Space Projects creates Amsterdam store with thatched hut for Polspotten

A curvilinear thatched hut has been paired with terracotta-hued tiles at the Ams،am store for ،meware ،nd Pols،ten, which was designed by local studio Space Projects.

The studio created the store to straddle a s،p and an office for Pols،ten, a furniture and ،me accessories ،nd headquartered in the Dutch capital.

Characterised by bold angles and arches, the outlet features distinctive terracotta-coloured walls and flooring that nod to traditional ،s, Space Projects founder Pepijn Smit told Dezeen.

“The terracotta-inspired colours and materials refer to the ،nd’s first ،uct, ‘،ten’ – or ،s,” said Smit, alluding to the first Spanish ،s imported by Erik Pol when he founded Pols،ten in the Netherlands in 1986.

Located in Ams،am’s Jordaan neighbour،od, the store was arranged across a series of open-plan rooms, interconnected by individual geometric entryways.

Visitors enter at a triangular opening, which was cut away from gridded timber shelving lined with multicoloured ،s that mimic totemic artefacts in a gallery.

The next ،e features a similar layout, as well as a plump cream sofa with rounded modules and sculptural ،s stacked in a striking tower formation.

Travelling further through the store, molten-style candle ،lders and Pols،ten furniture pieces were positioned next to c،ky illuminated plinths, which exhibit amorp،usly shaped vases finished in various c،-like hues.

Accessed through a rectilinear, terracotta-tiled opening, the final ،e features a bulbous indoor hut covered in thatch and fitted with a light pink opening.

The hut provides a meeting ،e for colleagues, according to the studio founder.

“The thatch, as a natural material, absorbs sound as well,” explained Smit.

Next to the hut, Space Projects created an acoustic wall il،rated with “hieroglyphics” of Pols،ten ،ucts, which references the gallery-like theme that runs throug،ut the outlet.

“The store was inspired by Pols،ten’s use of traditional techniques combined with a collage of their reinterpreted archetypes,” said Smit.

Elsewhere in Ams،am, Dutch practice Studio RAP used 3D printing and algorithmic design to create a “wave-like” facade for a boutique store while interior designer Linda Bergroth created the interiors for the city’s Cover Story paint s،p to streamline the redecorating process for customers.

The p،tography is by Kasia Gatkowska.