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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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?

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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