Kristina petrauskaite master of architecture growing house

GROWING HOUSE

BY KRISTINA PETRAUSKAITE ACADEMIE VAN BOUWKUNST 2016 02 17

GROWING HOUSE ACADEMIE VAN BOUWKUNST STUDENT: KRISTINA PETRAUSKAITE MENTOR: JAN-RICHARD KIKKERT COMMISSION MEMBERS: LADA-HRSAK & RENE HEIJNE EXTERNAL CRITICS: GUS TIELENS & FLOOR ARONS 2016-02-17

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ABSTRACT THIS PROJECT IS AN ENDEAVOR FOR PROPOSING A SOLUTION FOR ACCOMMODATION PROBLEMS OF ELDERLY CITIZENS. THE PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE THE HOUSING AND WELL-BEING OF ELDERLIES. THE ‘‘GROWING HOUSE’’ PROJECT INTRODUCES CONCEPTS AND WAYS TO USE COLLECTIVE SPACES FOR INCREASING INTERACTION, COLLABORATION AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF ITS INHABITANTS. THE COMBINATION USE OF THE NATURE, LIGHT AND MATERIALS MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO MERGE THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LIFE IN A SENSE THAT HABITANTS GET THE BEST OUT OF THE BOTH. MIXTURE OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMES WITHIN THE BUILDING ALLOWS ELDERLY WITH LIMITED MOBILITY TO EXPERIENCE THE RICHNESS OF SOCIAL URBAN LIFE. THE PROJECT GIVES A NEW LIFE TO AN OLD HISTORICAL BUILDING LOCATED IN AMSTERDAM CENTER THROUGH OUT USING NOVEL MATERIALS, SPATIAL CONCEPT AND OVERLAPPING THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND IN-BETWEEN SPACES. THE BUILDING CONSISTS OF COURTYARDS, GREENERIES, INTERNAL STREETS AND FLEXIBLE SPACES THAT CREATE A DIVERSE ENVIRONMENT FOR ITS RESIDENTS.

CONTENT HOUSE FOR AGING TOGETHER

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LOCATION

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HOUSE FOR 7

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SPATIAL CONCEPT

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HOUSE FOR 7

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HOUSE FOR 7 IN URBAN SURROUNDINGS

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PROGRAM HOUSE

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EXISTING SITUATION

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PROGRAM

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REMOVE

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ADD

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MATERIALS

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MYCELIUM

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ADD LIGHT

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VIEWS TO OUTSIDE

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ART

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FLOORPLAN

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DETAILS

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PLANTAGE AREA

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MODEL

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HOUSE FOR AGING TOGETHER THE IDEAS OF LIVING TOGETHER AND HELPING EACH OTHER ARE OLD AS A WORLD. TODAY’S SOCIETY BECOMES CENTERED ON INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND PEOPLE ARE LESS AWARE OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS. THE HUMAN CONNECTION IS GRADUALLY DISAPPEARING. KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES CAN’T BE SPREAD WITH THE LOST CONNECTIONS. IN ORDER TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY LIFESTYLE CONNECTING PEOPLE OF LIKE-MINDED AND SHARED VALUES SOUNDS NECESSARY. THIS PROJECT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE ‘‘LIVING IN COMMUNITY’’ CONCEPT TO DEVELOP SOLUTION TO CONNECT VARIOUS GENERATIONS. THIS MAY PRESERVE THE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCES AND TRADITIONS.

HOUSE FOR GROWING TOGETHER THE ‘‘GROWING HOUSE’’ IS A PLACE WHERE YOUNG AND OLD WITH SAME INTERESTS LIVE TOGETHER, HELP EACH OTHER, COMPLETE EACH OTHER, EXCHANGE IDEAS AND CONNECT THROUGH ART, NATURE AND ARCHITECTURE. IN ‘‘GROWING HOUSE’’ PEOPLE HAVE A CHANCE TO GROW AND AGE TOGETHER.

HOUSE OF SENSES USING DIFFERENT MATERIALS, LIGHTS AND SHAPES WOULD CREATE VARIOUS ATMOSPHERES, EVEN IN A VERY SAME LIVING SPACE. THE WISE COMBINATIONS OF THESE ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS HELP TO CREATE SPACES FOR COLLECTIVE ACTIVITIES WHILE PRIVACY IS CONSIDERED.

HOUSE OF CYCLES THE ‘‘GROWING HOUSE’’ NEVER DIES. USING INTELLIGENT MATERIALS, WHICH CAN BE RECYCLED, REUSED OR DEGRADED IN DIFFERENT CONDITIONS TRANSFORMS THE HOUSE EVERY DAY, EVERY SEASON AND EVERY YEAR. THE HOUSE CHANGES THE PEOPLE AS THE PEOPLE CHANGE THE HOUSE.

SOCIAL AWARENESS “THE OLD PEOPLE ARE SO OFTEN FORGOTTEN AND LEFT ALONE IN MODERN SOCIETY, THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO FORMULATE A SPECIAL PATTERN WHICH UNDERLINES THEIR NEEDS. OLD PEOPLE NEED OLD PEOPLE, BUT THEY ALSO NEED THE YOUNG, AND YOUNG PEOPLE NEED CONTACT WITH THE OLD.” - CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER

OFTEN, THE CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES ISOLATE SENIOR CITIZENS. EVERY DAY THE OLD AND YOUNG DISCONNECT MORE THEN BEFORE. ON ONE HAND, YOUNGS SEEK FOR OBTAINING KNOWLEDGE FROM THE OLDS, AND THE OLDS SEEK FOR INTERACTING WITH THE YOUNGS. THE ROOT OF THIS DISCONNECTION COMES FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. ONE OF THOSE IS TRADITIONAL ELDERLY HOUSES. USUALLY THEY ARE LARGE SCALE BUILDINGS FAR FROM URBAN LIFE. THESE LARGE FACILITIES WOULD REDUCE COMMUNICATIONS AMONG ELDERLIES AND THE REST OF THE SOCIETY, TAKES AWAY MOST OF THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND DECREASE QUALITY OF THEIR LIFES. A COMMUNITY HOUSE WHICH SATISFIES THEIR DAILY NEEDS WHILE OFFERS PARTIAL PRIVACY CAN BE A SOLUTION FOR IMPROVING ELDERLY WELL-BEING.

FUTURE OLD IS US LIVING AND STUDYING IN AMSTERDAM MADE ME NOTICE THE AGEING GENERATION PROBLEMS. HIGHLY INCREASING POPULATION OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN AMSTERDAM, SOCIAL ISOLATION AMONGST ELDERLIES, CHANGING ECONOMY AND NOT ADEQUATE SUPPORTING HEALTH CARE SYSTEM MAKE THE FUTURE FOR OLD PEOPLE EVEN MORE INSECURE. GROWING IN COLLECTIVE ENVIRONMENT ENCOURAGED ME TO PROMOTE THE IDEA OF COMMUNITY LIVING. DURING MY YEARS LIVING ABROAD I NOTICED THAT PEOPLE IN MULTICULTURAL SOCIETIES FACING DIFFICULTIES TO KEEP AND DEVELOP RELATIONS AND CONNECTIONS. THE FUTURE ELDERLY IS US. THE WAY OUR GRANDPARENTS ARE AGING IS DIFFERENT FROM THE WAY OUR PARENTS WILL AGE AND OUR GENERATION IS GOING TO AGE EVEN MORE DIFFERENTLY. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE, WE NEED TO START PREPARING AND CHANGING NOW. WE SHOULD RETHINK HOW WE WANT TO AGE?

FACTS ABOUT AGEING SOCIALLY ACTIVE OLDER ADULTS HAVE SLOWER RATES OF HEALTH DECLINES RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 1, 2011, BY SHARYN ALDEN, CONTRIBUTING WRITER RESEARCH SOURCE: JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR KEY POINTS: -ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY ACTIVE AND MAINTAIN OR INCREASE THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHERS AS THEY AGE HAVE A SLOWER PROGRESSION OF HEALTH DECLINES THAN ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO BECOME LESS SOCIALLY ENGAGED OVER TIME. -SOCIALLY ENGAGED OLDER PEOPLE MAY BE MORE MOTIVATED TO MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH THAN THEIR LESS-ENGAGED PEERS. -ELDERS WHO ARE MORE SOCIALLY ACTIVE MAY HAVE ACCESS TO BETTER HEALTH INFORMATION THAN THEIR LESS-ENGAGED PEERS.

LONELINESS CAN BE TWICE AS UNHEALTHY AS OBESITY, ACCORDING TO RESEARCHERS OF UK UNIVERSITY WHO FOUND THAT FEELINGS OF ISOLATION CAN HAVE A DEVASTATING IMPACT ON OLDER PEOPLE. THE SCIENTISTS TRACKED MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE AGED 50 AND OVER AND FOUND THAT THE LONELIEST WERE NEARLY TWICE AS LIKELY TO DIE DURING THE SIX-YEAR STUDY THAN THE LEAST LONELY. COMPARED WITH THE AVERAGE PERSON IN THE STUDY, THOSE WHO REPORTED BEING LONELY HAD A 14% GREATER RISK OF DYING. THE FIGURE MEANS THAT LONELINESS HAS AROUND TWICE THE IMPACT ON AN EARLY DEATH AS OBESITY.

THE FINDINGS POINT TO A COMING CRISIS AS THE POPULATION AGES AND PEOPLE INCREASINGLY LIVE ALONE OR FAR FROM THEIR FAMILIES. A STUDY OF LONELINESS IN OLDER BRITONS IN 2012 “WE HAVE MYTHIC NOTIONS OF RETIREMENT. WE THINK THAT RETIREMENT MEANS LEAVING FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND BUYING A PLACE DOWN IN TOWN TO LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. BUT THAT’S PROBABLY NOT THE BEST IDEA.” “WE FIND PEOPLE WHO CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH CO-WORKERS AFTER RETIREMENT AND HAVE FRIENDS CLOSE BY ARE LESS LONELY. TAKE TIME TO ENJOY YOURSELF AND SHARE GOOD TIMES WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. NON-LONELY PEOPLE ENJOY THEMSELVES WITH OTHER PEOPLE.” SOLUTION: GET INVOLVED IN LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND HELP OTHERS.

LOCATION - AMSTERDAM CENTRE

PLANTAGE AREA

POCKET CONDITION: BUILDING IS INSIDE OF THE URBAN BLOCK. FROM TWO LONG SIDES IT IS SURROUNDED BY OTHER BUILDINGS. IT HAS A NARROW PATH TO REACH THE STREET. A NEIGHBOUR BUILDING IS LOCATED VERY CLOSE TO ONE OF ITS SHORT SIDES, WHICH IS REACHABLE THROUGH A NARROW PATH. ANOTHER SHORT SIDE IS SURROUNDED BY A PARK.

BUILDING - OLD BARN

BY KNOWING A LADY WHO LIVED ACROSS THE PARK I HAD A CHANCE TO KNOW ABOUT THE RICH HISTORY OF MY SELECTED LOCATION. I GOT INSPIRED

BY FACINATING STORIES ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED AND WORKED IN THIS BUILDING DURING THE DIFFERENT PERIOD OF TIME.

+65 IN PLANTAGE

WHAT THEY THINK?

I PREFER TO HAVE LOCK ON MY DOOR. IT IS IMPORTANT TO SEE ACTION AROUND. I ENJOY TALKING WITH NEW TENANTS-STUDENTS IN SINT JACOB, THEY ARE ACTIVE AND WE TALK SOMETIMES. I LIKE TO WATCH STUDENTS’ WINDOWS AT NIGHT. THERE IS A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPENING IN EVERY WINDOW. THEY PARTY, HAVE DINNERS, DECORATE WINDOWS, WAVE FOR PASSING PEOPLE AND ETC. I NEED TO BE CLOSE TO THE CENTER AND BE ABLE TO REACH CITY FACILITIES. PRIVACY IS VERY IMPORTANT. THERE ARE THINGS YOU DON’T WANT TO SHARE. I LIKE TO SIT IN CORNERS, NOT IN CENTER AND THEN WATCH OVER. I DON’T LIKE TO BE WATCHED, BUT INSTEAD I LIKE TO BE A WATCHER. I LIKE TO FEEL USEFUL. WHEN YOU ASK FOR INFORMATION, I LIKE TO HELP, GIVE SOME INFORMATION OR TEACH YOU SOME NEW THINGS I KNOW.

WHO THEY ARE?

MIEKE AN ARTIST, PAINTER, SCULPTOR, TEACHER. SHE HAS A STUDIO IN THE LOCATION. ANS ARTIST-PAINTER, WORKING AND PART-TIME TEACHING STUDENT AT HER HOUSE. HENK TATTOO ARTIST, WORKING IN PLANTAGE AREA, VERY ACTIVE SOCIALY. ESTHER DRS. E. WOUTHUYSEN IS AN ART HISTORIAN. SHE IS WORKING ON A BOOK. LIVING IN CORNER VILLA. LÉON DR. LÉON DEBEN IS A RESEARCHER IN URBAN SOCIOLOGY FROM THE UVA.

HOUSE FOR 7

ARTIST (PAINTER)

WORKSHOP WITH POSSIBILITY TO OPEN FOR PUBLIC

STORAGE SPACE

LIGHT SPACE, INDIRECT LIGHT

ARTIST (SCULPTOR)

WORKSHOP WITH POSSIBILITY TO OPEN FOR PUBLIC

STORAGE SPACE

LIGHT OPEN SPACE

WRITER (THINKER)

SILENT SPACE TO WORK

STORAGE FOR BOOKS (LIBRARY)

VISUAL CONNECTIONS TO PUBLIC AND COLLECTIVE SPACES

A SPACE TO HAVE PEOPLE OVER FOR LITERATURE EVENINGS FEW

TIMES A MONTH

BOTANIST (GREENERY/NATURE)

GREENHOUSE (HERBS & FLOWERS)

OUTDOOR GARDENING SPACE

SELLING SPOT/SHOWCASE FOR VISITORS (CUSTOMERS)

COLLABORATION WITH HORTUS BOTANICUS AND ARTIS ZOO

TO GROW RARE PLANTS

CHEF (FOOD)

SPACE IN KITCHEN FOR STORAGE AND COOKING

TAKE AWAY AND SELLING POINT + CAFE SPACE

WORKS DURING LUNCH TIME AND SOME OF THE EVENINGS

(MAKES LUNCH FOR OFFICES IN THE BLOCK)

HAIRDRESSER (BEAUTY)

SPACE WITH SINK, MIRROR, CHAIR AND GOOD LIGHT

WAITING SPOT FOR CLIENTS

WORKING JUST FEW HOURS PER DAY

DANCER (HEALTH)

SPACE TO HAVE SMALL GROUPS OF PEOPLE TO DO SPORTS

STORAGE FOR SPORT EQUIPMENTS

WORKING IN EARLY MORNINGS

SPATIAL CONCEPT HOUSE WILL BE FOR 7 PEOPLE. IT WILL CONTAIN 5 PRIVATE UNITS, COLLECTIVE AND PUBLIC SPACES. HOUSE UNIT WILL SHRINK TO MINIMUM SIZE AND WILL PROVIDE SLEEPING SPACE AND A SHOWER. EACH PRIVATE UNIT IS CONNECTED TO THE OUTDOOR SPACES WITH THE VIEWS NOT TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL LOCKED AMONG THE WALLS. THE LAUNDRY ROOM, KITCHEN, DINING AND LIVING ROOM WILL MOVE TO COLLECTIVE/SHARING SPACES. MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPACE WILL BE POSSIBLE TO USE FOR DAY-CARE, SPORTS, SMALL EVENTS, WORKSHOPS OR AS A BIG LIVING SPACE FOR PEOPLE OF THE HOUSE AND THEIR GUESTS. WORK PLACE, LIBRARY AND PERSONAL SPACES WILL BE CREATED IN THE BUILDING SO HABITATS CAN BE PROVIDED WITH THE ROOMS THAT FIT THEIR NEEDS. THERE IS AN ART WORKSHOP NEXT TO THE BUILDING. THE ART WORKSHOP IS GOING TO MERGE WITH THE BUILDING. IT WILL INCLUDE WORKSHOP GALLERIES, GUEST BEDROOMS, STORAGES, A GALLERY AND A MUSEUM.

KITCHEN STORAGE

BATHROOM

LIVING ROOM

BEDROOM STORAGE

BATHROOM

STANDARD PRIVATE UNIT

BEDROOM

NEW PRIVATE UNIT

KITCHEN

LIVING ROOM

TAKE OUT THE FUNCITON THAT COULD BE SHARED (COLLECTIVE)

STORAGE GARDEN WORKSHOP

KITCHEN

LIVING ROOM GREENHOUSE

DININGROOM

LOUNDRY

ADD EXTRA FUNCTION TO NEW COLLECTIVE SPACE

PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND IN BETWEEN SPACE

THE MOVE BETWEEN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SPACES CAN VARY FROM A WELL DEFINED BOUNDARY TO A MORE LOOSE TRANSITION. THESE AMBIGUITIES ARE INCREASING ESPECIALLY IN TODAY’S WORLD OF INCREASED CONNECTIVITY AND THE VALUE OF PRIVACY. I AM INTERESTED HOW THE SMOOTH TRANSITION CAN BE CREATED AND AT THE SAME TIME THE QUALITIES OF PRIVACY COULD BE SAVED AND HOW THE INBETWEEN SPACE AFFECTS THE PRIVATE SPACE. THROUGHOUT HISTORY THE OUTDOORS HAS BEEN CONSIDERED AS THE PUBLIC SPACE. FOR AGES PEOPLE HAVE GATHERED OUTDOORS FOR THE MOST BASIC ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CELEBRATIONS, SHARING NEWS, PREPARING AND CONSUMING FOOD, AND SOCIALIZING. PUBLIC SPACE IS A KEY TO THE HEALTH OF A COMMUNITY. ACCESS TO PUBLIC SPACE PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AROUND OTHER PEOPLE. THE VALUE OF PUBLIC SPACES TO INDIVIDUALS AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE IS UNDENIABLE. COMPLEMENTING PUBLIC SPACE IS THE PRIVATE SPACE. HISTORICALLY PRIVATE SPACE HAS BEEN CONSIDERED AS SMALL AS A BED OR AS LARGE AS A CASTLE. PRIVATE SPACE OF YOUR PERSONAL BEDROOM IS QUITE DIFFERENT THAN THE PRIVATE SPACE OF AN OPEN PLAN OFFICE. EITHER WAY IT OFFERS SECURITY, SAFETY, AND A PLACE TO REST. TODAY’S SOCIETY VALUES PERSONAL SPACE, WHETHER A CHILD OR AN ADULT WE ALL WANT OUR OWN SPACE. THIS MAY BE A SPACE USED FOR WORK, HOBBIES, SELF REFLECTION OR TO TAKE A BREATH. AS LIKE PUBLIC SPACE, THE VALUE OF PRIVATE SPACE IS CLEAR. PERSONAL SPACE IN PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY IS CONSIDERED AS AN EXTENSION OF THE HUMAN EPIDERMIS. FOLLOWING THIS, EACH BORDER-DEFINED SPACE CAN BE SEEN AS AN EXTENDED MEMBRANE OF OUR BODY ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT. THERE IS NO STRAIGHT LINE BETWEEN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC. WE ALWAYS EXPERIENCE THE TRANSITION PART BETWEEN TWO SPACES. FOR EXAMPLE, ENTERING THE HOUSE, ROOM OR OTHER SPACE THROUGH THE DOOR WE EXPERIENCE TRANSITION. TRANSITION OR IN-BETWEEN SPACE IS ONE OF THE ELEMENTS WHICH GIVE THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SPACE SPATIAL QUALITIES. THE WAY HOW PRIVATE SPACE IS REACHED AND CONNECTED TO PUBLIC MAKES IT SPECIAL. I WANT TO EXPLORE PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES AND THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR FORMING THE SPACE BETWEEN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC. RELATION BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES CAN BE DEFINED IN ORDER TO CREATE CLEAR DIVISIONS, SO RESIDENTS WOULD ENJOY THE DIFFERENT LEVEL OF PRIVACY.

HALF OPEN SLIDING DOORS

SEAT WITH THE VIEW TO THE GARDEN AND PUBLIC SPACE

WAITING BENCH FOR HAIRSTYLIST CLIENTS IN TRANSITION ZONE

BENCH NEXT TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE PRIVATE UNIT WITH THE VIEWS TO GARDENS

HOUSE FOR 7 IN THE URBAN SURROUNDINGS

PROGRAM HOUSE TOTAL: 495 M2

PRIVATE UNITS

SEMI PRIVATE

COLLECTIVE

OUTDOOR

TOTAL: 170 M2

TOTAL: 50 M2

TOTAL: 195 M2

TOTAL: 80 M2

SEMI PRIVATE 15 M2

PRIVATE SPACE 40 M2

WORKSHOP/ MUSEUM/STORAGE 60 M2

SEMI PRIVATE 15 M2 PRIVATE SPACE 40 M2

SEMI PRIVATE 10 M2 X2

L-DRY 2 M2

LIBRARY 30 M2

PRIVATE SPACE 40 M2

LIVING ROOM 18 M2

PRIVATE SPACE 25 M2

HAIR DRESSER 10M2

GREENHOUSE 30M2

GARDEN 20M2

GARDEN 20M2

GARDEN 10M2

KITCHEN DINING 35 M2

PRIVATE SPACE 25 M2 MULTI SPACE/ MEETING SPACE/ SPORTS/CINEMA 40M2

+MUSEUM

+SCULPTURE GARDEN

+ART LESSONS

+SPACE FOR COMMUNITY

+GREEN SYSTEM

PROGRAM WORKSHOP TOTAL: 370 M2

GUEST BEDROOMS

SEMI PRIVATE

WORK SPACE

OUTDOOR

TOTAL: 50 M2

TOTAL: 15 M2

TOTAL: 290 M2

TOTAL: 15 M2

GUEST BEDROOM 25 M2

SEMI PRIVATE 15 M2 WORKSHOP SCULPTURE/ STORAGE 90 M2

GARDEN 40M2

GUEST BEDROOM 25 M2

GARDEN 15M2

LIBRARY/STORAGE/WORKSHOP 90 M2

RENTING SPACE/ MUSEUM 50 M2

MUSEUM 30 M2

+MUSEUM

+SCULPTURE GARDEN

+ART LESSONS

WORKSHOP PAINTERS 30 M2

+SPACE FOR COMMUNITY

+GREEN SYSTEM

SPATIAL SCHEME 00 OUTDOOR SPACE

PUBLIC

OUTDOOR SPACE PRIVATE SEMI PRIVATE

SEMI PRIVATE

COLLECTIVE SPACE

PRIVATE

OUTDOOR SPACE

OUTDOOR SPACE

SEMI PRIVATE

OUTDOOR SPACE

PRIVATE

OUTDOOR SPACE

SEMI OUTDOOR

SEMI PRIVATE PUBLIC

PUBLIC

COLLECTIVE SPACE

PRIVATE

OUTDOOR SPACE

PUBLIC

SPATIAL SCHEME 01

SEMI PRIVATE

COLLECTIVE

SEMI PRIVATE

SEMI PRIVATE

OUTDOOR SPACEV

COLLECTIVE

PRIVATE

COLLECTIVE

FUNCTIONAL SCHEME 00 PARK

LIVING ROOM/SPORT SPACE/LECTURES/ GROUP ACTIVITIES

COLLECTIVE COURTYARD PRIVATE UNIT 1

SEMI PRIVATE

LIVING ROOM DINNING ROOM

ENTRANCE

IN-BETWEEN SPACE

OUTDOOR SPACE

SEMI PRIVATE

PRIVATE UNIT 2

GREEN HOUSE

OUTDOOR SPACE

PRIVATE UNIT 3

SEMI PRIVATE

OUTDOOR SPACE

TRANSITION + IN-BETWEEN SPACE

KITCHEN

SCULPTURE GARDEN

SEMI PRIVATE/ HAIR SALON WORKSHOP/ MUSEUM/ SPACE FOR RENT

MUSEUM

WORKSHOP SPACE/ LESSONS/STORAGE

PRIVATE UNIT 4

GALERRY SPACE FOR

SCULPTURE GARDEN

FUNCTIONAL SCHEME 01

WORKING SPOT

READING SPACE/ IN-BETWEEN SPACE

LIBRARY/ GROUP ACTIVITIES

SEMI PRIVATE

ROOFTOP TERRASE

IN-BETWEEN SPACE

PRIVATE UNIT 5

GUEST ROOM/ STORAGE/ MEETING, READING AND WORKSHOP SPACE

GUEST ROOM/ AIRBNB

EXISTING SITUATION STRUCTURE

EXISTING SITUATION MATERIALS OF WALLS AND FLOOR

BRICK WALL STRUCTURE WOODEN WALL STRUCTURE CONCRETE FLOOR NO FLOOR

EXISTING SITUATION MODEL

REMOVE

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WALLS REMOVED WALLS REMOVED FLOOR

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ADD NEW

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WALLS NEW WALLS NEW FLOOR

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MATERIALS MATERIALS ARE USED TO STIMULATE DIFFERENT SENSES AND CREATE VARIOUS ATMOSPHERES. THE CHOICE OF THE MATERIALS ARE INSPIRED BY THE CONTEXT OF THE OLD BUILDING (WOOD, STONE AND BRICK), FORMER ARTISTS WORKING IN THE LOCATION (HARD MATERIALS SUCH AS MARBLE AND STONE) AND NOVEL ECOLOGICAL MATERIALS (MYCELIUM).

MATERIAL TESTS

MATERIAL TESTS

MATERIALS INSPIRATION FROM SITE CONDITIONS WILDNESS

MATERIALS INSPIRATION FROM OLD BARN

MATERIALS WOOD STRUCTURE

MATERIALS INSPIRATION FROM SITE CONDITIONS REUSE RAW MATERIALS

MATERIALS ARTISTS WHO WORKED ON SITE

DIFFERENT SCULPTORS (HILDO KROP, JAAP KAAS AND MIEKE KLEINENDORST) WORKED IN THIS LOCATION AND CREATED ART FROM VERY HARD AND SOLID TO SOFT AND PLASTIC, FROM LIGHT TO VERY DARK MATERIALS. TO SAVE THE MEMORY OF THESE ARTISTS THESE MATERIALS WILL BE USED IN BUILDING.

MATERIALS INSPIRATION FROM HISTORY TO USE HARD SOLID MATERIALS

MATERIAL TESTS INSPIRATION TO REUSE MATERIALS

MATERIAL TESTS INSPIRATION TO REUSE MATERIALS

MATERIAL TESTS INSPIRATION TO REUSE MATERIALS

MATERIALS OLD VS. NEW WORK WITH EXISTING MATERIALS IN LOCATION AND BRING IN NEW INTELLIGENT MATERIALSS WHICH SUPPORT THE ECOSYSTEM.

MYCELIUM MYCELIUM IS THE VEGETATIVE PART OF A FUNGUS, CONSISTING OF A MASS OF BRANCHING, THREAD-LIKE HYPHAE. IT IS SAID THAT THE MUSHROOM, AND ESPECIALLY MYCELIUM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REPLACE ALL SORTS OF HARMFUL MATERIALS LIKE PLASTICS AND BATTERIES. IT IS A ’NEW’ BIO-MATERIAL AND HAS A POSSIBILITY TO BECOME A THERMO MATERIAL. IF BACKED IN 150 DEGREES THIS MATERIAL BECOMES FIREPROOF AND CAN BE USED FOR THE BUILDING INSULATION. AS WELL, IT CAN BE AS A BRICK OR ANY OTHER DESIGN MATERIAL. IT IS 100% COMPOSTABLE IN A BACKYARDS. ONCE THE BRICK DRIES IT BECOMES SUPER HARD AND SURPRISINGLY LIGHTWEIGHT, WATER AND FIRE RESISTANT.

MYCELIUM IN USE THIS NEW MATERIAL WILL BE USED IN THIS BUILDING AS A WALL INSULATION, TO BUILD ELEMENTS SUCH AS TEMPORARY WALLS, STORAGES, STAIRCASES AND SOME OF THE FURNITURES. PROCESS: 1-ELDERLY USE ORGANIC WASTE FROM THEIR OWN, NEIGHBORHOOD AND FROM ARTIS ZOO 2-PASTEURIZE AND ADD MYCELIUM TO THE WASTE 3-BAG IT IN A SHAPE 4-KEEP IT FOR 1-5 DAYS, DEPENDING ON SIZE (EG. BRICK SIZE SAMPLE TAKES ABOUT 5 DAYS TO DRY) 5- REMOVE FROM THE MOLD 6-DRIE IT TO STOP GROWTH AND PREVENT IT FROM PRODUCING MUSHROOMS OR SPORES 7-DECOMPOSE IT IN GARDEN

MYCELIUM REFERENCES

GROWING MYCELIUM MATERIAL

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MATERIAL USE WALLS

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OLD WALLS WOOD BURNED WOOD CONCRETE BRICK STONE MYCELIUM STEEL

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MATERIAL USE FLOOR

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OLD WALLS WOOD BURNED WOOD CONCRETE BRICK STONE MYCELIUM STEEL

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ADD LIGHT USE LIGHT TO SHAPE THE SPACES, CREATE OPENINGS TO CAPTURE THE BEST OF DAY LIGHT AND OPEN UP THE THE VIEWS NOT TO FEEL CLAUSTROPHOBIC.

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WALLS WINDOWS ROOF WINDOWS

NATURAL LIGHT DAYLIGHT IN BATHROOMS

DAYLIGHT IN BATHROOM 1

DAYLIGHT IN BATHROOM 2

DAYLIGHT IN BATHROOM 3

WATER A PART OF A NATURAL CYCLE THE ORIGINAL SHOWERS (WATERFALLS) WERE NEITHER INDOOR STRUCTURES NOR MAN-MADE, BUT THEY WERE COMMON NATURAL FORMATIONS.[THE FALLING WATER RINSED THE BATHERS COMPLETELY CLEAN AND WAS MORE EFFICIENT THAN BATHING IN A TRADITIONAL BASIN, WHICH REQUIRED MANUAL TRANSPORT OF BOTH FRESH AND WASTE WATER. ANCIENT PEOPLE BEGAN TO REPRODUCE THESE NATURAL PHENOMENA BY POURING JUGS OF WATER, OFTEN VERY COLD, OVER THEMSELVES AFTER WASHING.

SHOWERING A MOMENT OF PRIVACY BATHING IS THE WASHING OF THE BODY WITH A FLUID, USUALLY WATER OR AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION, OR THE IMMERSION OF THE BODY IN WATER. IT MAY BE PRACTISED FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE, RELIGIOUS RITUAL OR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES. BATHING CAN TAKE PLACE IN ANY SITUATION WHERE THERE IS WATER. IT CAN TAKE PLACE IN A BATHTUB OR SHOWER, OR IT CAN BE IN A RIVER, LAKE, WATER HOLE, POOL OR THE SEA, OR ANY OTHER WATER RECEPTACLE. THE TERM FOR THE ACT CAN VARY. FOR EXAMPLE, A RITUAL RELIGIOUS BATH IS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS IMMERSION, THE USE OF WATER FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES CAN BE CALLED A WATER TREATMENT OR HYDROTHERAPY, BATHING IN THIS BUILDING IS THE MOST PRIVATE AND CUSTOM SPACE. IT IS RITUAL SPACE WITH THE HIGH CEILING AND A ROOF LIGHT COMING THROUGH. EACH BATHROOM IN THE HOUSE HAS A NATURAL DAYLIGHT SOURCE.

BATHROOM VISUALIZATION

VIEWS TO OUTSIDE NATURE BUILDING USES GREENERY AS A TOOL TO CREATE SCENERIES, TO DIVIDE OR CONNECT SPACES, SOFTEN THE BORDERS BETWEEN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC, AND OPEN UP THE WALLS TO THE VIEWS, NATURE, PARK AND HOUSING BLOCK.

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WALLS OUTDOOR SPACE/GARDENS VIEWS

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VIEW FROM BEDROOM TO THE GREENHOUSE

VIEWSEMI PUBLIC HAIRDRESSER SPACE AND GREENHOUSE

ENERGY WATER & SUN ENERGY USE

THE BUILDING IS COLLECTING RAIN WATER AND REUSING IT FOR GARDENS, GREEN HOUSE PLANTS AND TOILETS. IT USES SOLAR ENERGY FOR LIGHTING AND WATER HEATING. IT COVERS THE ROOF WITH GREENS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LAND USED FOR THE BUILDING.

GREEN ROOF GARDEN

WC

GREENHOUSE

WATER

WATER

CONTAINERS

CONTAINERS

ATELIER

ART THE ‘‘GROWING HOUSE’’ USES ART AS A TOOL TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO EXCHANGE KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM. THE ART CORRIDORS ARE INTRODUCED TO THE BUILDING AS A SEMI PUBLIC SPACE. THE OUTDOOR ROUTES ARE ACCESSIBLE FOR VISITORS AND GUESTS ALL THE TIME. HOWEVER, THE INDOOR ROUTE IS WITH LIMITED ACCESSIBILITY DURING THE YEAR.

WALLS OUTDOOR SPACE/GARDENS/MUSEUM OUTLINE OF ART ROUTE

ENTRANCE ZONE

TRANSFORMING/GROWING ELEMENTS STAIRS SPACE DIVIDER- SLIDING DOOR STORAGE IN WALLS MOVABLE ELEMENTS BENCH VISUAL DIVIDERS DOORS

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WALLS TRANSFORMING ELEMENTS

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TRANSFORMING WALL ELEMENT

FLOOR PLAN 00

SECTIONS D-C-B-E

FLOOR PLAN 01

SECTIONS A-F-1-2

ROOF TOP

FACADES

FACADE MATERIALS

FACADE MATERIALS

WORKSHOP

DATAIL A

DETAIL B

DETAIL C

DETAIL D

DETAIL E

ENTRANCE TO THE BLOCK

PLANTAGE A PLACE FOR CULTURE, ARTS AND NATURE

Broedplaats live/work/art/expo

CENTER

Dutch resistac 10 min

25 min

UVA Hollandsche Schouwburg Jewish Cultural Quarter

UVA

WITHIN 5-10 MIN WALKING DISTANCE FROM THE LOCATION MANY FACILITIES ARE REACHABLE, SUCH AS GREEN SPACES, CULTURAL CENTERS, ZOO, LIBRARY, CAFES, UNIVERSITY, ART ATELIERS AND SPORT CENTERS.

ce museum

ARTIS ZOO

UVA

Tattoo Museum Moroccan cultural center

PARK IN THE BLOCK

HISTORICAL PARK IS GIVING THE QUALITY TO THE BLOCK AS WELL AS THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. THE ‘‘GROWING HOUSE’’ WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE AREA

BY INTRODUCING CREATIVE GREENERY PLACEMENTS.

ACCESSIBILITY

ARTIS ZOO

<< 10 min Center Plantage Middenlaan

Plantage Badlaan

Plantage Lepellaan

3 min

1 2

3 Plantage Muidergracht

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P

2 min

P

1 min

Location

MUIDERGRACHT 105-107: ARTISTS ATELIERS AOM (AMSTERDAMSCHE OMNIBUS MAATSCHAPPIJ) ON 3 JUNE 1875, AMSTERDAM’S FIRST HORSE-DRAWN TRAMWAY WAS OPENED. IT LINKED PLANTAGE WITH THE LEIDSEPLEIN. 1-WOODEN STABLE AOM 1874-1878 THE LONG, MOSTLY WOODEN BARN WITH BRICK SIDE WALL IS ON PLANTATION MUIDERGRACHT. 2-STONES STABLE AOM 187 7 3-ARTISTS ATELIERS ‘‘PLANTATION MUIDERGRACHT 105” TO 107 ARE SOME OF THE FEW PLACES IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THAT RECALLS PLANTAGE ATMOSPHERE. HERE SEVERAL SCULPTORS HAD THEIR WORKSHOPS SUCH AS HILDO KROP, JAAP KAAS, KAREL KNEULMAN, ANDRÉ SCHALLER AND MIEKE KLEINENDORST.

BLOCK ACCESS 1 WAS THE FIRST ENTRANCE TO BUILDING ‘‘A’’.

ACCESS 2 IS ENTRANCE FOR BUILDING ‘‘B’’. IT USED TO BE FOR BUILDING ‘‘A’’ AS WELL. ACCESS 3 IS EXISTING PRIVATE ENTRANCE TO THE INNER COURTYARD OF BLOCK. FROM THERE BUILDINGS ‘‘A’’ AND ‘‘B’’ COULD BE ACCESSED AS WELL. THIS IS ONLY GATE THROUGH WHICH CARS CAN COME INSIDE THE BLOCK. ACCESS 4 IS THE ENTRANCE TO COURTYARD AND TO THE BUILDING ‘‘A’’ DURING WORKING HOURS THROUGH THE OFFICE AND MUSEUM BUILDINGS. CONSIDERING THE LIMITED MOBILITY OF ELDERLIES AND AIM TO CREATE MORE INTERACTION BETWEEN INHABITANTS OF THE BLOCK ENTRANCES 1,2 AND 4 WILL BE KEPT OPEN.

4

A 1 B

2

3

OLD ACCESS

4

A 1 B

2 NEW ACCESS

BLOCK ALL THE BUILDINGS HAVE ENTRANCES FROM OUTSIDE THE BLOCK EXCEPT WOODEN AND STONE STABLE. THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE FROM INSIDE THE BLOCK. FROM ALL THE BUILDING JUST FEW OF THEM HAVE ACCESS TO THE INNER COURTYARDS. TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY ACCESS FROM BUILDING TO INNER COURTYARD FOR ALL THE BUILDINGS HAS BEEN CREATED.

DIVISION OF PLOTS

ENTRANCES

HOUSING

ARTS&CULTURE

OFFICE

FUNCTIONS AND ROUTES

PRIVATE ART WORK ROUTINGS

EACH ROUTE IS CREATED TO CONNECT PRIVATE, ART AND WORK FUNCTIONS. THE ROUTES ARE OVERLAPPING AND PROMOTING INTERACTION AMONG DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS IN VARIOUS PLACES. THEREFORE, THE TOOLS MENTIONED BEFORE WILL BE USED TO STRENGTHEN AND CONNECT DIFFERENT PARTS OF ROUTINGS, SO THE INTERACTION AMONG INHABITANTS AND VISITORS WOULD BE STIMULATED.

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