Portfolio Jaap Koopmans - Selected Academic Works 2016 - 2023

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Jaap Koopmans

Selected academic works 2016 - 2023

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PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Full name: Jaap Koopmans

Born: 08-01-1997 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Languages: Dutch and English (C1 level)

Phone number: +31 6 52399135

E-mail: jaapkoopmans@hotmail.nl

EDUCATION:

• Delft University of Technology

2020 - 2023: Master’s degree Architecture

• Aarhus School of Architecture

2018 - present: Exchange program

• Delft University of Technology

2016-present: Bachelor’s degree Architectuur (Architecture)

• Kaj Munk College Hoofddorp

2009-2016: Havo and VWO, Technasium program

• Montessorischool Toolenburg

2002 - 2009: Primary school

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Lyceo (publishing house)

2021 - present: Graphic designer and DTP’er

• MeerRadio en MeerTelevisie

2016 - present: Radio DJ at the local radio station of the Haarlemmermeer

• JHK Architecten Utrecht

2019 - 2020: Trainee architect

Mostly worked on projects for the Dutch National Police

• Gamma (hardware store) Hoofddorp

2015 - 2019: Service desk employee

• Intertoys (toy store) Hoofddorp

2012-2015: Store employee

CONTENTS

1. B&B integrated in nature | Design studio 1

2. Rowing club in Amsterdam | Design studio 2

3. Hoboken Rotterdam 2060 | Design studio 3

4. Exchange in Aarhus | Minor Program

5. ‘De Sportloods’ | Bachelor Graduation Project

6. MEGA | Master interdisciplinary studio

7. ‘Healing by transforming’ | Master Graduation Project

‘CREATING A NARRATIVE FOR A PLACE WHERE YOU FEEL AT HOME’

Design studio 1: B&B integrated in nature | 2016

The goal of this first design project of the bachelor was to design a small free standing bed and breakfast home with the corresponding lot in the province Zuid-Holland. The program and area of the house were given but both had to be examined in order to create a coherent design. In the first five weeks, I worked with a team to research the boundary conditions of the design. What kind of measeurements were needed? And what should be the exact location in the area where you can fullfill the wishes of the client from this assignment? It were these kind of questions that had to be answered while presenting the results of the research. Afterwards, we had to develop a concept drawing for the house itself individually and work that out to a complete substantiated design in five weeks.

The finished result had to be posters with a maquette.

Long-section

Ground level floor plan

‘TURNING THE TYPICAL ROWBOAT UPSIDE DOWN’

Design studio 2: Rowing Club in Amsterdam | 2016

The title of this design studio was: ‘‘Designing and engineering.’’ This already suggests that this project is more focused on the combination of designing with the technological aspect of it.

We were asked to design a small utilitarian building, in this case a rowing club, at a given location in Amsterdam with special attention for the spatial- as well as the material design. During the design process, we came across different disciplines. From planning in urban context to detailing of connections in the building structures and calculating the supporting structure.

By integrating these different disciplines, an overall plan is formed. Always taking the environmental aspects into account. Also, the climate design is part of this overall plan. The overall plan had to be presented with posters and some supportive scale models.

Long-section

First level floor plans

Cross-section small wing

Cross-section large wing

‘DESIGNING A FUTURE PROPOSAL FOR THE HOBOKEN AREA IN 2060’

Design studio 3: Hoboken

Rotterdam 2060 | 2017

The first encounter with urban design and planning was during design studio 3. Goal was to form an overall urban vision for the Hoboken area in Rotterdam for 2060. This was done in group-form. After the formation of the overall urban vision, each individual of the group worked out a specific area within this urban vision. For me that was the ‘Baankwartier’ area.

Overall vision was the creation of a mixeduse and bicycle-friendly neighbourhood. For me specifically, it was task to form a design concept for the area where this mixed use of living and working comes together. Taking into account the already existing identity of the neighbourhood and retaining it as much as possible.

The street profiles were elaborated by use of hand-drawn sketches. In these sketches all of the key concepts and sustainable elements are implemented to form a clear overview of the design concept.

‘QUESTIONING WOOD AS ARCHITECTURAL- AND BUILDING MATERIAL’

Minor Semester: Exchange in Aarhus, Denmark | 2018

During the third year, I attended a onesemester minor exchange program in Aarhus, Denmark. The program was called ‘Technology, Building Culture and Habitation’. This program focused on hands-on development of new forms of architectural design, where materials and technology were explored at the university’s workshops, often through digital design tools and digital fabrication, Technology and building culture were studied through case studies, experiments and project development in relation to architectural expression, daylight, geometry, materials, fabrication and montage, as well as spatial, social, political and theoretical aspects. Wood was a key element during these studies. A final experiment was done in groups of two were we created a proposal for a facade design for the university where utilisation of the facade itself, together with the architectural expression, was important. The full portfolio can be found on my LinkedIn.

Technical elevations

‘THE DESIGN AS A SOCIALLY BINDING ELEMENT’

Bachelor graduation studio: ‘De

2019

For the bachelor graduation project, it was asked to design an accomodation for an academy of physical education (ALO) in the Schiehaven in Rotterdam together with multifunctional- and public functions. This design should incorporate all important design aspects learned through the whole bachelor, being it: context, architecture, building construction and climate design.

Key elements of the design concept were: an open character; visibility from the dike; a structured roof-ground level connection; modularity; multifunctionality. This was eventually elaborated by using a boxin-box principle where all the different functions were spread out through the building under one roof or ‘shed’ (‘loods’ in Dutch). This box-in-box principle also contributed to forming a sustainable second-skin facade which made the whole building, in combination with other sustainable interventions, completely energy-neutral.

Sportloods’ |

Axonometric floor plans

+5:

• Fitnessruimte

• Technical spaces

• Study spaces

+4:

• Study spaces

• Sports hall

• Storage spaces

• Changing rooms

+3:

• Small sports hall

• Classrooms

• Storage rooms

• Repro room

• Teacher’s room

• Changing rooms

+2:

• Classrooms

• Tribune of large sports hall

+1: Entrance

• Classrooms

• Large sports hall

• Entrance area

• Lecture hall

• Media Library

Ground level:

• Media library

• Changing rooms

• Cafetaria

• Multifunctional spaces

• Bike storage

• Sportlab

• Technical spaces

Dakvloeropbouw (skills garden)

Rc = 7,1 m2K/W

- Kunstgras afwerking

- ‘Subtubes’ verwerkt in ‘subtiles’ tbv.

warmtecollector 30mm

- shockpad 80mm

- Drainagesysteem tbv verkoeling

- Thermische isolatie 250mm

- Lichtgewicht beton in het werk gestort

- Staalplaat tbv staalplaatbetonvloer

- Onder vakwerk gemonteerde Filva-T transparante akoestiek panelen

(Buiten)gevelopbouw: - Vakwerk 1200mm tbv. dragende werking voor loodsdak.

- Stijl- en regelwerk tbv gevelplaten

- Klemmen tbv. vasthouden gevelplaten

- Polycarbonaat transparante golfplaten

(ZTA = 0,81)

- (Op de kiepramen geplakte zwarte PV-cellen tbv opwekking energie -> wanneer in open stand, PV-cellen in optimale positie.

(Binnen)gevelopbouw Rc = 7,7 m2K/W

- Akoestisch wandpaneel absorlux 50mm

- Gipsvezelplaat 12.5mm

- EPS100 isolatie 270mm met houten stijlen voor wandconstructie

- Regelwerk tbv. gevelbekleding 25 x 100 x 2000mm

- Naaldhouten gevelbekleding (gebrand) 22 x 175 x 3100mm

Sporthalvloer opbouw:

- Linoleum vloerafwerking met ‘LEDcourt’ geïntegreerd

- Spaanplaat 18mm

- Verende drager

- Tussenvloer met vloerverwarmingsinstallatie (78 W/m2)

- Versterkingsbalken

- Warmte-isolatie

- HEA-300 stalen ligger met akoestische isolatie - Verlaagd plafond voor wegwerken verlichting e.d.

- Afwerking plafond

‘FUSING TWO TOWERS TOGETHER AS ONE MIXED HIGHRISE BUILDING’

Master interdisciplinary group project: MEGA | 2021

Within this project, I had the role as an architect within a group of eight people (architecture students and civil engineering students) where the goal was to develop an architectural design solution that connects and integrates all the information provided by the other disciplines which answers the question that is given in the design brief. In this case, a ca. 145.000 m2 gross design brief is given which asks for the integration of a large distribution hall with a Fab Lab and data centre. This all combined with a hotel and restaurant, residences and offices program within a high-rise building in a harbour area in Rotterdam. The big contrast between the program requirements in terms of e.g. spatial quality brings up a challenge for the architectural design. The three most important elaborated design elements were: monolithic ‘stacking’ of functions while shifting the blocks; a large atrium where different functions meet each other; combining two towers into one.

Example of floor plan with section fragment of upper levels

‘CREATING THE EMPOWERED HEALING ENVIRONMENT’

Master graduation: ‘Healing by transforming’ | 2022

According to the Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM), there will be more focus on tackling the unhealthy effects of urbanization in the near future. This together with the presence of a large stock of vacant buildings and other developments within these urban areas and the challenges which are formed by the developments in healthcare brings up the potential to create so-called healing environments. Although, mostly situated within a natural context, the question could be how to implement the design approach of a healing environment into an existing building within an urban context and what values it could bring to the surrounding neighborhood. Especially when given an user-centered (holistic) approach. This graduation design project explored in which way this user-centered design approach can be optimised by implementing certain ‘atmospheres’ within an existing context of a building in the station area of Leiden.

Examples of sketches that were made as form of the architectural studies

Creation and testing of different atmospheres in VR. From top to bottom: sterile, biophilic, balanced

Finals renders of project with the different ‘atmospheres’

DESIGNING IS A STRANGELY FASCINATING ONGOING PROCESS