florentijn hofman: little factory in the netherlands

renowned dutch artist florentijn hofman took the pictogram of industry and exploded it into a full-scale inhabitable structure in azeven noord — a developing industrial zone of the netherlands — as a criticism on the architecture of business parks and their use of the space. the metal frame building, wrapped in black corrugated steel roof sheets, represents a landmark next to the highway and can be used as an artist’s studio. the interior contains a wooden loft and stone pavers that make up the floor, with retractable rolling shutters over the three large windows that illuminate the 5 x 12 x 14-meter construct.

little factory presentationvideo © rick messemaker

 image © jeroen musch

chimney stacks separated from the structure accentuating a scaled iconimage © jeroen musch

(left) grass front area(right) water feature on the back sideimage © jeroen musch

entirely corrugated metal skin gives an industrial lookimage © jeroen musch 

three metal window shades cover the openingsimage © jeroen musch

interiorimage © jeroen musch 

metal structure interiorimage © rick messemaker

brick paved flooringimage © rick messemaker

second-storey wooden loftimage © rick messemaker