Fundis House
With a wooden structure and a split-level layout, the design for Fundis House sets a new standard in workplace design. HofmanDujardin designed both the architecture and interior of the innovative office building in Gouda, Netherlands. High sustainability goals have been integrated from the first sketch which reflects the client’s ambition to create a visibly healthy and eco-conscious building.
The future user of the office is a healthcare organization consisting of multiple smaller companies. Therefore, stimulating collaboration and encounters between different people and teams is key. This is embedded in the split-level concept that ensures continuous and dynamic connections between the floors and its different companies.
Continuous and dynamic connections
The office has a vibrant ground floor with shared facilities. From the welcoming entrance zone with a vitality bar, a grandstand staircase leads towards the working café. A variety of meeting and training rooms are open to staff and visitors.
Centered in the building, an inviting route connects the office floors. These feature shared spaces for collaboration around the central circulation zone and flexible office spaces along the façades. The wooden columns and ceilings form the basis for a healthy and fresh interior, embellished with a number of colors that indicate and help visitors navigate the different companies.
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Project
Fundis House
Description
Sustainable office building with wooden construction and floors
Client
Fundis
Location
Gouda, The Netherlands
Surface
3300m²
Date
2021-2024
Services
Landscape Design, Architecture, Interior Design, Restaurant Design and Workplace Design
Team
Barbara Dujardin, Michiel Hofman, Willem Wopereis, Fabian van den Bosch, Aitor Expósito, Alwin van Soomeren, Jorinde van Essen and Lucia Bonelli
Advisor building cost
bbn adviseurs
Advisor construction
Pieters Bouwtechniek
Advisor installations
Traject adviseurs & managers
Advisor fire safety
Peutz
Advisor acustics
Peutz
