RELATE. A video series on architecture and light

Dive into the elegance of our RELATE video series. Journey with us to the world's most breathtaking architectural feats where light and design dance in perfect synchrony. Delve into rich dialogues with pioneering architects and renowned lighting designers, as they share the artistry behind their projects and their voyage to perfection. Embrace inspiration, envision grandeur, and truly connect.

The Hoofddorp Fort

The Hoofddorp Fort is one of the historic forts along the defence line of Amsterdam. A concrete structure embedded into the landscape, covered with a layer of earth, consisting of a rich labyrinth of spaces, gun positions, rooms, corridors and niches. 

The process of redeveloping and converting the fort took a decade. Some 8,100sqm in size, the world heritage site has been transformed into an urban park with space for a restaurant as well as cultural and educational activities. Serge Schoemaker Architects tackled the landscape, architecture and interior in an integral manner, fusing past and present into a new entity. In our new Relate documentary we sat down with Serge Schoemaker at the fort and in his office, where he guides us through the full redevelopment process.

Location
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Architect
Serge Schoemaker Architects

Project photography
MWA Hart Nibbrig

The Chicago Reserve Roastery

The Chicago Reserve Roastery is the culmination of all six, Starbucks largest-ever immersive coffee experience – across five floors and 35,000 square feet of retail space. The lighting approach started from the central rotunda, housing a huge golden cask. The different layers of lighting throughout the space, from the outside to the inside illumination of the cask, to the light integrated in the custom wood slatted ceiling or the gentle spotlighting, provides for a very special moment.

The Italian pavilion

“Darkness is not the opposite of light. It is the place of possibilities where the senses cannot go.” Curator Alessandro Melis inspires with his vision for the Italian pavilion at the 2021 biennale of architecture in Venice. We sat down with two inspirators of the presentation at the pavilion, architects Alessandro Melis and Paolo di Nardo, to discuss the exhibition ‘Resilient Communities’.

House B

In episode 1 of the RELATE video series, we meet up with architect Dirk De Meyer in Antwerp, Belgium. Enjoy a house tour a breathtaking residence, where the architect meticulously studied the sun’s movement and natural light qualities of the site, before designing the house.