Project

law firm Kennedy Van der Laan

Client

Kennedy Van der Laan lawyers

Location

Haarlemmerweg 333, Amsterdam

Realization

2002

Area

7.000 m2

Project team

Patrice Girod, Evelyne Merkx, Jan Willem Wijker, Trudy Tijs

Kennedy Van der Laan

The design of temporary offices for a law firm in a non-descript new office building in Amsterdam. The young and dynamic lawyers intented to move into their permanent offices in a few years time and only need a temporary working environment that reflects their character. In this way, it was possible to use this temporary environment to develop and test a number of ideas and design solutions. We were able to look at, for example, how closed and open offices can be combined, how the image of a door-free office can be generated, and how the use of materials can be simplified, yet still retain allure. The firm never moved location and recently added a new floor designed by Merkx+Girod architects.