Cocondo

31/07/2024

New chairs added to the pilot-bunker!
The Conscious Chair by Mater Design. Originally designed in 1958 by renowned Danish furniture designers and architects Børge Mogensen and Esben Klint, this chair is made from FSC-certified oak and an innovative circular material called Matek®, which in this case is derived from coffee waste.

Given that our bunker is filled with (local) oak-wood and plenty of coffee is enjoyed here, we found the Conscious Chair to be the perfect match. Now, you can enjoy your coffee while sitting in these chairs, knowing that waste can truly have a second life.

We are very thankful to Mater Design for sponsoring us once again, just as they did in 2021 when we had the chance to obtain the Ocean collection for our terrace. We are proud to present such beautiful examples of sustainable and circular design to our guests.

21/06/2024

Werken bij Cocondo? We hebben een vacature voor schoonmaak en opmaak. Neem voor meer informatie contact met ons op! Zie ook www.cocondo.nl/vacature

01/05/2024

29/04/2024

Win een weekend in onze bunker tijdens Bunkerdag!
Het vereist alleen wat fantasie. En wellicht inspiratie voor ons.

WIN een weekend weg in Cocondo van vrijdag 24 t/m zondag 26 mei en twee toegangstickets voor Bunkerdag!

Wist je dat na de bevrijding honderden bunkers langs de kust zijn hergebruikt als vervangende woonruimte of vakantiewoning? Veel van de bunkers dragen dus niet alleen verhalen van bezetting, maar ook van bevrijding en wederopbouw.

Cocondo is een concept waarmee bunkers opnieuw worden getransformeerd tot vakantiewoning. En dan helemaal ecologisch en circulair, met als doel: een netwerk van betekenisvolle verblijven langs de kust. De pilot van Cocondo ligt in Hoek van Holland .

Wil jij kans maken op de overnachting? Beantwoord dan de volgende vraag om te winnen: wat zou jij doen met een leegstaande bunker?

Laat je reactie hieronder achter! Het meest originele idee wint het weekend weg tijdens Bunkerdag. Op 6 mei maken we de winnaar in de reacties bekend.

16/04/2024

We're honored to be featured in Salt Magazine #91. Thank you Salt Magazine!

29/03/2024

In Hoek van Holland kan je belanden in een "driehoek van hipheid" met Insta-waardige cafés en restaurants. En een bunker als vakantiehuisje.

28/03/2024

"Fietsend heen, slapen in een bunker, metro terug: wordt Hoek van Holland het Bloemendaal van Rotterdam?"

Teun van den Ende van Vers Beton kwam bij ons op visite om te schrijven over Cocondo binnen de 'hippe driehoek' van Holland.

In Hoek van Holland kan je belanden in een "driehoek van hipheid" met Insta-waardige cafés en restaurants. En een bunker als vakantiehuisje.

07/12/2023

We zijn zeer trots en vereerd dat Cocondo dit jaar de Pieter van Vollenhovenprijs heeft gewonnen! Afgelopen woensdag 6 december overhandigde de heer van Vollenhoven, vergezeld door leden van het Restauratiefonds, de prijs hoogstpersoonlijk aan leden van ons team in de bunker.

Volgens de organisatie "Prijst de jury het doorzettingsvermogen van de initiatiefnemers: Een bunker in een Natura 2000-gebied; er waren acht ontheffingen nodig en dat is allemaal gelukt. Het is een mooi voorbeeld van hoe een kleinschalig particulier initiatief een herbestemming kan realiseren, waar geen enkele professionele eigenaar aan zou willen beginnen vanwege de vele ‘mitsen en maren’.”

Deze prijs ervaren we als een enorme eer en erkenning voor al het harde werk. Het plakkaat krijgt dan ook een mooie plek in de bunker. De restauratie & herbestemming had echter nooit gelukt zonder onze partners en sponsoren. Daarom een bijzondere dank aan: Stichting Het Zuid-Hollands Landschap, CityLab010, Provincie Zuid-Holland, BOEi, Noorderwind, Hoogheemraadschap van Delfland, Elise Mathilde Fonds, Job Dura Fonds, Van der Mandele Stichting en alle vrijwilligers en sponsoren.

Ook dikke felicitaties aan Hoogheem Erfgoed & Logies – Nieuwolda, met wie we de 1e plaats mogen delen.

Foto's Floris Scheplitz voor Stichting Het Zuid-Hollands Landschap

30/10/2023

The very cheerful Floor Pieters, her best friend and her best friends new born stayed in Cocondo recently. They made a wonderful photo series of their experience and tested the 'baby proof' part of our concept. Thank you Floor for staying with us!

28/07/2023

This week we welcomed 60 participants of the 'VerhalenWandeling', organised by the Wijkcollectie. Since we are fully booked this was a bit of a challenge. But thanks to our very hospitable guests we were able to share the story behind Cocondo, and in particular the story of the people of Hoek van Holland that lived in bunkers after the Second World War. A big thanks to our guests and the Wijkcollectie for making this possible!

Photo by Marijke Gips

12/07/2023

Altijd al de pilot van Cocondo willen bezoeken, maar dan zonder overnachting? Dit kan 25 juli tijdens de verhalenwandeling Hoek van Holland, georganiseerd door Stichting Wijkcollectie

🚶‍♂️𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗽 𝟮𝟱 𝗷𝘂𝗹𝗶 𝗺𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗲𝗸 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 🚶‍♀️
Je loopt in groepjes langs bijzondere plekken in het dorp. Daar krijg je inspirerende verhalen te horen over o.a. Recreatieoord Hoek van Holland, privémuseum Chateau du Lac en de voormalige Duitse telefoonbunker Cocondo. Ontdek nieuwe verhalen en sta even stil bij plekken waar je soms wel voorbijkomt, maar niet altijd bij stilstaat.

En er is meer! Ook wat lekkers te eten en drinken wordt verzorgd! De wandeling is gratis en duurt maximaal 2.5 uur. Wandel jij mee? Meld je hier aan: https://ap.lc/sTGlf

𝗗𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗱𝗮𝗴 𝟮𝟱 𝗷𝘂𝗹𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝘂𝘂𝗿
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁- 𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗲𝗸 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱

𝘌𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯 𝘷𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘨𝘢𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘫𝘦 𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘫𝘥 𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭.

30/06/2023

http://mailchi.mp/29ceb3a10721/cocondo-keilewerf

A call for support.

Something devastating happened in Rotterdam. This week the city's beloved creative hub the Keilewerf completely burned down, together with the (life's) work of 40 designers, artists and sustainable company's. Three among them contributed to the pilot of Cocondo and we feel a strong need to support them.

Please read our special newsletter on how you can help Buurman Rotterdam, Thijs Brandsma, Tijmen Kattevilder and all the other struck creatives.

http://mailchi.mp/29ceb3a10721/cocondo-keilewerf

11/02/2023

Currently at Art Rotterdam, the work of Anne Geene, including the work she created during the Artist in Residence at Cocondo. During Anne's stay she collected shells from the beach with a very distinctive hole drilled in to them. Perhaps you noticed these on the beach yourself once?

The holes have been created by the necklace shell (Euspira catena), or in Dutch 'tepelhoren'. This sea snail hunts buried molluscs and uses its tongue (that has very tiny teeth) to drill small holes in to the shell of its pray, so it can slowly suck it out. This proces can last up to 60 hours(!).

After Art Rotterdam the work will be framed and displayed in our bunker in Hoek van Holland

Anne's work is represented by Galerie Caroline O’Breen and can still be seen this weekend at the Van Nelle Fabriek.

18/01/2023

It's time to introduce our annual Artist in Residence! This year we have the absolute pleasure in working together with Dutch visual artist Anne Geene (1983), who has been on our wish list for or a long time...

Anne is known for capturing hidden patterns, beauty and humor in flora and fauna. From collecting countless strings of grass or gradients of autumn leaves, to measuring birds and the velocity of their fallen p**p.

During the residency Anne will use Cocondo as a workspace, enabling her to explore the area, learn about the history and discover what the surrounding nature has to offer. As a result Anne will leave behind an artwork that can be seen for our future guests. Following in the footsteps of Luuk Smits, who was last years artist.

The Artist in Residence program is repeated every January, creating a growing artwork collection that give our guests different perspectives on the bunker and surrounding area. The program is curated and funded by Stichting Stelling 33 .

11/10/2022

We hebben een vacature! Van toepassing op Hoek van Holland en omgeving.

11/09/2022

We had a very special guest this weekend.
The mayor of Gemeente Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb and his officials payed a visit to our bunker in Hoek van Holland. This was during his annual bicycle tour through the town. The program was quite intens with lots to see, so after some stretching with our tree: off he went to the next project.

A special thanks to our guests who were so kind to let the mayor in during their stay.

(pictures by Alex ten Berge)

03/09/2022

Tonight Cocondo is featured in the television program 'Langs de Kust', made by Omroep MAX . Actor Huub Stapel and writer Martin Hendriksma pay a visit to our bunker and share the story of Dutch people who lived in German bunkers after the war. For this occasion Ria, Elly and Janny, all three born in bunkers in 'het Roomse Duin', came to Cocondo with their old photo albums to show how these times we're hard but also adventures.

The program was recorded in June 2021 and will now be aired for the first time at 20:45 at NPO2. Exciting!

12/07/2022

The pilotbunker had an upgrade. Two photographs that inspired us to start Cocondo have found a place on the walls. One photograph (by fotopersbureau de Boer) shows a woman sunbathing in 'de Kennemerduinen' at IJmuiden in 1969 and is provided by the Noord-Hollands Archief. The other photograph (by Henk Blansjaar) shows the use of bunkers at 'Park Kostverloren' in 1947 in Zandvoort and is provided by Spaarnestad Photo. This bunker is still in use as a holiday home today.

A big thanks goes out to Zwaan Fotografie & Presentatie who sponsored the beautiful printing and framing!

14/06/2022

During World War Two our pilotbunker was used for just two years. After the war, over a period of more than 75 years, five generations found other ways to use the bunker. People from all ages found adventure here by making fires, leaving graffiti, recording scary video's, playing war games or using the bunker as the perfect hiding place for a treasure hunt. Like in this recently discovered picture from 1989, where one of the founders of Cocondo, Peter de Krom, is celebrating his 8th birthday (and holding the flashlight).
Fun fact: the boy who found the treasure: Martijn, became one of the first guests in 2021 to stay in the bunker with his own family.

We value the history of the bunker from- and after the war equally. And that's why we left a 'storyline' untouched across the wall of the living room. If you look close enough, you can find traces that are just 1 or 79 years old.

25/05/2022

All of the wood used in the pilotbunker comes from two local oak trees. One of them came from Landgoed De Tempel and was 75 years old before it was struck down by a storm. Today we installed the foot of this tree on the terrace, which can now be used as a small table.

Fun fact: The tree sprouted around the same time the bunker was build and fell down in 2017 when we made the first plans for renovating it!

Made possible by Thijs Brandsma, Landschapsonderhoud Rotterdam and Buurman Rotterdam

01/04/2022

After weeks of sunshine and spring feelings, this is how our bunker was found by our cleaners today. We hope our upcoming guest will enjoy some snow fun in April!

25/03/2022

Onze pilot mag sier maken bij Voor de Wereld van Morgen en ECO logies en hun lijst van 7 heerlijke vakantiehuisjes in de natuur.

https://www.voordewereldvanmorgen.nl/artikelen/7-heerlijke-vakantiehuisjes-in-de-natuur

Toe aan vakantie? In deze vakantiehuisjes in de natuur kom je helemaal tot rust.

02/03/2022

The pilot of the Cocondo Artist in Residence was a succes! Artist Luuk Smits stayed in our bunker for two weeks and explored the surroundings and history of the bunker. It was during a time of heavy storms that brought a lot of materials on to the beach. Luuk went 'beachcombing' and researched two materials that derived from ships: driftwood and paraffin.

Luuk experimented with both materials and chose the driftwood for his final work, turning it in to a temporary and fragile installation. He photographed the installation and framed the photograph in multiplex. Its is now on display in the bunker for all our guests to see. Making it the first artwork of a collection that will grow every year with each residency.

About the paraffin.
This is a substance derived from oil which is used to make candles. It is shipped in liquid form but also ends up in the water when the storage containers are cleaned. Paraffin is very toxic to animals who can mistake the smaller parts for food. It is a big problem since the Netherlands is one of the biggest exporters and importers of paraffin in the world. Costs to clean up beaches is estimated around 148.000 euro's every year.

Thanks to the work by Luuk we became even more aware of the man made type of materials that ends up in the sea on a daily basis.

The Cocondo Artist in Residence is made possible bij de Erfgoedlijn Atlantikwall of the Provincie Zuid-Holland

03/02/2022

New project!
The coming two weeks Dutch visual artist Luuk Smits is testing Cocondo as an Artist is Residence. Luuk will use his time in the bunker to explore the area, learn about the history and collect objects. As a result Luuk will leave an artwork behind that can be seen in the bunker for future guests. It is a program we plan to repeat every January. Creating an always changing artwork collection that reflects on the bunker and surrounding area.

The Artist in Residence program is curated by Cocondo and funded by the Erfgoedlijn Atlantikwall of the Provincie Zuid Holland.

25/01/2022

Looking forward to the summer of 2022? We have opened up more dates up to October!

Check for availability at: https://cocondo.nl/boeken