Precinct 5 By Kuub & Pieter Kool
In less than five weeks, designers used concrete, steel, glass and paint to transform a police station into a brash boutique.

Asked by Amsterdam-based Precinct 5 to design a high-end fashion store on a shoestring budget, KUUB and Pieter Kool gave their client an interior ready for roll-out.

The shop reveals the structural features of the police station that once occupied the premises, including the raw funk of anthracite concrete, which forms a backdrop for the simple lines of black steel furniture. To comply with the budgetary restrictions tied to this industrial cathedral of fashion-related inspiration, the designers created a modular system especially for this retail project.

The basic tubular-steel module, called the ‘Kube’, is a rectangular unit with connection points that enable easy three-dimensional assembly. Cash desk, stairs and display cases, both freestanding and suspended, are all composed of Kube modules. The resulting graphic retail atmosphere at Precinct 5 forms the backbone of the shop’s identity.

www.kuub.nu | Posted by Merel Kokhuis | Photos courtesy of Marcel van der Burg 

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Yeay, finally a really cool shop in Amsterdam.
Mikey | feb 02 2010 @ 21:44:05 cet

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