abridged Portfolio + incl fascination B van Lakwijk - MSc Architecture, urbanism & building sciences

1bart van lakwijk

bart van lakwijkmaster of science architecture, urbanism & building sciences

ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO

(abridged version)

2 architectural portfolio

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ir. Bart Cornelis Maria van Lakwijk

23 november 1987

+31 (0) 6 51 30 06 17

[email protected]

www.bartvanlakwijk.nl

http://nl.linkedin.com/in/bartvanlakwijk


2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

bachelor architecture - TU Delft (TU/d)UIC - Chicagomaster architecture, urbanism and building sciences - TU/d

bachelor degree master degree

EDUCATION

committee member - STYLOS TU/dstudytrip Berlin studytrip China, Mongolia studytrip Scandinavia studytrip Morocco studytrip South-East Asia studytrip East Europe

board member - v.v. Ariston’80

internship DKV guest-editor - Atlantis Magazine

EXPERIENCE trip United States of Americacommittee member - v.v. Ariston’80

HONORS and AWARDSTOP 15Best-of-the-year - UIC

2nd PRICEVertical Cities Asia - NUS

3rd PRICEUfD-Strukton Master Awards - TU/d

RUNNER-UPUfD-E.on Teamwork Award - TU/d

2nd PRICEBenn-Johnck Student Award - AIA Chicago

SOFTWARE

Autodesk MAYAAutodesk Autocad 2D / 3D

Adobe cs: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, PremiereGoogle Sketchup

Vectorworks 2D / 3D, ArtlantisRhinoceros

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

bachelor architecture - TU Delft (TU/d)UIC - Chicagomaster architecture, urbanism and building sciences - TU/d

bachelor degree master degree

EDUCATION

committee member - STYLOS TU/dstudytrip Berlin studytrip China, Mongolia studytrip Scandinavia studytrip Morocco studytrip South-East Asia studytrip East Europe

board member - v.v. Ariston’80

internship DKV guest-editor - Atlantis Magazine

EXPERIENCE trip United States of Americacommittee member - v.v. Ariston’80

HONORS and AWARDSTOP 15Best-of-the-year - UIC

2nd PRICEVertical Cities Asia - NUS

3rd PRICEUfD-Strukton Master Awards - TU/d

RUNNER-UPUfD-E.on Teamwork Award - TU/d

2nd PRICEBenn-Johnck Student Award - AIA Chicago

SOFTWARE

Autodesk MAYAAutodesk Autocad 2D / 3D

Adobe cs: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, PremiereGoogle Sketchup

Vectorworks 2D / 3D, ArtlantisRhinoceros


Name bart cornelis maria van lakwijk

Adress fabrieksstraat 64

City 2624 mt delft

Mobile phone +31 (0) 6 51 30 06 17

Email [email protected]

Website www.bartvanlakwijk.nl

Linkedin http://nl.linkedin.com/in/bartvanlakwijk

Date of birth 23 november 1987

Nationality dutch

EDUCATION2005 – 2012 faculty of architecture, university of delft (tu delft) Delft, The Netherlands Qualifications •January19,2007:Foundationdegree •August28,2009: Bachelordegree •April20,2012: MasterdegreeCUM LAUDE / WITH DISTINCTION

2009 school of architecture (soa), university of illinois at chicago (uic) Chicago, United States of America

1999 – 2005 comprehensive school ’t rijks’ Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEAugust 2009 – December 2009 internship, dkv architecten bv Rotterdam, The Netherlands Tasks •Designstudiesthrough3Dmodeling •Workingplans+detaildrawings •Compilepresentations(booklets)

EXPERIENCE2011 – 2012 committee member of student football club ‘v.v. ariston’80’ Delft, The Netherlands Tasks •Advisingtheboard •Hiringandcontactwithtrainers/coaches

September 2011 guest-editor atlantis magazine 22.3 (urban economy) by polis, tu delft Delft, The Netherlands Tasks •InterviewingMarkusAppenzeller(KCAP)inviewof thesymposium‘soyouthinkyouareanurbanist’ •Writinganarticlediscussingtheinterviewandthesymposium

2009 – 2010 board member of student football club ‘v.v. ariston’80’ Delft, The Netherlands Tasks •ContactwithKNVB(DutchFootballAssociation) •ContactwithTUDelftSportscentre •Responsibleforreferees •Responsibleformatchdaysandtrainingdays(schedules,equipment)

2005 – 2006 committee member of student association stylos, faculty of architecture, tu delft Delft, The Netherlands Tasks •OrganizingastudytriptoBeijingandShanghai(China)for24students

2001 official youth referee at knvb (dutch football association) Woensdrecht, The Netherlands

HONORS AND AWARDSJune2012 runner-up – ufd-e.on teamwork award 2012 TUDelft+E.On Delft, The Netherlands Competition •Opencompetitionforallteamsthatconsistsof students(andstaff)fromTUDelft •Teamsarejudgedonteamwork

December 2011 3rd price award – ufd-strukton master awards 2011 TU Delft + Strukton Delft, The Netherlands Competition •Opencompetitionforallgraduate/masterstudentsfromTUDelft •Projectsarejudgedonsustainability,cityrenewal,community,initiativeandinnovation

CURRICULUM VITAE

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June2011 2nd price award – vertical cities asia 2011 NationalUniversitySingapore(NUS)+WorldFutureFoundation Singapore, Singapore Competition •Internationaldesigncompetitionforstudentsof 10universities(2projectsperuniversity,20projectsintotal);ETH Zurich,TUDelft,NUSSingapore,ChineseUniversityof HongKong,TongjiUniversity,TsinghuaUniversity,Universityof Tokyo,Universityof CaliforniaatBerkeley,Universityof Michigan,Universityof Pennsylvania. •Thecompetitionseeksdesignsolutionsforabalancedenvironmentforurbanlifeinthecongestedcitiesof Asia. Holisticintegrationof urbandensity,verticality,domesticity,work,food,infrastructure,nature,ecology,structureand programandthequestforvisionaryparadigmarethechallengesof theurbanandarchitecturalinvention.

December 2009 2nd price award – student design competition ‘benn-johnck student award’ 2009 AIAChicago Chicago, United States of America Competition •Thisawardhasbeenlaunchedtorecognizeandpromotethepursuitof designexcellenceinarchitecture.

May 2009 top15 for ‘best of the year-end-show 2008-2009’ Schoolof Architecture(SoA),Universityof IllinoisatChicago(UIC) Chicago, United States of America Awards •Nominatedforacompetitionof 24bestprojectsof theacadamicyear2008–2009atSoA,UIC •Publishedduringanexhibitionof 24bestprojectsof theacademicyear2008–2009atSoA,UIC •AwardedTop15

PUBLICATIONS AND EXHIBITIONSAugust 2006 publication ‘behind the image’ TU Delft Delft, The Netherlands Publication •Publication‘Behindtheimage’;experimentalresearchinBeijingandShanghaiduringastudytriporganizedby studentassociationSTYLOS,facultyof architecture(July2006)

August 2006 exhibition ‘behind the image’ RAPArchitecturecenterLeiden Leiden, The Netherlands Exhibition •Exhibitionof theexperimentalresearchinBeijingandShanghaiduringastudytriporganizedbystudent associationSTYLOS,facultyof architecture(July2006)

November 2005 exhibition ‘dutch architects in china’ TU Delft Delft, The Netherlands Exhibition •Exhibitionof DutcharchitectureinChinaasanintroductiontothestudytriporganizedbystudentassociation STYLOS,facultyof architecture(July2006)

SKILLSLanguage Dutch (native) English (fluent)

Additional Driving license B (2006) typing certificate Scheidegger (1997)

Technical drawing AutodeskAutoCAD,Vectorworks

Graphic AdobePhotoshop,AdobeInDesign,AdobeIllustrator,AdobePremiere

Office MicrosoftOfficeWord,MicrosoftOfficeExcel,MicrosoftOfficePowerPoint

3D Modeling AutodeskMAYA(basics),AutodeskAutoCAD3D,Sketchup,Rhino(basics),Vectorworks,Artlantis

Internet MicrosoftOfficeFrontPage,MacromediaDreamweaver

Operatingsystem MicrosoftWindows,MACOS

INTERESTSProfessionallife architecture, living environment, urban life

Social life traveling, cooking, photography, movies

Sports soccer, goalkeeping, cycling

TRAVELLING (linked to architectural study)

May-June2012 Latvia–Russia–Poland–Germany

June-July2011 Singapore–Malaysia–Indonesia

September 2010 Morocco

May 2009 United States of America

June-July2008 Denmark – Sweden – Norway

June-July2006 China – Mongolia

November 2005 Berlin

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city hall 12 amsterdam zuideramstel, amsterdam

my role and responsibilities

During my undergraduate studies at the faculty of Architecture at the University of

TechnologyinDelftImainlyworkedonindividualprojectsexceptfromthisone.Duringthe

designof anewcityhallforthedistrictof AmsterdamZuideramstelIworkedwiththree

other students on the design. All students had their own design task: architecture,

buildingtechnology,facadedesignandclimatedesign.Itookresponsibilityforthe

building technology but also renderings and models of the final design were made by me.

IncooperationwiththearchitectIdesignedthemain-constructioninsuchawaythatthe

overallconceptof asunkenbuildingwithpatiosandflexiblefloorplanscouldbemade

possible.Whiledesigninghand-in-handwiththearchitectIdealtwiththeconstructionof

columns,beamsandfloorsaswellaswiththeconstructionof theglazedpatios.

1.009.076, when parking becomes a tool for urban reorganization 16 chicago, united states of america


WhilelivinginChicagoformyexchangeprojectIgotfascinatedbythepubliclifeinsucha

big city. Especially traffic attracted me. Cars driven or parked on either side of the road and

also parking structures dominate streets that once were designed for different purposes, the

automobile threatens to destroy the fabric by which cities are defined.

Together with one fellow student we spent time together looking for innovative solutions to

givestreetsbacktothepubliclife.Intheearlystageof thedesignwestartedwithanin

depth research together. After we set the concept we splitted up to finish our proposal. To

makecleartootherswhatourideawasIshotamovieof howthecitycandevelopaccording

toourideas.AfterwardsImadecollagesandamodel,whilemyfellowstudenttook

responsibility for finishing the research and setting up diagrams and schemes.

the wall, preparing for china’s urban billion 20 chengdu, china


My graduation project contained two projects that were interlinked. Both are presented in

thisportfolio.ThefirstprojectIworkedonwithtwofriends.Wetookpartinacompetition

called‘VerticalCitiesAsia’.Weworkedtogethersimultaneouslyonwidespreadresearch

onthetopicsof China,urbanization,urbansprawlandsustainability.Afterwesetawell-

definedconceptwesplittedupandIworkedondiagramsthatwererelatedtoourresearch,

butIalsomadeline-drawingssuchasfloorplansandsectionsof ourdesignproposal.Ialso

presentedtheprojectduringasymposiuminSingapore,wherewewonthesecondprize

among nineteen other proposals during the competition. The second part was the individual

partof theproject,duringthispartItookresponsibilityof everythingthatbelongstoarchi-

tectural design: setting up a concept, diagrams, drawings such as floorplans, sections and

elevationsaswellasdetailsandrenderings.FinallyIhadtopresenttheprojecttograduate.

my fascination, inspiration and imagination 34

Inthispartof myabridgedversionof myportfolioonecanfindsomeimagesand

explanationsof whatIaminterestedin.Whataremyfascinations,inspirationsand

imaginations?

WhydidIwantedtobecomeanarchitect?Iamfascinatedbyhowcitieswork,butalso

buildingsstandingasindividualelementswithinthesecitiesareattractingme.Howdo

cities and buildings influence public life, but also the people individually or the environment?

IsthereawayIcancontributetothisinapositivemanner?

Whatkindof personamI?Iamagoalkeeperinafootball-team,whatdoesthatsayabout

mycharacter?AndwhydoIlovetravellingsomuch?

Inthispartof myabridgedportfolioonecanfindanswersonthesequestions.

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PROJECTS


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Herkenbare onderverdeling van de functieszorgen voor een leesbaarder ontwerp.

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De ligt op een stedebouwkundig knoopunt waar veel verkeersstromen samenkomen. Het gebouw kan d.m.v. integratie van deze open-bare zones een nieuw kruispunt creeren in re-latie to het gebouw

Door verzinking blijft op maaiveld niveau een interessante openbare ruimte gespaard. Bo-vendien zijn nu juist de ´huisjes´ die op een

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CITY HALL AMSTERDAM ZUIDERAMSTELlocation amsterdam, the netherlands

theme public building

term bachelor 4

year 2008

specialism architecture + building technology

summary

The design for a new city hall for the area of Amsterdam Zuideramstel

deals with three keywords which stand for the democratic community:

citizen,democracyandthegovernment.

The subdivision of these three themes provide a recognizable and

readabledesign; typicalhouseswhich refer to thecitizens, apublic

squarethatreferstothecommunityanddemocracyandfinallyaset

of offices for the government.

Acombinationof theseelementsresultinabuildingbutnosquare,in

other words in the loss of the democracy. Going underground results in

apublicsquarethatisaccessiblefromallsides.Thesimplifiedhouses

give the design its iconic appearance.

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main construction level -1

inlets sunlight level -1

additional beams around inlets

span of hollow core slab

floor area per point of support

floor area level 0

additional structural grid

additional columns along facades and

walls

additional beams level -1

span of steelplate-concrete floor

floor area per point of support

most heavily loaded column

sets the norm

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PARK

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CommercialManufacturingSingle Unit HousingMultiple Unit Housing

TypologyOrganizationFormDensityAesthetics

PROGRAM OPEN CITY

Parking ratios and cost of parking can be adjusted to cause a reorganization of the urban environment.

Building/Parking Garage

Parking Garage

Surface Parking

O�-street Parking

Street Parking

Public Transit

Police StationFire StationEmergency Health Care

Bus StationLight Rail Station

SchoolDaycareCommunity CenterGarbage CollectionRecycling Center

Gas StationCar MaintenanceRental CarCar Sharing

Big Box RetailCo�ee ShopGrocery StoreHardware StoreArt Store

Exercise ClubSpaGymnasiumSports Team

Parking

1.009.076, WHEN PARKING BECOMES A TOOL FOR URBAN REORGANIZATIONlocation chicago, united states of america

theme urbanreorganization

term master 2

year 2009

specialism architecture + urbanism

awards

* 3rd price award – ufd-strukton master awards 2011

* 2nd price award – student design competition ‘benn-johnck student award’ 2009

* top15 for ‘best of the year-end-show 2008-2009’

summary

The failure of modern urban planning is a direct result of the

success of the automobile. The automobile threatens to destroy the

fabricbywhichcitiesaredefined.Inspiteof thisfacttheautomobile

is not something to fear, but rather must become a tool in the hands

of urbanplanners.Wemustexploittheweaknessesof theautomobile

and use them to create new diverse neighborhoods that facilitate urban

evolution.

What if parkingwasn’tanarchitecturalafterthought?What if itwas

the most important structure within a community? We propose to

use parking, the parking structure, and their manipulation to shape

urban communities. We propose the relocation of parking to a central

structure servicing the surrounding .25 mile community. We propose

condensing the number of possible destinations within the city. We propose

creatingareasof heightenesocialinteractionaroundthesecentralized

structures.

By changing the principles and characteristics on which the city

has been defined in the past, we can lay the canvas for new urban

structures, programs, and human interactions.

The main proposal: condense transportation

1) Allows city to manipulate urban areas by adjusting the

number and cost of parking spaces.

2) Creates a hybrid transportation infrastructure that includes

the car, bus, light rail, and the pedestrian.

3) Limited and carefully placed street parking help to create

new areas of urban stimulus.

The parking structure becomes more than a warehouse for the

automobile. Various programs needed within the community are

inserted and condensed into the parking structure. The parking

garage becomes the source of community identity. Rather than an

eyesore the parking structures help to define and unite the

community around it.

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1/4 mile radiuscomfortable walking distancepossible destination

1/4 mile radiuscomfortable walking distancepossible destination

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1/4 mile radiuscomfortable walking distpossible destination

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ng distanceon

the car

A car spends 95% of its life parked

A car occupies 200 sq. ft. parked

Foreachcarthereexists5parkingspaces.

The car allows for infinite number of

destinations, but substantially decreases the

distance people are willing to walk and the

amount of interaction that occurs between

individuals.

central parking structures

Area of Chicago: 227 sq.mi.Numberof ParkingGarages:1158Numberof Parkingspacespergarage:2000Numberof ParkingSpaceswithintheCity:

2,316,000

total: 227 miles served

Publictransportandparkingarecondensedinto

centralized structures within the community.

Distance people are willing to walk and the

amount of human interaction increases.

Eventually the entire city is within walking

distance of parking and public transportation.

the train

Area of Chicago: 227 sq.mi.Area of Loop (saturated): 1.1 sq.mi.Light rial system has 116 stops outside the

Loop

Each stop services 0.196 sq.mi.

total: 22.74 miles served

The train creates a limited number of

destinations along linear corridors. The distance

people are willing to walk and the amount of

human interaction is increased.

Rail services a much reduced portion of the

city when compared with the automobile.


.111 mi2

3,101,303 ft2

.022mi2

613,735 ft2

.013 mi2

357,689 ft2

.010 mi2

281,497 ft2

.082 mi2

2,285,868 ft2

.041 mi2

1,156,536 ft2

.075 mi2

2.102,799 ft2

6000 spmax pr 1:7

4000 spmax pr 1:3

4000 spmax pr 1:5

4000 spmax pr 1:6

2000 spmax pr 1:2

2000 spmax pr 1:4

2000 spmax pr 1:1

Initial Parking Ratio: 7:1Max Land Development: 14.3%Max Building Height: None

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Initial Parking Ratio: 5:1Max Land Development: 20 %Max Building Height: 600 feet

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Initial Parking Ratio: 3:1Max Land Development: 33.3%Max Building Height: 300 feet

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Initial Parking Ratio: 6:1Max Land Development: 16.7%Max Building Height: 600 Feet

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Initial Parking Ratio: 4:1Max Land Development: 25%Max Building Height: 450 Feet

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street parkinglight rail

parking structure

land value

Numberof availableparkingspacesandmaximumparkingratio.Landvalueincreasesaspropertybecomesclosertothecentralparking

structure.Landvalueincreasesinthehybridzonesbecauselesslandisdevelopablebutthe

numberof parkingspaces,thenumberof parkingspacesperunit,andthemaxbuildingheightaregreater.

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M-F S/S

Parking Demand

High Demand

Space for New

Programs

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Space for New

Programs

Parking Demand

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Parking Demand

High Demand

Space for New

Programs


finger model

doomsday

the wall

THE WALL PREPARING FOR CHINA’S URBAN BILLIONlocation chengdu, china

theme urbanreorganization+sustainability

term master 3

year 2011

teammember JasperNijveldt,HermanPel

specialism architecture + urbanism

awards

* runner-up – ufd-e.on teamwork award 2012’* 2nd price award – vertical cities asia 2011

summary

The Chinese cities grew enormously last decades, spreading to

almost infinity. Almost a billion people will live in the cities by 2025. A

sharp, radical and significant course change to a new urban model is

necessary to guide China towards a balanced future. The Wall can be

this guide. The city of Chengdu forms the perfect study-case for this.

If wewouldprojecttheestimatedpopulationgrowthinChengduinthe

same space-consuming manner as the last decade, we would almost

needtobuildasecondcityof asimilarsizeby2030.Butthecurrent

fingermodel of the city will grow out of proportion,

precious land will be eaten, resulting in urban sprawl and traffic

congestion. Because of the growing distances the inhabitants

become more dependent on cars and more ring-roads need to

be built. Traffic jams and an increase of air pollution will be

inevitable.Chengdu’sdevelopmentwillgraduallyslowdown,become

more congested and will decrease in livability and efficiency. The finger

model is no longer sustainable. We have to look for a new

urban model that cater to a greater population without

compromisingthequalityof life.

What if we stop the urban sprawl by densifying the current

city edge? We propose a new urban ‘wall’ around the city.

This‘wall’makesthetransitionbetweenlandscapeandcitymanifest.

Bigopeningsandvistasmakesurethe‘wall’feelsporousandopen.

The Wall can not only give the opportunity to further densify the city,

accommodate the projected population growth, but it can also function

asaframeworkforapplyingideasinalargercontext.

The Wall will not be dealt with as separate masterplans or

buildings with air purifiers, air conditioners or other building

techniques, but it is an integral plan with a series of parallel

strategiesthattrulycanhavethepotentialtotacklebadairquality(the

competitions brief)!

AccordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyof Chengdu(2009),

the main contributors to bad air quality today are transport and

industry (Streets & Waldhoff, 2000). Research (2009 shows that China

could bring its cities to a Level III air quality standard (defined

as China’s “safety level”) through a combination of transport and

industry strategies.

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rendering in cooperation with teammember


industry

transport

potential

LOCALISED FEEDER SYSTEM

DENSITY

GROWING CITY RELIES ON CAR USE

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URBAN SPRAWL

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GREEN HOUSES

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CO2

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COLD

WASTE

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potential the wall27.5

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20252020201520102005200019951990 2030 2030 2035 2040 2045

urban area (sqkm)

population

migrants

biodiversity

energywater consumption(liter/day/capita)

water availability(liter/day/capita)

private cars

cars’ average speed(km/h)

waste per capita

income & expenditure(yuan)

food consumption(kcal/day/capita)

RADICAL CHOICE

the wall as holistic strategy

Can the Wall address the challenges that face China? The

challenges will not be dealt with as separate tasks but, rather as a

holistic strategy. Not only the flow of people, but flow of energy, waste,

water, fauna and flora. Traffic congestion and sprawled industries are

decreasedthereforehavingamajoreffectonairquality.Watercanbe

purified and used as drinking water or for other uses like the shower or

toilets. Wast can be collectively dealt with trough out the whole Wall.

Biodiversity and vegetation in the landscape can be untouched.

Migrants from rural areas can move to the Wall, overlooking the

farmland on one hand, and on the other hand see the opportunities of

thecity.Foodcanstillbeproducedinthelandscapeandcollectively

transported in a short distance to the Wall.

new chinese walls

The Chinese cities grew enormously last decades, spreading to almost

infinity. The idea of the Chinese Wall can be projected at different

cities.350millionpeoplewillbeaddedtoChina’surbanpopulation

by 2025. 40 billion sqm of floor space will be built. The urban

Walls canaccommodate this growth,making theurbanizationmore

concentrated and sparing the scarce landscape. The cities would

growtodensesupercities.ThisgeneratesthemostGDPpercapita,

is more energy efficient and it would contain the loss of arable land.

ImplementingtheWallasanewurbanmodelcouldbeeasierthanit

might seem as the current dispersed model approaches its limits.

In fact, the Chinese national leadership recognizes and implicitly

supports a sharp, radical and significant course change to a new urban

model;itcallsforanindustrialandeconomicrebalancingtoachievea

moreharmonioussocietyinthe12thFiveYearPlan.ThesenewWalls

can guide this rebalancing. They can be the second Great Chinese

Walls to be erected, therefore preparing China for its urban billion!

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THE WALL CREATING A NEIGHBOURHOODlocation chengdu, china

theme urbanreorganization+sustainability

term master 4

year 2011-2012

specialism architecture + building technology

summary

The buildings within The Wall are based on Chinese building

typologies, which were primarily based on the principle of

enclosure and separation. Chinese always have had a place

to meet, to come together, to commune in a secure atmosphere.

That’s why the courtyard typologies are the basis for the urban

infill of The Wall. But due to globalization, rapid expansion and

mega-projects, cities in general are becoming increasingly

homogeneousandsoulless.Itbecomesanalienworldformostpeople.

It is little surprise thatmostwithdraw fromcommunity involvement

to enjoy their own private and limited worlds. And since cities can

onlybeexperiencedthroughliving,working,travellingandthelike,I

discovereditisimportanttoaddanextrascaletoTheWall,thescale

of the neighbourhood.

Industries, public transport, museums, libraries and universities

have been clustered within the so-called spine, the backbone of The

Wall. This area supports global life. But for people it is important to

have places where more local life can take place and people want to

befreedfromtheirisolatedapartments.ThereforeIwanttocreatea

public space within the high dense area of The Wall. A so-called

communal living room, where children can play, where adults can

practicesports,orwhereelderlycando theirmorningexercises.Or

just do what they always wanted to do: karaoke.

ThereforeIlookedforabuildingshapethatsupportsthispubliclife.

By lifting up a part of the building, the inner courtyard becomes part

of theurbanlife,whilethebuildingitself reactsonitssurroundings;it

orientates itself towards the landscape and gives the sun the

possibility to enter the courtyard. By making use of hard and soft

landscape, I created a variety of places. Trees create shadows and

a sense of organism while a piece of art, like Alexander Calder’s

Flamingo,humanizesthespace.

Inthisway,Chinesegetthereowncommunallivingroomwithinahigh

dense area like The Wall.

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bedroom11sqmbathroom

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MY FASCINATION, INSPIRATION AND IMAGINATION


chicago

As a young boy I always answered the question of ‘what will you

become?’ with ‘an architect’. No farmer, policeman or fire fighter;

architect! Iwas fascinatedby thewaypeople behave andbypublic

life, but also the built environment. As a young boy already my parents

showedme a lot of theworld and I gotmore andmore fascinated

byhowtheworldlookslikebypeople’sinfluence.Theworldlooksso

different ondifferent places.Whatmade this happen, andHow can

I contribute to this in a positivemanner were questions thatmade

metodecidetostudyarchitecture.AndwhenIdiscoveredIhadthe

privilegetogototheuniversity,Iaddedanextradreamtomybucketlist:

studying abroad.

In2009IwenttoChicagoforanexchangeprogramandadreamcame

true.StillgratefulIlookbacktothisperiod.Ilivedonmyownsince

the age of 17th, but living in a different culture far away from my own,

secure,environmentwasanew,butgreatexperience.Thattimestill

makesmebelievethatIdon’thavetobeafraidfornewchallengesand

thatinspiresmealot.Iamnotafraidtostartnewthings,totakesteps

inanewdirectionandaboveall,Iamnotafraidtofail.Iprefertofailin

theendthanregretthefactthatIhavenevertriedagivenopportunity,

aslongasIhavedonethingswell-considered.

Nexttothat,alsothecityof Chicagoisaninspirationforme.Notonly

the people but also areas within the city became an inspiration for

myarchitecturalthoughts.TheareaaroundtheU.S.PostOfficewith

AlexanderCalder’sstatue‘Flamenco’forexampleshowsaone-storey

high building block in the middle of high-rise-downtown-Chicago.

Walking around in Chicago, enjoying the beauty of high-rise

architecture, makes one feel very tiny and looking for open-air locations

whereonecancatchaglimpseof thesun.Itisthisareawherepeople

come together andwhere I felt comfortable in a highdense city as

Chicago, while knowing nobody but just enjoying public life.

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travelling

Architecture is more than just solving a design task. Designing a

building or setting up an urban plan means thinking about its

users, thinking about its direct context but also thinking about the

community, environment and the future.

Sustainability ismorethanjustaddingtechniquestobuildings,cars

or factories. Being innovative and by thinking in terms of solutions,

architecture can definitely play an important role in setting up a

sustainable society. Looking at the community of now and the future,

Ithinkitisimportanttounderstanddifferentcultures,differentways

of living and different ways of solving problems that look the same in

the first place.

It is with this knowledge and experience that new architecture can

contribute to the community and environment in a positive way,

withoutlosingcomfortanduserfriendliness.Inthiswayalinkbetween

people,buildingandcontextwillbecreatedforalongterm.

To understand architecturemore and to be able to create a unique

design thatmeets the requirements in thebestwaypossible, Ialso

get my inspiration from travelling. By travelling around the world,

looking at different cultures and environments, but also by meeting

newpeople,IaddnewexperiencestomyknowledgethatIgotfromthe

study-books.Travelling toChina,Singapore,Malaysia, Indonesiabut

also the United States of America as well as East- and West-Europe

resultinimportantknowledgethatItakewithmetothinkfurtherthan

just architecture and its basic solutions of creating shelter and safety.

Such experiences push me to think about improving existing

situations,likeforexamplethebuslinesinJakarta.Itcreatesopenings

for improvement all around the world. Nothing is better than making

somebody’slifemorecomfortablewithknowledgetheydonothave.


being unique

In a world full of people one can easily fall in themass. To stand

outand tokeepone’sheadabove thewateronehave todistinguish

themselves.Beinguniqueisnotthateasybutitcanbeveryfruitfuland

important some time. By being different from others new doors can be

opened, new successes can be celebrated.

Storytellingandpresentingideasaremajortasksforarchitects.It is

this part of the design process that fascinates me almost the most

andinwhichItrytostandoutamongothers.Beinginnovativeonany

discipline possible, without losing quality of the final product is a

greatwaytobeunique.Indepthresearchandaclearconceptresult

inanideathatshouldmeetatleasttheclient’srequirements.Asan

architect you know what the best steps are to come to the final

solution, but how to convince others that it is truly the best

design? Even the best plan is worth nothing if the story is not properly

communicated. Besides that, presenting ideas to a developer is

fundamentally different from presenting to an individual client,

government or jury. This final step might be, or actually is the most

important step during a design process: proudly and clearly presenting

what the design proposal is about and try to convince the audience to

choosethisproposal intheend.Itdescribesperfectlymyambitious

characterandmymentalitytowineverycompetitionIamin.

Next to the task of designing solutions for urban and architectural

problems,withwhich I can contribute to a sustainable society, it is

this final step during the process that makes architecture a wonderful

profession:itgivesmeagreatopportunitytobeuniqueandshowmy

passionforwhatIliketodo.

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goalkeeping

Playing soccer means being part of a team: set and reach goals

together with others and show full commitment without letting your

teammatesdown.Allplayershavetheirown individualqualitiesand

together they make a strong team. As a striker one can be important

byfinishingtheteamwork:scoringgoals.Ioncedecidedtostandon

the other side of the pitch and became a goalkeeper.

Describing my role as a goalkeeper means describing one of my

fascinations: being important on the moments that others need me.

Thatismyfavouriterole.Ontheotherhandactually,asagoalkeeper

Ialsooncedecidedtotakeariskyrolewithinateam,everymistakeI

makeismostlyfatalandwiththatItakemyownresponsibilities,which

Iknow.ItshowsmydedicationtoateamandIamnotafraidtomake

mistakes,sinceIknowthatnoteveryballcanbecaught.

read, listen and draw

AdesignprocessasIexperiencedisnotalinearprocess.Sometimes

it happens the process looks to come to a standstill and one solution

found earlier turns out to be slightly out of line with the concept in a

later stage. Before getting the feeling of failing, being afraid that the

design really stagnates, one of my gadgets, mostly Apple (it is their

philosophy about why they do things not what they produce that

inspiresme),mighthelpmeout.Somefeel-good-musicasIcallitcan

help me out and give me the feeling that nothing is unreachable, even

notanextstepinthedesign.Oneof mynotebookscanalsohelpme

outwithsummariesof articlesormeetingsandsketchesthatIhave

readandmadebefore.IwillreadanddrawuntilIfindsomethingthat

canhelpmefurther,evenwhenIneedtomakeonestepbackwardsto

improve later on. Everything can be achieved, even when it seems far

away.Feelingunbeatable,thatisthewayIlovetobe.


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