Portfolio Architecture Guido Litjens
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CURRICULUM VITAE
MOURARIA PAVILION
MFC HEILUST
EINDHOVEN CENTRAL STATION 2.0
CANAL ZONE
GALLUS’ STADTGARTEN
PUBLIC LIBRARY
EXPERIENCE CENTRE
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONALIA name born living
Guido Litjens 07-03-1989, Venray (Netherlands) Venlo (Netherlands)
phone +31 6 21841474 mail guidolitjens@gmail.com
COURSES March 2013 - May 2013 September 2012 - January 2013
EDUCATION September 2011 - August 2014 (3 Years)
September 2012 - February 2013 (6 Months)
Eindhoven University of Technology / the Netherlands Master degree in Architecture Thesis: Eindhoven Central Station 2.0, Piranesian space forms connection in stacked infrastructural program. Grade: 9.0 | Participating in the Archiprix NL Instituto Superior TĂŠcnico Lisbon /Portugal Master degree in Architecture (Erasmus period)
September 2007- June 2011 (4 Years)
Eindhoven University of Technology / the Netherlands Bachelor degree in Architecture, Building and planning
September 2001- June 2007 (6 Years)
Valuascollege Venlo / the Netherlands Pre-university secondary education
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE November 2014 - April 2015 (6 Months)
Kern Architecten / Roermond, the Netherlands Architectural Designer Worked on a variety projects from small scale to large scale proposals. Duties included concept development, form studies, drafting, detailing, preparing presentations, graphic representation and diagrams. Involved in many areas of the design process, from conceptual development to client meetings. including - Smurfit Kappa Experience Centre Roermond - competition MFC Heilust, Kerkrade - t Parcje; 70 energy zero houses Roermond
March 2013 - July 2013 (5 Months)
Kern Architecten / Roermond, the Netherlands Assistant Architect (Intenship)
ArchiCAD 16 / Kubus Eindhoven Portuguese Intensive Course Certificate level A1 Universidade TĂŠcnica de Lisboa - UTL
SKILLS computer
Physical Languages
Others
ArchiCAD BIM (advanced) - Autocad (good) - Artlantis Studio (good) - Adobe Photoshop (advanced) - Adobe Illustrator (good) - Adobe Indesign (advanced) - Google Sketchup (good) Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint physical model building - conceptual sketching Dutch - Native fluency English - Good fluency German - Good fluency Portuguese - Beginner French - Beginner Conceptual thinking - Sustainable design - EPC (energy performance) calculations
INTERESTS Photography, Travelling, Cooking, Sports, History
EINDHOVEN CENTRAL STATION 2.0 Piranesian space forms connection in stacked infrastructural program
Exposed at the Dutch Design Week 2014
Nominated for, and exposed at the Archiprix Nederland 2015
Published in the Yearbook Built Environment TU/E 2013-2014
Graduationproject, Eindhoven Central Station 2.0 year: 2013-2014 location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands teachers: Prof. dr. ir. Pieter van Wesemael & ir. Franz Ziegler
STACKED PROGRAM Eindhoven, anno 2014, owns a fragmented station zone in terms of public transportation systems. Think about the bus station, bicycle storage, car parking, kiss and ride and the train station themselves: they are all spread out over five hectares city centre space. The mutual separation and the disconnection with the city centre asks for a reorganization of this area. The challenge of this project is to bring all separated transportation systems together in a way that it is organizationally and routing wise clear and functional. As a junction of various transportation systems, the station is an organization of vertically stacked transportation systems and presents itself in such a way that the major routing is clear. The transportation systems are emphatically visible in what is called the ‘Piranesian space’ which is a spatial concept designed by OMA for the Euralille project. It consists of an area ‘cut out’ in the heart of the building which reveals the complexity of systems and flows. It simultaneously offers a view to the car parking, bicycle storage, train station and bus station. This results in a crisscrossed space with bridges, elevators and escalators where everything starts and ends, a space that literally is the centre of gravity; everything circles around. The typology study of stacking mobility in combination with the creation of a ‘Piranesian space’ can be applied in many station areas around the globe. Future-oriented; as a result of the increasing urbanization, the lack of space in city centres will increase. This asks for new solutions to integrate mobility in a smart way with architecture.
1. fragmented station zone
5. open innner space extruded
2. vertical organisation in a box
6. strategical incisions in the facade
3. cutting and lifting for the train track
7. extending the platform
4. perforating north-south connection
8. materialisation
+5 +7&8 Vertical routing towards roof landscape
+7 cinema
+4
+5 & 6 car parking
+4 bus station & platforms
+3 & 4 vertical shopping route circling around the Central hall +2 +2 Central hall; Backbone connection to different levels
+ 1 train tracks & platforms
+ 0 north-south passage & bicycle storage
Façade
The strategy of the façade can be compared with the peeling of an apple. By making some strategic incisions in the outer skin the inner world is revealing itself in such a way that the urban scale and human scale are brought together.
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The upper levels (1.) are covered with a perforated aluminum plate, painted in a greenish color. Behind this perforated plate a layer of spider-glass complements the façade. This part of the façade emphasizes the emptiness of the void behind it. The incisions in the volume (2.) are executed in clear glass, by doing this the inner-world is revealing itself.
The places where motorized traffic is passing the façade (3.) are executed in vertical columns and again the recognizable perforated plate. However, on these places the glass façade is completely left out,so that ventilation can take place. The lower levels (4.) are covered with the combination of vertical columns, the perforated plate and clear glass.
This strategic way of covering the building ensures that the
different characters of the inner world are recognizable on the outside. However, at the same time the building keeps its uniform, recognizable urban scale, expression.
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Masterproject, Public Librar y year: 2012 location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands teachers: Prof. dipl.-Ing. Christian Rapp & ir. Jochem Groenland
SHIFTED BOOKS Facing the Amsterdam Arena boulevard the problems are notable. The proportions of the boulevard are designed for a crowd and are missing the human scale completely. Research of the profile showed that a building, guided by the edges of the boulevard, is needed to restore the balance of the profile and with it the livebility of the area. In addition to the many schools and universities around the area a public library was chosen as a chance for this problem. With a litteral concept of shifted books the building manifests itself as an anchor on the boulevard. It proves itself not as an obstacle, but as a guide for the people. From the interior the concepts of suprise and frequency are recognizable. A frequency of different vertical and horizontal spaces, lights, views and experiences are guiding the visitor through the building. From the outside passers are guided through collonades, cafes and shops towards the Amsterdam Arena. A clear vertical movement is recognizable on the faรงade.
The existing profile of the Arena boulevard
The new profile of the Arena boulevard
ground floor
MOURARIA PAVILION
Invited for the Encontro Juvenil de CiĂŞncia 2013
Erasmus masterproject, Mouraria Pavilion year: 2012-2013 location: Lisbon, Portugal teachers: Prof. Ricardo Bak Gordon & Prof. Ana TomĂŠ
SCULPTURAL CONNECTION Mouraria, a district in the center of Lisbon habits a mix of many different ethnic groups. This area therefore calls for a collection of public spaces, both inside and outside, where all these ethnic groups can come together, live together and develop themselves. The area is characterized by its height different in the landscape and the presents of the market (Mercado do Forno do Tijolo, 1949). By making use of the existing height in the landscape, it is possible to create and design public plazas, parks and pavilions on different levels. The connections between these spaces are shaped by a sculptural pavilion that manifestst itself as a guiding element throughout the area.
CANAL ZONE
Published in Kanaalzones B5, Curulli 2012
Masterproject, Canal Zone year: 2011-2012 location: Breda, the Netherlands teacher: dr. ir. Irene Curulli
PUSH & PULL Till 1987 the canal zone of Breda formed the Belcrum harbor. Nowadays this area contains just a few abanodoned buildings and huge open spaces. However, the industrial character is still visible in details like the quay wall of the canal. The canal was always the main vain of the area; it connected the different parts of the building. A new residentail building is placed on the edge of the canal. One basic type of appartment was designed and stacked into one long building. The basic appartment is mutated into ten different appartments, with a concept of push and pull. To connect the inside of the building with its surroundings the outside is pushed towards the inside, and the inside is pulled to the outside. From the quay this gives a dynamic perspective of inside spaces hanging in the outside.
pulling the inside out
pushing the outside in
groundfloor
first floor
EXPERIENCE CENTRE
architectural designer, Professional work experience year: 2015 location: Roermond, the Netherlands office: Kern Architecten, (Roermond) the Netherlands status: Study
FOLDED PAPER Marketing strategies will become one of the most important aspects for companies. As part of their branding and marketing aspect, an eminent paper recycling company was looking for a so called Experience Centre. This centre should be in first place a very recognizable piece of architecture and will be the starting point to receive guests and stakeholders.
1. basic sheet of paper
5. upscaling folded shape
2. folding paper
6. translating into building techniques
3. advanced folding techniques
7. adapting to local context
4. creating a 3 dimensional folded object
8. adding to the existing building
The power, expression and ambition of the company should be spread out from this point. Paper, the main product of the company, was the leading inspiration point for this project. An innovative faรงade, inspired by advanced folding techniques, gives the visitor directly the idea of what to expect.
MFC HEILUST
architectural designer, Professional work experience year: 2014 location: Kerkrade, the Netherlands office: Kern Architecten, (Roermond) the Netherlands status: Competition entry
BOX IN BOX The former church Onze Lieve Vrouw van Altijddurende Bijstand in Kerkrade undergoes a major transformation. The church, which was closed in 2014, will be the new Multifunctional Center Heilust. This center will accommodate more than 30 different music-, theaterand cultural associations. The program of 2.000m² includes a huge multifunctional (theater) hall, multiple small conference rooms, an individual popmusic stage and a bar. The building of the former church will keep it recognizable expression, so that it will remain as the beacon for the neighborhood. On the outside just small strategic incisions will be done, for example to highlight the entrances. On the inside the principle of ‘box-in-box’ is applied. The main functions of the new program are clustered and placed inside the magnificent nave of the church.
groundfloor
first floor
GALLUS’ STADTGARTEN
Internship, Professional work experience year: 2013 location: Frankfurt, Germany office: Kern Architecten, (Roermond) the Netherlands status: Competition entry
OPEN COURTS This urban plan, made for the Kleyerquartier in Frankfurt, covers an area of 5.1 hectares. The tender, where this plan was part of, asked for an urban transformation of the former Alfred Teves Maschinen und Armaturenfabrik into a living area with 1200 apartments. The urban structure is based on the structural features of the existing urban fabric in Frankfurt. The main structure follows the KleyerstraĂ&#x;e and the former WerkstraĂ&#x;e, which create the footprint of the urban blocks. Urban blocks, defined as half-open courts to give the residents a feeling of privacy as well as the feeling of living in a city. The secondary structure of the area is - as a continuation of the Friedrich-Ebert-settlement - the basis for the connections for pedestrians between the courts and the public spaces.
THE ESSENCE OF ARCHITECTURE IS, MAKING EVERYBODY HAPPY