The EMS headquarters will become the command center for the daily operations of the Electronic Music Society. The HQ is composed of eight repurposed 40 feet shipping containers surrounding a central courtyard and will be situated near the east entrance to the former Suikerunie terrain. Both the exterior and interior of the containers will be adapted to the needs of its creative workforce in accordance with our participatory labour model and sustainability objectives.
On the ground floor, three of the shipping containers will become available as individual or combined art gallery units or to function as SHIFT-project exposition space. The top floor is composed of four more connected shipping containers with all the facilities needed for the twenty workspaces that are available to the EMS clusters creatives as well as interns and external freelancers.
The containers were previously used as a promotional exhibit for the Dutch Airforce and contain some unique design attributes, such the interior plating of a jet fighter, a landing strip emulator with cinema, a functional radar system demo and standing tables made out of jet engine exhausts.
The main function of the HQ is to provide a kickstart to the SHIFT initiative, whilst establishing a formidable presence at the Suikerunie Terrain. The venue will be used for small exclusive fundraiser events and as a testlab for sustainable event and festival innovations. During Paradigm Festival and other large scale events, the HQ can be set up for multiple purposes such as: production offices, briefing rooms, crew catering, dressing rooms, first aid post, artist backstage, security post, and finance office.
We aim to start construction of the headquarters early spring 2016. Final building plans and expansion adaptations will be designed by the SHIFT architects from Superuse Studios and Studio Elmo Vermijs. Once put in place, feel free to drop by for a tour of the building and to have a look at the EMS projects currently being realized.
