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Rubiks
Het Koelhuis, designed by Nicolaas Lansdorp in 1930, is situated on the Food Center terrain in Amsterdam and is one out of two buildings on the premise that is still authentic. Het Koelhuis features a monumental mural of Keith Haring dating back to 1986 that became hidden from view to resurface again in 2018. Rubiks is repurposing the monument into a permanent cultural institution. Het Koelhuis its one-meter-thick soundproof and windowless walls are a perfect match with this new purpose – a cultural melting pot with a crowd that enjoys the small hours of the morning and the high decibels at night, all within the city center. Rubiks serves as a creative representation of all the spatial possibilities and the multitude of subcultures welcomed.

Oscar Sanders’ architectural practice has its foundation in social- and urban entrepreneurship. His graduation project serving as the poster child – ‘Het Zilveren Kind’ was a study designed to create stimulating collective housing for people with multiple disabilities in an urban context.

Designing space knows multiple forms within his practice. As an entrepreneur he embarked on a socially fueled journey that flowed into two cultural venues called Garage Noord and kanaal40. One focussed on offering a progressive cultural program and the other showing a dedication to micropopculture. Both serving as explorative safe havens for a diverse and inclusive public, both objecting to cultural institutions being pushed outside of cities borders.

This vision comes to life maintaining a practical approach with extensive experience in working with model- and material studies, sketching, collages and maquettes. His design process is intuitive and physical, and an overview of his relevant work is available to review here.

 

CONTACT
+31626264027
info@oscarsanders.com

ADDRESS
Minahassastraat 1
1094 RS Amsterdam

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Architect: 1.211201.003
Trade: 87230925