. The exhibition, entitled: Niet Normaal * Difference on Display, featured the work of internationally renowned artists who in their work address a defining question of our time: what is normal and who decides? 

Even as technology and progress generate new opportunities for people of all sorts, shapes and sizes, we seem to be striving to become ever more uniform. The market and the media increasingly determine how we look at ourselves and at each other. Perfection is the norm. 

What is this norm, and who actually satisfies it? Where do we draw the line? At a facial wrinkle, a depression, at someone who isn’t interested in getting ahead, at a visible prosthetic device, taking pills to improve intelligence, at major cosmetic surgery? 

Science, games and design were featured, and there was a separate movie theater. In addition, performances, discussions, film screenings, lectures and parties were held. The exhibition and parallel programming engaged, confronted and offered alternative perspectives. Rebellion and humor alternated. Art and science came together to confront urgent questions facing today’s society. 

Niet Normaal was ambitious and prestigious. This international project has a mission, is of a high artistic quality, and was directed toward a wide audience. Niet Normaal stresses education, outreach and accessibility, and collaborated with SKOR, Waag Society, Kunstenaars & Co, film festivals and debating centers in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and other major cities. Design of the exhibition was executed by Concern. 

Courtesy photographs concern website

MUST SEE CINEMAS IN DELFT, BREDA, TILBURG AND GRONINGEN BY CONCERN

PHOTOS BY GILIAN SCHROFER