However, due to changes and additions over time, this idea no longer matches reality. The original bright windows are replaced by dark-tinted ones, and recently internal division walls have been added. The building is positioned in the middle of a square, dividing it into a front square adjacent to the Nieuwe Binnenweg and a rear square, the Rijnhoutplein. Despite its central position, it is not an omnidirectional design: the architect chose to let the block face the Nieuwe Binnenweg and make the rear facade much soberer in appearance.
In the redevelopment of De Blauwe Bonbon, we seized the opportunity to open the building up at its street level, activating the Rijnhoutplein and fitting it to its central position. To make it work programmatically, we needed to maintain a low social threshold. Game nights, karaoke, and neighborhood meetings prove to be great additions to traditional hospitality concepts by including the diverse community throughout the week.
By making optimal use of the pavilion-like character, we turned the eaves into a striking signal. The Spaces. De Pijpenla Residential. Christendom en slavernij Exhibition design. Friezenlaan Residential. Klooster Oude Noorden Mixed use. De Blauwe Bonbon. Namelok De Blauwe Bonbon Site model. Apple Maps Satellite View of the Weeda Building [photograph]. Concept 'Johan' [collage]. Regal n. Seymour Concept 'Ella' [collage]. De Blauwe Bonbon Live [animation].
De Blauwe Bonbon model. En nog een bonbon Artists' Entrance, Middelheim BE.
