Museums
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen
A multifunctional space was created on the roof of Depot Boijmans van Beuningen by Concrete Amsterdam, they created a café-restaurant with a flexible interior.
Project Café restaurant Renilde, 6th floor Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen
Location Rotterdam
Architects Concrete Amsterdam: Rob Wagemans, Bart de Beer
Photography Wouter van der Sar
The museum's Depot was ordered by the municipality of Rotterdam. The building was designed by architect Winy Maas (Rotterdam architecture firm MVRDV) and has a remarkable round shape and a striking mirrored facade with 1664 mirrored panels. As a result, the building reflects its green surroundings and the skyline of Rotterdam.
The park in which it stands is reflected in the roof garden with a total of ninety-five birch- and pine trees.
To complement the spectacular building, a multifunctional rooftop café and restaurant Renilde and event space Coert, on the 6th floor of the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, was created by Concrete Amsterdam.
They undertook an unusual and challenging task: the café-restaurant had to be given a completely flexible interior. Creating a hospitality space for Renilde restaurant, and a space that could be quickly and easily adapted for other purposes. A space with floor-to-ceiling windows and natural wood finishes, Concrete conceptualized an ingenious set of folding tables that seamlessly become part of the interior architecture when not in use.
When Renilde is open, the spacious dining room is furnished with a series of long wooden tables, highlighted by the colorful upholstery of the Maarten Baas 101 chairs.
When the tables are folded and pushed to the side, they frame the glass space like wall elements, matching the wooden sections on the ceiling in scale, width, and materials. In only a few minutes, the open space is transformed into a setting for lectures, readings, and other events.
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Maarten Baas chairs in all shapes and forms: regular MB 101 chair, stackable and with armrests.
