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4.4.2008

The bookshop Selexyz Dominicanen in Maastricht

A view of heaven

It is not for book fans alone that the bookshop Selexyz in the Dutch city of Maastricht opening. Insiders are already talking about the most beautiful bookshop in the world. As a new use to which a former Dominican church is being put, the bookshop also opens up a view of an extraordinary interpretation of architecture. Since the architects preserved the original character of the formerly ecclesiastical room with great sensitivity and nevertheless integrated a bookshop with a useful area of 1250 m² on a floor area of 750 m². The ambiance is essentially characterised by the lighting concept developed by Ansorg. From a lighting design point of view, the concept falls back on luminaires from the standard range and focuses on the perfect illumination of the historical location and the needs of a modern sales room.

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