DPFCProgram Health, fitness, danceDesign team Liong Lie, Roeland de Jong, Fred Gerdes, Cas Nagtzaam, Ping Chan,
Edo SchrijverPhotography Christiaan de Bruijne This
dance and fitness centre is located in Rotterdam in the urban plan
Alexanderpolder by Bakema. There is a public garden alongside the building. The
natural colours of the flowers were the inspiration for the colours of the
building. The purple color
of the building is a metaphor for the adjacent park and the logo color of the
dance fitness centre.The concept of the building is
about hedonism, provoking, flirting, about the extras in life.
People can see themselves or each
other in mirrored walls and reflecting metal ceilings, through voids or glass
parts. Most of the fitness and dance rooms have large windows towards the park
and the bar. So the work out and dancing
people can be the actors for the people in the public garden or at the bar.
Otherwise the park becomes the panoramic view during the training.Ballet dancing and fitness are combined in this building. People can
meet each other in a central meeting area with a bar and reading table. The bar
provides a view at a toddler playroom so parents can exercise while the toddler
play under supervision of the bartender.