With the new entrance for the Liberty multi-tenant office building in Amsterdam, cepezedinterieur demonstrates its full range of expertise. The Liberty logo has been abstracted into a geometric interplay of lines, serving as the starting point for elements including the chandelier, reception desk and planters. cepezedinterieur was given the freedom to formulate the concept and also proved its craftsmanship in the execution of the design.
space
Liberty Office is an existing thirteen-storey multi-tenant office building dating from 1999. The new owner wanted both a renewed appearance and improved routing for the ground floor and part of the first and second floors. The assignment concerned a relatively narrow yet high entrance hall adjoining a restaurant, with shared meeting rooms above. We enhanced the sense of spaciousness by removing a long gallery and a small section of the floor plate.
unique lighting fixture
A tall timber wall and a large suspended lighting object accentuate the newly created openness. The unique lighting fixture consists of individual LED rods that, when viewed from a specific point, form the image of a bird. From other angles, the composition becomes intriguingly abstract due to the constantly shifting perspective. cepezed used the geometric lines of the Liberty logo (a bird) as the basis not only for this chandelier, but also for the polygonal reception desk and planters with integrated seating elements, finished respectively in brass and stainless steel.
jungle
Once the landscape designers of Blooming Buildings became involved in the design process, the term ‘jungle’ quickly emerged. The scale and quantity of planting in the entrance hall indeed play a defining role in the atmosphere. Plants are positioned in slender planters against the timber wall behind the reception desk, in zigzagging stainless steel planters in front of the glazed façade, and cascading from long planters beneath the balustrades of the two floors overlooking the entrance hall. The remarkable triangular floor plan of these levels further reinforces the jungle-like atmosphere.
high end
The fact that the design nevertheless retains a strong and coherent identity is due to the carefully balanced use of colour - timber, brass, stainless steel, bronze, moss green, yellow, white and black - as well as the detailed craftsmanship of the furniture makers. The restaurant serving counter was also designed with exceptional care, including a recessed ceiling feature that accentuates the area with integrated lighting. Together, these elements give the project the character of a high-end hotel lobby, precisely reflecting the client’s ambitions.
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cepezedinterieur collaborated on this project with cepezed, C2N, Vega Projects, Smits van Burgst, Bosman, Roverdi, Bronze Special Art and Blooming Buildings. As the client MEAG aimed to achieve a BREEAM Excellent In-Use design certificate, new climate ceilings were installed among other measures. An additional sustainable feature is the innovative PCM energy buffer, which absorbs cooling peaks during periods of extreme heat, allowing a smaller cooling installation to suffice under normal conditions.
