La Circuit de la Vie / Haarlem

Research learned us that living in a natural environment makes people happy! We also learned that altruism makes you happy. Both ingredients are to be found in this space designed by JoyJoyJoy Society. So we dare to conclude that moving around on the roads of La Circuit de la Vie let you grow on the Happiness Index.

Nature is near by with the woods, the dunes and the beaches. The interior exists of natural ingredients. Products made fair creating a better living for the makers are part of it. And with the turnover we create housing for homeless people. This all together makes living here more worth full.

Between the sea and the city

The blue house is top located in an area in Haarlem thats between the sea and the city. The colours of the house are related to this scenery. The blue and green colours refers to the sea and the woods.  The urban details underscore your living in the best city in the country.

From the house you walk or bike to the nature to enjoy hiking of biking. On a sunny day you can enjoy the beach with his many beach clubs or just take a jump in the sea. On the other hand you walk to the city. The romantic vijfhoek with his lovely scenery is next to the house. The shopping streets filled with many terraces invites you to drink a coffee.

The story of La Circuit de la Vie

The name of the house is telling a story. The story of this magic blue house is based on the Circuit of Zandvoort draped in the dunes between the house and the sea. Racing on the circuit is like living. The shape of the circuit is a way full of movements. The right speed and the the way your enter the corners, treating the steer wheel in the right direction is what we do every day.

The design in the house is based on the circuit to inspire you to live with power to keep right on track with the steer wheel in your hands. The joy-sticks to steer on a Happy Healthy Honourly Harmony living are integrated in the space.  With funny details you feel like your moving around in the car showroom, pitstop or in the cantina.

The Design

The interiors we design are bohemian, pure and timeless. We think fashion is unfashionable as the meaning of whats in or out is changing.  This eclectic way of thinking support a more beautifull world as fashion and trends are less important. Beautie is in the human being itself and everybody is free to etalate his individual style.

We work with our own cool designed collection which is fair produced. Handcrafters all over the world producing pure products from honest materials. We also cooperate with local social working places. Next to that you will find social design from famous Dutch designers.

Fair Natural Sustainable Products

We use natural and fair products in our interiors because we believe this is the way every interior should be. Natural paints, honest wood, eco products and sustainable technics are part of the space. A garage space to work on our life in a sustainable way

Because the products are made to create reciprocity the maker and the user experience the welfare of using a product that creates upgrading for everybody. In that way a more fair world is achieved. This reciprocative way of working is part of our philosophy. You will be enlighted to move around in a space that is designed to comfort you with the most beautifull materials and objects.

The Solo Spaces

In La Circuit de la Vie you find Solo Spaces specially designed to UP-grade your Living. Prepared for solos the space offers you all facilities to live your own life with the possibility to share life with the other solos.

You find all ingredients to live relax with furniture and ingredients to optimise your stay. With attention for every detail you feel you live in a special space. Everything has been places with attention. Optimise your living is the goal of the interior. The complete equipment will facilitate this. From the cups in the kitchen to the beds. Its designed with attention for you. A few times per year we organise events to collaborate togethers and share life and living.

The Car Showroom Living Spaces

The Livings spaces are designed with ingredients that refers to machine rooms and pit stops. A kitchen that has the look of a garage. The tab is from an old beer bar. A dining table is made from old wood surrounded by iron chairs where like a cantina you can drink coffee. The bench is local from recycled fabric. A design car is in the middle of the space.

Big windows underscores the feeling of the showroom vibe. In the windows you find benches to relax and have dinners with friends. The wooden scratched floors made you think of a working space. Lamps looks at you as they are the lamps of a car lightening your path in life. An iron work table with attributes is there to fix your machine in living.

The Garage Bathrooms

In the bathrooms you find cool raw details with stone and old wood. It offers you the space to work on your body and mind. The important moments of the day in the morning when you get up and in the evening when you go to rest you find here the tools to embrace that moments with care.

The shower is a space to relax if you have time to take a slow bath or to take a quick shower at a busy day. The metro tiles refers to the industrial atmosphere. The black tabs are cool and supply warm water energised by the sun through the solar panels. The cool stone sink and the old wooden boxes make you realise your part of nature.

The Sustainable Showroom Space

In a garage you work to optimise the machine. In this house you optimise your living. In a setting of a romantic French garage you find alle the tools to work on this. The big windows on the south offer light to lighting your living.

Vintage doors opens the way to the terrace outside where stools are ready to create a space to drink your coffee in a mug after a ride in the house.

On the roof solar panels gives free energy to energise your living. Plants climbing on the walls to adapt co2.