Koekela The Hague, by Namelok: Interior Design Through a Fashion Story
Namelok has completed the new Koekela The Hague branch, the American style bakery that has been a household name in the Netherlands for almost 20 years.
About Namelok
Namelok is a team of multidisciplinary designers shaping the world in a way that is just as surprising and bold as its people. From our office in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, we create buildings, (interior) spaces, and objects. We work on projects for private, public, and commercial clients.
With backgrounds in architecture and interior architecture, as well as expertise in product design, fashion, and branding, our projects have unexpected designs without a prefixed signature style. Instead, we build identities of carefully orchestrated narratives deeply rooted in (architectural) theory and contextual analysis. Our client is broad-minded, responsible, and daring. We like our projects to celebrate architectural ingenuity with a social purpose.
We have worked for clients such as Anne Frank Stichting, Gemeente Rotterdam, Eigen Thermen Resort, Islemunda, Koekela, MAMA, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Stage Entertainment, Stroom Den Haag, TU Delft, Waterschap Aa en Maas and Woonbron.
LOCATION: Rotterdam, the Netherlands
LEARN MORE: namelok.eu
Namelok has completed the new Koekela The Hague branch, the American style bakery that has been a household name in the Netherlands for almost 20 years.
Rush and reflection are the two contradictory vital elements on which Namelok has based the entire design of the museum cafe in the Anne Frank House. Of course, we were inspired by the place’s history: especially the post-war period ….
The first house designed by Namelok is inspired by liberal theories of mid-century architects like Lina Bo Bardi and Aldo van Eyck. The design of House 1 serves as a perfect base for a young and modern family where three design principles are at the base: the kitchen as the beating heart, openness through horizontal and vertical connections and visible constructions versus tangible textures.