luna lodge

client: BAI
program: lodge in the city
location: Den Bosch
realisation: 2011 (design competition)

The gunpowder building is a strange object in the city of 's Hertogenbosch. It has never been part of a cohesive military complex, nor has it been fully incorporated into the urban fabric. Luna Lodge turns the gunpowder building into a cultural and commercial hotel in a luna park: a field with pavilions designed by various artists, architects, and designers. You can spend the night in special objects in the field, in the trees on the water, but also in the old gunpowder building.

The park is opened up to the Willemsvaart and the Citadellaan streets. A raised boardwalk on the Aa serves as a stage for the park and the city. The boardwalk is also a jetty. A "strip" at the back of the Vliertstraat street gives these buildings a front to the park. Here a restaurant will be set up with a terrace in the park. A watchtower serves as a marker and offers fantastic views of the city and the old canal. The gunpowder building is partly used as an outdoor theater.