Dutch firm Studioninedots has renovated a 1970s office building in the Dutch city of
Hilversum, removing sections of the existing walls and floors to create a four-storey void crisscrossed by steel staircases
The building is located on a former industrial site that was later home to the offices of telecommunications firm Alcatel-Lucent.
Housing corporation De Alliantie is transforming the entire site into a new residential and commercial district, including the renovation of two of the existing five office buildings.
Amsterdam-based Studioninedots –which previously added an angular wooden staircase to a renovated office building in Hoofddorp – is turning the other building into an apartment complex, in addition to designing the new headquarters for De Alliantie.
A main aim of the renovation was to create a communal space that connects the various levels. This involved carving out a full-height atrium from the existing floorplates to bring a bright and spacious feel to the building's entrance and circulation areas.
"The most eye-catching intervention for this transformation is the removal of infill floors and walls from the concrete structure," the architects told Dezeen.
Sourse:Dezeen
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