Lumion Amsterdam is a secondary school for senior general and pre-university education. It is located in an brutalistic young monument combined with a new annex. The original building (1973 designed by architect Ben Ingwersen) was revitalized by atelier PRO architects in 2019. Atelier PRO also designed the interior design. The interior design supports an educational vision completely opposing the traditional class room teaching. This unorthodox type of education focuses on personalized learning, based on Sweden’s Kunskapsskolan. The focus is on people. Each individual has its own learning process that distinguishes three typologies of learning. The spatial translation for each typology is based on the Australian idea of Campfire (obtain teaching by an expert collectively, Watering hole (share information among peers informally) and Cave (concentrate by solitary contemplation). This concept is based on the ideas by futurist David Thornburg and has become the idea behind the interior design. The design is aimed at nudging, creating a community atmosphere and transparency. Lumion school believes that the way you decorate and design spaces stimulates behavior and helps develop the learning process. So, in this innovative learning enviroment there are very few traditional classrooms and many open spaces have been created. For the junior pupils, each floor has a large open space with an atmosphere of homeliness and security and is equipped for various learning activities. Spatial objects (so called nestst) on each floor represent the development stage of the junior pupils. These objects are designed to stimulate learning in a way that suits the pupil. Items that have been specially designed are a tree hut, flying tapestry, a multi layered seat pit with cubical seats and images from the universe, a ‘flower power’ seat pit referring to the 20th century roaring sixties. The open spaces for the senior pupils support to prepare for higher education. Special wonder rooms have been designed like a ‘debating room’ (House of Commons), a Space Odyssey-like lecture hall with a sleek design or a room with a stage for inspiring TED talks. But also spaces to work in smaller groups, or individually. Wall images of inspiring people in neon lights are all over. This interior concept enables personalized learning, making Lumion the first Kunskapsskolan partner school in the Netherlands.
Lumion Amsterdam
Atelier PRO Architects
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XIN LIN
Design Director
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Zaiba Mian
Professor
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The interior design of Lumion Amste...
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Paul West
Strategy Director
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A playful and stimulating environme...
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Otto Ng
Design Director
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Jonghwan Baek
Founder and Director in Chief
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Agata Pilip
Senior professional brand creative retail store design
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Luis F Rueda
Creative Director
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The majority of the spaces depicted...
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Valerie Roosma
Interior Designer
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Interesting approach to an educatio...
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Paul Bishop
Owner & Founder
at Bishop Design
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Emma Wynn
Director
at Brinkworth
Interesting to see a design respond...
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Michael Long
Director
at _novospace
Funky collection of various zones o...
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Michelle Wilkie
Design Director
at tp bennett
Interesting concept and no doubt su...
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Serhii Makhno
Founder
at Sergey Makhno Architects
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Falco Webbink
Head of Design
at Wink
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Designer
Client
Gemeente Amsterdam
Floor area
14.100 ㎡
Completion
2019
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Interior builder
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