Moon/en/co and Van Helmond Architecten have teamed up to form Kazerne, an Eindhoven hotel that boasts just eight rooms and an exhibition space that will showcase pieces from notable Dutch designers.
Kazerne occupies former army barracks and an adjacent disused warehouse
Composed of eight guest suites, a private members club and a 2,500 square-metre exhibition area, Kazerne has been designed to be a hybrid hospitality space where guests can have an "authentic immersion" into Eindhoven's creative scene.
Home to one of the world's most prestigious design schools ? Design Academy Eindhoven ? the city is often considered to be one of the Netherlands' creative hubs.
Work from revered alumni like Maarten Baas and Formafantasma will be displayed in Kazerne's exhibition area, along with pieces by other prominent figures from the Dutch creative sphere. Pieces from renowned Dutch designers will be displayed in a large exhibition space inside the hotel
"Unlike any other hotel, Kazerne offers guests an environment where they can experience, 24/7, how design adds value to the world in which we live," explained Annemoon Geurts of locally based studio Moon/en/co, who created the hotel in collaboration with Van Helmond Architecten.
The Hay Loft suite is set within an attic
The hotel takes over former barracks of the Dutch armed forces and an adjacent industrial warehouse, with some of the buildings dating back to the early 19th century.
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