At Home in the City
2012, January

LOCATION:
Bilderdijkkade, Amsterdam, NL

SUPERVISORS:
P. Kuitenbrouwer [A],
O. Klijn [A],
Y. Cuperus [BT]

At Home in the City

The studio 'At Home in the City' focuses on the contemporary and future urban architecture on the scale of both the dwelling and the city. It is a response to the current changes in the field of urban and social patterns and the urgent need for sustainable solutions in housing. New architectural concepts are desired, so that once again we can feel at home in the city. The development of spatial strategies, anticipating on particular identities and lifestyles, innovative building typologies, programmatic variations and new technical innovations in the field of sustainability and materialization are hereby required.

The city that serves as the site for this studio is Amsterdam. Since this capital city is such a vibrant and popular place to live for the city dwellers housing in Amsterdam is still scarce. Although there are numerous new designs ready to be built, a vast majority of these plans will never leave the drawing board. This has to do with another theme that is linked to this studio. Due to financial problems many urban and architectural projects can't be built, therefore leaving a lot of undeveloped land waiting for a solution.

The project-area is situated in Oud-West next to the old tram depot 'De Hallen'. In the near future 'De Hallen' will be transformed into a center for creative businesses. The adjacent undeveloped land has been given a temporary function in the form of the 'Bellamy Garden': a large open field where residents can create their own vegetable garden. The design project provides new strategies and solutions for this undeveloped space in order to be able to create a new residential area.

The design is aimed at creating a great variety of open space around the living environment where the relation between the public and the private domain can be developed and improved. Three different living environments are created: living in a collective courtyard, living in a public city-garden and living in a car-free street. Together these three areas will form an environment which may appeal to all sorts of people. The Bellamy Garden will continue to exist as a temporary solution, but will also slowly make way for new developments.

You can download the presentation on the right. Posters can be sent on request.

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Embedding of residential buildings in the city
2012, June

TEAM:
Lizzy van den Berg,
Mariska Pelgrim

SUPERVISORS:
P. Kuitenbrouwer,
O. Klijn,
P. van der Putt

Embedding of residential buildings in the city

This research report contains an analysis of six different projects which each exert a certain influence on public space. It gives an answer to the question on how the design of a residential building can affect the liveliness of the public space it is surrounded by and how it can contribute to the way we experience the living environment.

The six projects that we've used for this analysis are mainly chosen because of the urban structure they are in. All six residential buildings create a public space which are sometimes used for commercial facilities. The building 'Kruisplein' by Mecanoo and 'Rietlanden' by Verhoeven CS are both located on a public square. The building blocks 'Spaansekade' by Piet Blom and 'Mariaplaats' by AWG Architects are based around a courtyard. The 'Citadel' by Portzamparc and 'Zuidpoort' by O'Donnell and AWG Architects are projects of a much larger scale. Both buildings are closely linked to the city center. The ground floor contains commercial spaces and is a part of the shopping area. The level of the residences is create above this commercial layer.

The analysis is based on plans, sections and 3D models to give an objective view on the building. We discuss the shape of the building (building mass and materialisation) and routing in and around the building (accessibility and orientation). To determine the liveliness of the public places around the buildings we've created a photo collage where we show how the building is linked to a human scale. Based on our own experience, we determine whether the building has managed to take a part in the public space of the city.

The booklet can be downloaded on the right.

N.B. The first image is an adaptation of the drawing 'Stad' (2008) by Kees-Jan Jacobs, obtained via designdok.

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Houseboat Vinkeveen
2011, December

LOCATION:
Vinkeveen, NL

TEAM:
Maarten Innemee (architect),
Mariska Pelgrim (intern)

ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE:
StudioSchaeffer Architecten BNA
Pegasusstraat 7, DEN HAAG

Houseboat Vinkeveen

This houseboat is one of the projects that I've worked on during an internship at StudioSchaeffer Architecten in The Hague. The assignment was to make an entirely new houseboat for a private client.

In this project I was involved in the design process and enabled to have certain ideas for the final design. I've made all of the drawings (plans, sections, elevations) and the visualisations. After I had finished my internship the houseboat was built and it is now finished. The pictures above show the final result.

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House Boskoop
2011, October

LOCATION:
Boskoop, NL

TEAM:
Maarten Innemee (architect),
Mariska Pelgrim (intern)

ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE:
StudioSchaeffer Architecten BNA
Pegasusstraat 7, DEN HAAG

House Boskoop

This is one of the projects that I've worked on during an internship at StudioSchaeffer Architecten in The Hague. The design is an extension and renovation of a house situated in Boskoop.

The extension is made as a linear element next to the existing house and has large windows to provide a nice view over the landscape. My work existed of making the drawings in Autodesk Revit, trying different options for the interior plan, the materialisation of the building and making the visualisations.

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IABR: Making City
2011, April

LOCATION:
Green Heart, NL
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR

TEAM:
Fabio Baldo,
Mariska Pelgrim,
Remko van der Vorm,
Sereh Mandias

SUPERVISORS:
D. Zandbelt,
E. Tan,
H. Teerds

IABR: Making City

The aim of this analysis is based on the theme of the fifth International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR): 'Making City'. It deals with all the - sometimes conflicting - parties who use their powers on the highly urbanized areas in Istanbul and the Randstad. Both 'cities' are in a comparable situation and have to take a position on the topic of urbanization forming a threat on the landscape.

In Istanbul the threat lays in the urban sprawl on the north borders of the city. The plans for building a third bridge across the Marmaray causes a high pressure on the northern forests and water reserves. Similar to Istanbul the Randstad is growing out of its borders and is slowly 'eating' the outer parts of the Green Heart.

To be able to map and visualize the relations between the different factors and situations, we've used a comparing and contrasting method for the analysis. The method consists of several phases: collect, mirror, section and face-off. The focus of our analysis lays on governance, public domain and key urban projects.

The collection and mirror phases provide an overview of all the parties and projects that are involved in both situations. Istanbul and the Green Heart are put next to each other as equal research tasks. We have searched for similarities in both situations and described how the different parties deal with the problems on urban planning.

In the section phase we've made an overview of both situations. The sections with a span of four meters visualize a route from the center of the city to the borders. By defining different categories of space we have given an image which shows how the public domain changes throughout the city. Within this image we have implemented the morphology, nolli-maps, images and the influence on the public realm.

For the last phase we've done a face-off on both cities. What happens if you interchange the different factors? What if Istanbul was treated with the typical Dutch rules? And what if the Randstad wouldn't be so planned and organized?

You can download the mirror and section booklets on the right. Posters can be sent on request.

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The Abri
2011, April

LOCATION:
Koningin Beatrixpark, Almere, NL

SUPERVISOR:
B. Olsthoorn

The Abri

The task was to design a small shelter, also called an abri. In Dutch an abri is mostly considered as a bus- or tram shelter, but for this assignment we were allowed to give our own interpretation to the word 'abri'.

Personally I was interested in designing an abri that would be an attractive place to stay and that could function as a meeting space for people. The abri could be a meaningfull object in the public space.

For the location I decided to design my object on a skatepark in Almere. This park is a very popular space for the youth, but they don't have a nice place where they can sit and meet with each other.

The object is placed right in the middle of the skatepark, along the cycling path. In this way the abri can be a guidance for the cycling route and it will have a good view over the park. The inspiration for the form of the abri is based on a looping. This form will be attractive for skaters and will fit perfectly in the skate-landscape.

The final design consists of two cylinders that slide together. The inner cylinder, which is made out of concrete, is designed to provide sitting spaces for the skaters. The outer steel cylinder provides shelter from sun and rain.

Throughout the form the outer cylinder becomes more open, so that a person can decide if he wants to be fully sheltered or if he wants to sit in the open air. Every piece of the cylinder has its own atmosphere and provides in giving different forms of shelter and views on the skatepark.

SML - Intense High Dense
2011, January

LOCATION:
EnCeHa, Groningen, NL

TEAM:
Fabio Baldo,
Marieke de Graauw,
Mariska Pelgrim

SUPERVISORS:
L. Alvarez,
P. Kuitenbrouwer

SML - Intense High Dense

The concept of the masterplan is developed on the idea to combine various dwellings with working areas. To be able to define all the different typologies, as well as the relation with the workplaces, we have created several kinds of public spaces on the location.

The main public space is formed as a green line which gives a visual connection with the city centre of Groningen. This space will provide collective and recreational areas for families.

In addition to this green line a secondary public space in hierarchy is constituted by two public squares; one is located around the already existing villa, and one square is created together with a public building. These spaces will have an urban character and can provide an environment for couples, singles, starters and working areas.

To express the quality of these spaces we defined rules for the borders of the building blocks. The dwellings on the squares and on the main street will have a formal border; a strong line separating the public and private sphere. Along the green line and the waterfront the dwellings will have an informal border; public and private have a visual connection and the garden works as a filter between the two.

All family typologies have a parking space directly at their house and a garden which is connected to the green. The couples, singles and starters typologies have a garden and/or a patio or terrace.

The working areas are combined within the blocks and have their own entrance. The public building on the square provides in extra working facilities.

This plan provides living and working spaces for a variety of typologies within a qualitative public space.

You can download the presentation on the right. Posters can be sent on request.

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Famous Dinners
2010, February

Famous Dinners

For this website I was asked to build the design as shown in the images above.

The website starts with a small animation of the logo, after which you are automatically redirected to the main page. On this page you will find a quite simple navigation menu on the left and some information at the right.

The main page is build with HTML and CSS. The animation for the logo is made in Adobe Flash.

You can view the website online here.

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Famous Dinners

Plakkies
2009, October

LOCATION:
Coolsingen, Rotterdam, NL

SUPERVISORS:
H. Serbruyns,
J. Voorn

Plakkies

'Plakkies' is the African word for slippers. Students from the TU Delft and the Dutch foundation KidsRight founded a factory in the slums of Durban in South Africa to create the Plakkies. With this initiative the students created permanent employment for the people who are living in one of the most socially and economically neglected parts of South Africa.

The sole of the flip-flops is made from old car tires. In South Africa, these car tires are dumped en masse and illegally burned, causing a devastating impact on the environment. Thanks to the Plakkies, the tires can be recycled. The slipper's colourful patterns are designed by orphans living in the slums around Durban. All profits made from the sale of the Plakkies are donated to KidsRight.

The design as shown above resembles the possible outcome of what could happen if the Plakkies are growing in popularity: a very own Plakkies retail establishment.

The shop is seen as a market-place. Everything happens in the shop itself. The large collection of shoes are stored at the wall and each shoe has its own display. The customer can find its own size in the boxes below the display and pay at the desk. The displays are covered by a overhanging structure to emphasize on this market-concept.

The materials used for the interior are very basic. The floor is made of paving stones, to improve the relation between interior and exterior; The market should feel as an extension of the street. The walls and objects that are placed in the shop are quite rough, except for the material that's being used for the displays. In this way the Plakkies will get full attention.

Town Hall Westland
2009, July

LOCATION:
Verdilaan, Naaldwijk, NL

TEAM:
Bart van der Zalm,
Esmee Mlihi,
Marc Nicolai,
Mariska Pelgrim,
Sarah Marijn Trap

SUPERVISORS:
O. Caso,
G. Eide

Town Hall Westland

The assignment to join five municipalities in one town hall is large; The Westland seen as one municipality is large. Yet Naaldwijk, which is to be the location for this new town hall, is a small town. To be able to fit this enormous program into the existing urban situation, maintaining the structure of Naaldwijk, we had to develop a strategy to give this town hall the appearance to be of a smaller scale. Splitting the total volume into two gives the opportunity of creating a smaller volume which will serve as the representative building for the citizens and which can be adapted to the scale of Naaldwijk.

The remaining volume will be a building which will mainly contain the offices and is of a much larger scale. Therefore this volume has to be placed in such a way that it won't be blocking any important axes. We have stretched the volume along the line of the Verdilaan so that it will intensify this street as being an urban axis with a different identity then the city center. In this way it will be a newly defined border to enclose the smaller scale in the centre and at the same time it allows for a slightly bigger scale on the other side.

The public volume is twisted so that it will define its own public space and so that transitions between different zones will be more gradually. The space between the public volume and the offices gives the opportunity to create a park as a green enclave in the center of Naaldwijk. The slow adaption of scales and the variety of public spaces enclosed within these new volumes improve the relationship between the building and its surroundings and anchors this new town hall in the center of Naaldwijk.

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Santos
2008, December

LOCATION:
Katendrecht, Rotterdam, NL

TEAM:
Arend Ripping,
Ben Luteijn,
Mariska Pelgrim,
Sereh Mandias

SUPERVISORS:
P. Wienberg,
N. Stukje (SA)

Santos

Rotterdam has high ambitions. An European China Centre (ECC) has to make a connection with China both on financial and on cultural level. The ECC at Katendrecht has the potential to become the Chinese center of Europe.

Our vision is to emphasize on a thoughtful design on nature, culture and the built environment, by applying sustainable concepts in the urban planning and architecture. This should lead to a greater awareness amongst visitors and residents of the area on the field of sustainable life and business. The rules that we have established to reach these goals can be downloaded at the right.

The European China Centre on Katendrecht will get a lot of activity. Entrepreneurs who trade with China can share their knowledge and experiences at the ECC. All the buildings that are a part of the ECC are interconnected on the second floor to stimulate an exchange in functions and facilities. The main focus for the urban plan lies on visible sustainability, the re-use of rainwater, water filtration in the Rijnhaven and waste heat utilization from industries.

Santos, an old storehouse, will have an important role in this urban plan as the only authentic building in the area. The building which was formerly the place where the merchandise from overseas was stored, will now be the starting point for business. The building will facilitate in meeting rooms and lecture halls. The businessman from afar can stay at the hotel. Throughout the whole plan the ground floor will contain public functions. At Santos this will be a restaurant. Santos is the place where people can meet and interact with each other.

Information on our plan can be downloaded at the right. Posters can be send on request.

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At Home in the City

Embedding of residential buildings in the city

Houseboat Vinkeveen

House Boskoop

IABR: Making City

The Abri

SML - Intense High Dense

Famous Dinners

Plakkies

Town Hall Westland

Santos

Pavilion