Building

The role of the Namahn space is up in the air. We know a few things but hope to be taken by surprise again and again.

While being foremost a place for practising human-centered design, the space is open to influences, participation and experiments from outside. It makes a lot of business sense to use the property in this particular way; it'll bring new perspectives and acquaintances to those who usually work there. By fostering the exchange of ideas, we hope to inspire our own design practice and become come complete professionals, open to new disciplines and problem-solving approaches.

The building is also too large to keep to ourselves.

In September 2009, the Namahn space was featured in the series Aha Architectuur of the Flemish newspaper De Standaard. In this series, architectural critic Koen Van Synghel reviews remarkable buildings.

"In the Namahn building, [architect] Cuyvers has succeeded in wrestling the architecture from the straight-jacket of images and neurotic functionalism. The building shows architecture's ability for freedom, inspiration, and playfulness."

Here is a snap of the newspaper article, or read it online on the Standaard website (in Dutch).