AFTEr
BEFORE
MAIn SPACE
CONFERENCE ROOM
SOLUTION
Inspire has it's office in a historical building in the heart of Utrecht. I decided to reveal the wooden beams to bring some warmth to the main space. With the bright yellow on the insides of the supporting wall and bespoke lighting I put the emphasis on the original features of the building and brought a fresh spark of inspiration to the work environment.
Waiting room
SOUND PROOF & TRANSPARENT
One of the requirements was a sound proof conference room. I wanted to maintain the openness of the space. By using a sound isolating glass foil, acoustic panels on the ceiling and a sound isolating construction around the ventilation system, the conference room nearly holds all the sound.
Details
This is the place to make important phonecalls, or to speak to a client in private. When someone is waiting in here, there's a lot to be entertained by. I made sure there's a piece of art that inspires, and when you have some time you will discover some other interesting features like the floor that has been made out of triangle pieces of wood resulting in playful geometric stars.
For some crisp artworks in the coffee bar and waiting room I commissioned Lennart Wolfert www.lennartwolfert.nl. For the lights I designed I asked Daan Croonenberg www.croonenberg.nl to work out all the details. Now even the tops are beautiful when you look down from the mezzanine. He made all the lights by hand. Andrei Koens www.adecobouweninterieur.nl made the mesmerising geometric floor in the waitingroom and the 'floating' bar.
"Malou has done an outstanding job in redesigning our office. She took care of the entire project, from initial design (beautiful!) to directing all involved parties. We're very proud of the final result. The redesigned office has already received great comments from clients, employees and other business partners. I wholeheartedly recommend her for these types of interior design projects and I would love to work with her again on a future project."
Floris Vlasveld - Founder & Owner, Inspire Innovation B.V.
Special thanks to: Andrei Koens - Adeco for realising my beautiful geometric floor and the 'floating' bar. Tafelboom for making the wooden coffeebar from an Utrecht tree. Daan Croonenberg for the beautiful solution of my design for the lights. Lennart Wolfert for your creative solutions to my briefing for the pieces of art. Roland Mac Donald for your patience and everlasting support. Mieneke ter Horst for your inspiration and critical notes. Lubbert van Breugel & Co for your enormous painting job. Iwan van Wijk for your time and advice about acoustics.