Startup Campus
university interior
2013-2014
an inspiring campus for young entrepreneurs
The Startup Campus is the entrepreneurial community of the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. They offer programs, events and create a suitable environment with the mission to create tomorrow's leading entrepreneurs. We designed a new campus floor where young, nascent and ambitious entrepreneurs can learn entrepreneurial skills, have a physical place to work and practice, can meet other like minded entrepreneurs, are challenged and, are inspired to grow as a entrepreneur and above all as a person.
core functionality
The major hurdle in the design was to turn the closed, structural core into a serving element. We wrapped this concrete mass with a wooden structure containing most of the floor’s utilities like storages, copy-machines, meeting places, a phone booth and (fire-)installations. By clustering these functions in the heart of the floorplan the surrounding spaces could be designed with full transparency.
| Project name | Startup Campus |
|---|---|
| Typology | Educational interior design |
| Location | Rotterdam, the Netherlands |
| Time span | July 2013 - March 2014 |
| Status | Built |
| Size | 1700 SQM |
| Client | Erasmus Center for Entrepreneurship |
| Collaboration | Studio Olduvai Gorge |
