Finnish House, Rotterdam
Spatial design
The project is about the renovation of the Finnish church in Rotterdam. The Finnish church is a home away from home for sailors and truck drivers as well as for the Finnen living in the Netherlands.
Besides, it gives the opportunity to all inhabitants of the Netherlands to take note of specific Finnish cultural expressions.
In addition to a thorough approach to facades and roofs, the renovation also involves the improvement of the installations in the building.
The building houses four apartments as well as a church hall, library, meeting rooms, offices, cafeteria, shop and restaurant. In the building, the Finnish identity plays an essential role in the furniture, the colour scheme and the material of the rooms.
The latter we do in collaboration with Aholainen Color Design In this project, we have made both the colour design and the lighting design.
Light design
This project is our first that has been implemented integrally in LED light. Given the dimensions of the central junction box, it was not possible to make a more substantial connection to provide all kitchens, washing machines and the sauna at the same time with enough energy as the lighting would be carried out traditionally. In this project we have worked with, among others, Alpha Led luminaires and Xicato LED modules. We also used decorative luminaires from Wever & Ducré.
Every room has a custom-made design. The facade is equipped with a neon sign to our design.
Colour design
In this project, all materials, paintwork, wallpapers were carefully selected in overall colour design. The floor coverings and window screening in this project are also part of a detailed colour scheme. In this project, especially the duality between the Netherlands and Finland is visibly elaborated
