Building upon Brainpark
ROTTERDAM BRAINPARK I (NL) — SPECIAL MENTION
AUTHOR(S) — Kevin Westerveld (NL), Nima Morkoc (NL),
CONTACT — Eendrachtsweg 33a, 3012 LC Rotterdam (NL)
Lars Kloeg (NL), Hedwig van der Linden (NL), Architects
+31 629431766 kevinwesterveld1@gmail.com
TEAM POINT OF VIEW — A new spatial identity is already created
by building on, next to, op top of, between, and on the edge of the existing physical and social structures of Brainpark. One can argue that the park had no identity before, a generic business park next to a highway like many others. Demolishing the whole site and starting over is a first instinct until one realizes that by doing so, it would create the exact same area. Therefore one should build upon Brainpark. We propose to build upon Brainpark with a consciousness towards ownership in all phases of the redevelopment, creating a productive area in the city of Rotterdam.
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Elegy for the Office Park
ROTTERDAM BRAINPARK I (NL) — SPECIAL MENTION
AUTHOR(S) — Andrea Bit (IT), Maciej Wieczorkowski (PL),
CONTACT — Insulindestraat 173a1, 3038JM Rotterdam (NL)
Architects;
+31 644507121
Robert van der Pol (NL), Landscaper
office@dividual.eu / www.dividual.eu info@liminaloffice.com / www.liminaloffice.com
TEAM POINT OF VIEW — The current format of the office park
does not meet the demands of today’s working trends, causing the typology to lose relevance in the city. In order to provide an adaptable and flexible environment with a clear identity we propose to switch the design focus from the object on the plane to the plane itself. A managerial system of stripes divides the area into smaller pieces that can be developed and programmed with different uses, including offices, housing, commerce, education and leisure. By combating the string of separate, inward-oriented islands of buildings and companies occupying the site today, the stripes add diversity, identity, productivity and programming, and at the same time maintain a main direction that creates cohesion and a new identity for the entire area.
