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Muurbloem design studio designs high-profile office environment for Smart Industry consultant Enginia BV in Amersfoort.
As a Smart Industry consultant, Enginia has the ambitious goal of preparing the Dutch manufacturing industry for the fourth industrial revolution. After (1) steam power, (2) electricity and (3) the internet, it is now up to data systems that can take the manufacturing process to the next gear. After closing their western branch office, Enginia needed a central location where employees could meet. Muurbloem design studio was asked to transform the office of Enginia Midden into the Enginia Innovation Campus. An activity-based workspace where employees from all over the country can come together for a meeting and where people can also work individually before or after the meeting. A place that leads to better recruitment results and retention of employees, that also offers a representative environment to receive customers and clients. In short, a place where people want to be seen and where Enginia's ambitious corporate culture is reflected.
Below lead interior designer Robert Westerveld explains more about the project.
Images: Lisanne Redegeld Photography Vision
“During the pandemic, we were able to furnish another wing of this building for Enginia. In that time we have learned to adjust our designs quickly and come up with creative solutions. The Enginia Innovation Campus was a good time for us to look back on the lockdowns and see what lessons we could learn from them. For example, in this process we have explicitly chosen to work bottom-up and to involve the employees in the creation of the design. We set up a focus group with members from each department and incorporated their input into the concept and preliminary design phases. We have developed a dynamic space where spontaneous encounters and a mix of online and offline work can lead to creativity and innovation. We have also created a classification that takes into account the activities of the permanent and variable employees, and which can also be used in the long term by future tenants.”
Concept
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The implementation of the design turned out to be a complex situation with four different actors; the client, the contractor, the lessor and us as designers. This created a complex network of interests and constraints in which Muurbloem design studio played a facilitating role as a consultant in the implementation phase in the communication and negotiations between these parties. Our continued involvement in the execution phase allowed us to guarantee the quality of our work and ensure that the design was executed in detail.
Result
In this project, Muurbloem design studio has taken care of:
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Written by Robert Westerveld, lead interior designer