Café Restaurant Dauphine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
It has been a privilege for us to work on many projects with Dennis van Slimming in Amsterdam over the last 30 years. Café Restaurant Dauphine was established about 18 years ago and dpa worked with Dennis van Slimming and Charles Hollenkamp on the original project, so when we were recently asked to be part of the team to refresh this esteemed eatery we were of course delighted to do so. The essence of the property in this large double height volume has been retained but the lighting altered to provide a softer warmer feel with decorative lights hanging down at lower levels than the previous more architectural fixtures at high level. Other elements are also softened with warm LED light sources and a great emphasis put on the human level. The lighting controls facilitate appropriate scenes responding to the time of day/day light. The food and service are also fabulous so a great place to visit if you are in this city.
Representative – Premises Owner: Dennis van Slimming
Restaurant Owner: Charles Hollenkamp
Interior Designers: Nicemakers