Walem

The café is located toward the front and the restaurant toward the back of the space.

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Project

Walem

Category

Public

Type

Interior

Location

Amsterdam

Area

200 m²

Collaboration

Onno de Vries

Project Description

Walem

Café and restaurant ‘Het land van Walem’ opened in 1984 in the former Metz & Co store on Keizersgracht. The façade designed by Gerrit Rietveld became the inspiration for the furniture, the fittings, and the interior. The long horizontal accents of the interior give continuity to the space. The wood paneling has made Walem timeless for over thirty years.

Walem

The café is located toward the front and the restaurant toward the back of the space.

Walem
Walem

The long horizontal accents give continuity to the interior, the elongated bars divide the space in two.

Walem

The façade’s geometry was an inspiration for the design of the fittings, furniture, and interior such as the circular stairwell (A), the square magazine bins (B) and the triangular base of the stairs (C) toward the first floor where the lavatories are located.

Walem

The entrance is part of Rietveld’s geometric façade.

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