Dura Vermeer is a Dutch construction, engineering and infrastructure company with a 160-year history. With a focus on excellence and sustainability, Dura Vermeer will kick off the opening of a new Inspiration Centre in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The building will bring together networking, sales, work and exhibition spaces into one seamless whole. Powerplant has designed a hospitality space in the center of this building that acts as a connector between the innovation center and the office. And reinforces Dura Vermeer's ambition as a networking organization.
Powerplant brought together a kitchen, reception and coffee bar into a unique place for all services, an intuitive space. The multi-functional bar faces visitors and immediately greets them with hospitality and service. During lunch or events, the bar transforms into an extension of the kitchen. Visitors and guests can intuitively get their healthy lunch and pay for it quickly. The openness of the plan ensures that there are no unused spaces, creating an efficient use of square footage.
The catering concept devised by Powerplant for Dura Vermeer ensures that its employees and visitors have ample choice for healthy food in a space decorated with green materials and lush (edible) plants. Within our flexible design, we took into account rapidly changing nutritional needs of new generations. Gone is the idea of having fixed spaces for fixed types of food; what is now a sandwich store could become a salad bar in the year.
Peter Krops
