Designed by Inbo, The new headquarters of the Decos Technology Group in Noordwijk (NL) has recently officially been opened. It will initiate a new era for this international company having a custom-made workspace to encourage the use and apply their own innovative technologies. The commission for the building was acquired by Inbo Architects from the Netherlands in a competition between renowned Dutch offices. The new headquarters has been designed to symbolize the intangible cutting-edge technologies the company develops and uses, ensuring the leading position Decos has through its companies philosophy. Systems for paperless environments and fleet management ensures personnel can work wherever they may be. This approach offered the designers an opportunity to fundamentally reconsider the office space and the way people work. The building, therefore, has been adapted to accommodate all the fluctuations of occupation and variations of flexible spaces for working and meeting places, this contemporary way of working acquires. A braving ambition of the client has led to the realization of this very unique design and of an important personal dream. Photography: Gerard van Beek
The proposal of architects Jeroen Simons and Saxon-Lear Duckworth was to signify a prominent presence on location by transcribing their inspiration from the power of a meteorite impact. The motive was found in the surrounding context. Situated in the Space Business Park, adjacent to ESTEC-ESA, Decos will be...