BYTR architects: emmaus second hand shop

’emmaus’ by BYTR architects, de bilt, the netherlands image © jasper van zuijlen all images courtesy of BYTR architects

a second hand shop designed by dutch practice BYTR architects, ’emmaus’ is in the town of de bilt, the netherlands. the revamp creates a lighter and airier interior, giving more justice to the articles on display with a system of niches and aisles. walls are lined with shelves made from cardboard pallets, wrapping the room with a ladder-like grid. capable of holding up to 250 kilograms of weight, this solution maintained the project’s limited budget.

a dynamic installation of stacked tables, chairs and drawers unravel from a central column for display surfaces. artificial lighting is given from a chandelier of functional conduit. previously homeless, the employees for the store are offered a place to live above the space.

cardboard pallets hold up to 250 kilograms of weight image © jasper van zuijlen

central installation of drawers, tables and chairs wraps a column image © jasper van zuijlen

image © jasper van zuijlen

chandelier of conduit image © jasper van zuijlen

image © jasper van zuijlen

entry image © jasper van zuijlen

shop with filled shelves image © BYTR architecten

interior in use image © BYTR architecten

image © BYTR architecten

points of view diagram

categorization of products

project info:

name project: emmaus address: burg. de withstraat 18. 3732 ek de bilt client: foundation emmaus design: BYTR project team: saskia kok (intern), richèl lubbers photographer: jasper van zuijlen (with the empty shelves), bytr architecten (with the filled shelves) program: new interior secondhand store provisional plan: sep 2011 final plan: jan 2012 start construction: aug 2012 realization: aug 2012 building costs: 12.500 EUR incl. btw