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Culinary vocational school Hubertus & Berkhoff
Culinary education in state-of-the-art school building
9 September 2016
houses two training restaurants, a bakery shop
For its new accommodation in the Amsterdam
Zuidas district, the new culinary vocational
school Hubertus & Berkhoff chose the
Bolidtop® 700 College system. This synthetic
floor finish has been specially developed for
the educational sector and offers a wide
range of advantages including wear
resistance, hygiene, safety and very low
maintenance costs. By choosing this flooring
system, Hubertus & Berkhoff is guaranteed
not to have to carry out any maintenance on
the floor in the coming years.
Learning how to cook, bake and serve in a
beautiful environment. That is what Hubertus &
Berkhoff offers. The new vocational school trains
pupils to become hosts or hostesses, cooks, pastry
cooks or bakers. The school was formed by the
merger of two schools with a strong reputation in
the hospitality industry: The Berkhoff and Hubertus
Vocational School. Both have a rich history in
catering excellence and were already highly
reputed as culinary vocational schools. Starting
from the school year 2015-2016, they have
combined forces. The culmination of their
collaboration is an ultramodern new school
building in the Zuidas district of Amsterdam.
and a grand café where the pupils can develop
their practical skills.
According to Ector Hoogstad, the architect
responsible for the design of the building, the new
school really exudes the dynamic atmosphere of
the catering and hospitality industry. “The activities
taking place in the classrooms were made visible
throughout the building by using glass interior
walls. The same concept was extended to the
exterior of the school building. Through the glass
front providing access to the entrance hall, the
café and the restaurant and large windows all
around the building, you can see pupils cooking
and baking.”
Fresh appearance
A real eye-catcher in the new school is the Bolidt
floor finish, which perfectly matches the building’s
modern interior. Architect Ector Hoogstad chose
the Bolidtop® 700 College system because of its
modern, fresh and decorative appearance, but also
because of the technical properties of this flooring
system. Bolidtop® 700 College has been specially
developed for the educational sector. Besides good
looks, the Bolidtop® 700 College has other
advantages: the system is wear resistant, hygienic,
safe and has very low maintenance costs. This is
Learning in practice
why this flooring system has already been installed
At the centre of the school is the spacious and
in many primary schools, secondary schools,
clean-lined lobby with a reception desk. It
colleges and universities. Architect Ector Hoogstad
has also used this synthetic Bolidt floor finish
connects all communal areas, such as the assembly
before in other projects, such as the building for
halls for the pupils and a central winter garden.
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The stairway in the lobby leads to a beautiful
south-facing roof terrace. Of course, the culinary
University of Technology campus and the Centre
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vocational school’s teaching areas include a
Campus in Geleen.
number of practical rooms, such as kitchens as
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well as bakery and pastry rooms. The building also
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Culinary vocational school Hubertus & Berkhoff
Culinary education in state-of-the-art school building
No seams for dirt to collect in
The Bolidtop® 700 College system has a smooth,
pore-free surface, which ensures maximum
hygiene – important for any educational
institution, but particularly for a culinary vocational
school. The pupils at Hubertus & Berkhoff learn
from experience that maintaining a high standard
of hygiene is a prerequisite when working in a
kitchen or restaurant. The flooring in the school
building helps to meets this requirement. The
surface of the flow applied flooring has no seams
for dirt to collect in, so that any dirt, dust and
spilled food will visibly lie on top of the floor. The
surface of the Bolidtop® 700 College system can
then be easily cleaned.
In addition to good hygiene, safety is also
important to Hubertus & Berkhoff; pupils need to
be able to move around safely when they are
baking and cooking. Some ingredients will
inevitably fall onto the floor, which could cause the
floor to become slippery. The Bolidtop® 700
College, however, has a non-slip surface to
prevent slips and falls.
9 September 2016
Extremely low maintenance costs
Flooring in educational settings is walked on by
thousands of feet every day. The Bolidtop® 700
College finish is designed to withstand heavy
footfall. The system is extremely scratch and
impact resistant and has a long life; the floor will
easily last for 40 years. Basically, the system never
needs to be replaced, so taken up: because of the
permanent bond to the substrate, it can always
serve as a suitable base for other finishes, if so
desired. Additionally, the synthetic floor finish is
very easy to maintain. Other than regular daily
cleaning, no additional maintenance in the form of
wax layers or polymers is required. Bolidt even
guarantees to educational institutions that the
flooring will have no maintenance costs for an
extended period of time. This huge saving makes
the Bolidtop® 700 College system very appealing
compared to more traditional floor finishes, such
as linoleum, PVC and rubber that entail
considerable (mostly annually) recurring
maintenance costs for schools.
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