Post on 11-Jul-2015
20 august 2011
MasterclassRe-Inventing the Amsterdam Urban Block
Final Results
EXTENDING THE FACADE
Group AImprovement
Teammembers:Ati l la VredenburgVeer le CoxRobert WienkStephen Sl iepenbeekTi j l HekkingTimo Savi lepo
Team 1
REINVENTING THE AMSTERDAM URBAN BLOCK
I M P R O V EM E N TSTRATEGY A:
USAGE1. MAIN IDEA
- crossing from north to south- crossing blocks and canals{
IMPROVEMENT
USAGE2. WHAT TO IMPROVE?CANALS-STREETS
STREETS-FACADES
COURTYARDS
IMPROVEMENT
USAGE2. WHAT TO IMPROVE?
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IMPROVEMENT
IMPROVEMENT
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IMPROVEMENT
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STARTING POINT
PRIVATE PUBLIC PRIVATE PUBLIC
PRIVATE PUBLIC PRIVATE PUBLICPRIVATE PUBLIC
PRIVATE PUBLIC PRIVATE PUBLIC PRIVATE PUBLIC
PRIVATE PUBLIC
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FACADE
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QUAY
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SECTION
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STRATEGY
STEP 1 STEP 2
STEP 3 STEP 4
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Welcome into my backyard!
IMPROVING FROM SCRATCH
OUTSIDE-UNIFORM?
IMPROVING FROM SCRATCH
BILLBOARD?
IMPROVING FROM SCRATCH
COPY?
IMPROVING FROM SCRATCH
GREENERY?
IMPROVING FROM SCRATCH
FACADE DOES NOT FOLLOW FUNCTION...
Observation
Facade does not follow function
IMPROVING FROM SCRATCH
DOES INSIDE NEEDS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE OUTSIDE?
IMPROVING FROM SCRATCH
DOES INSIDE NEEDS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE OUTSIDE?Inside doesnt need to communi-cate with outside...Improving from Scratch
Improving from Scratch
IMPROVING FROM SCRATCH
WHAT PROGRAMME IS VALID? What program is valid?
IMPROVING FROM SCRATCH
HOW IS THE INNER AREA ACCESIBLE?HOW IS THE INNER AREA VISIBLE?
How is the inner area accesible? How is the inner area visible?
IMPROVING FROM SCRATCH
DIFFERENT SPACES CREATES DIFFERENT INTERACTIONS.Different spaces - different interactions?
interaction?
Improving the Courtyard
Public pathways
Improving the Courtyard
Improving the Courtyard
IMPROVING THE COURTYARD
ANALYSIS OF THE ExISTING COURTYARDS
Analyse of the existing courtyard
IMPROVING THE COURTYARD
ANALYSIS OF THE ExISTING COURTYARDSPublic - private?
Amsterdams block houses gardens
gardens offices bars - restaurants
houses shops living
Abstracting the Courtyard
Defining the Block
Welcome into my backyard!
Existing condition...
Goal!
private volumes
private gardens
public volumes
public gardens
Goal!
existing condition
Intended design
Entrances? Back - Front Interaction