HUBERTUS & BERKHOFF CULINARY COLLEGE

passage around a central square

Besides ‘conventional’ learning environments such as classrooms, gyms and auditoriums, the new school has two restaurants, a ‘grand café’ with a bakery store, and bakeries and kitchens. The total surface area of 6,600 square metres is spread over three floors. ZENBER brought unity to the new building by arranging the interior as a passage around a central square. This passage connects the floors and the different kinds of space and facilitates safety and supervision while encouraging a buzz of interaction. It also gives you an excellent view of what is going on in the bakery, you can even see who is stirring the soup in the kitchen. The passage is a metaphor for see, smell and taste.

the most palatable school in the Netherlands

The grand café, the bakery store and the restaurants are alluringly lined up along the gable and invite passers-by to drop in for coffee and cream cakes or a cooked lunch. Like the culinary delights on the menu, the interior has been designed with an eye to detail, with materials and colour schemes that reflect the sweetness and lusciousness of ingredients like honey and chocolate. Visitors find themselves in an attractive setting where they can experience first-hand what the students can do and see how the most palatable school in the Netherlands is upholding a time-honoured tradition as a provider of the best chefs, bakers and hosts. A photo gallery showing the history of the school has been installed in the passage to inspire students and staff.