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Thereafter I had the opportunity to further enrich my experi ence by working in a large scale international office, oper ating along a strong vision regarding sustainability, within a circle of wonderful colleagues. My main responsibility has been to work on a large scale student housing project for yet another housing corporation; a valuable period in my further development as an architect. Cheerful, easy-going, sensible and serious define me as a person.
Image frontpage: Neues Museum Berlin
Since I was young I pictured myself being an architect. During the many years of education and studying this goal remained. Hobbies and interests adapted but as a whole the practice of architecture seem to include all the ingredients which together form a way a thinking and the use of creativity fitting my personality.
After my studies I gained professional experience by working for a variation of large scale projects in a leading practice, as a designer/engineer in definitive-, technical and execution design. Here I came to the realization that I like to work in a more personal setting, creating the opportunity to learn within the full scope of the profession, obtaining my architectural title, and to deal with projects which focusses on challenges faced by our generation of architects. So in the following small scale office I gained experience in housing projects for housing cooperatives, which also corresponds with my interest in the housing typology.
I experienced the bachelor as a period in which I learned the necessary basics of building engineering, meanwhile confirming my interest in the direction of architecture. The master felt as the right place and the right setting to get to know with the practice of designing. Especially the quest for the underlying question and the conceptual approach I expe rienced as a relief during the design processes.
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2013 – 2016 Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e)
Specialization: ‘Architecture’
2010 – 2011 Intern: preparation work for building contractor at Timmer- en aannemersbedrijf G.M. van de Waal 3 months internship Autocad execution phase, calculation, building site.
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Employment history
Specialization: ‘Nature & Biology’
Master Degree in Architecture Building & Planning
2021 – 2022 Architect at VenhoevenCS architecture + urbanism
Graduation Project: ‘Redevelopment of Castle Ruin Blijenbeek’
Nationality: Dutch
2003 – 2009 Secondary School ‘Rembrandt College’ Diploma Scientific Lyceum (vwo)
Educational related:
Committee: prof. ir. J. D. Bekkering, ir. Sjef van Hoof, Dr. dipl.-ing. Torsten Schroder
2009 – 2013 University of Applied Sciences Arnhem & Nijmegen (HAN)
2012 – 2012 Intern: technical drawer/BIM Modeler at Van den Berg groep 6 months internship Revit & Autocad design and execution phase.
Phone: (+31) (0)681244386
Specialization: ‘Architecture’
3 months internship -- Sketchup & Autocad -- design phase & visualizations.
Education
Beroepservaringperiode; obtaining the professional title
2010 – 2010 Intern: technical drawer at Ter Braak Architecten
2018 – 2021 Junior Architect at WE architecten
Niels Vernooij
Mentors: Erik de Vries; WE architecten Allard Assies; KAAN Architecten Committee: Barbara Kuit, Willemien van Duijn
2018 – 2021 Architectenregister
Email: ngsvernooy@hotmail.com
Project: ‘H&M store as a new type of public space’
2017 – 2018 Junior Architect at KAAN Architecten
Bachelor Degree in Building Engineering
19 months -- Revit -- technical drawer & BIM Modeler in definitive- & technical design phase.
Specialization: ‘Architect’
Date of birth: 11 October 1990
20 month -- Revit & cad -- technical drawer, designer & BIM Modeler in sketch-, preliminary-, definitive-, technical- and execution phase.
27 month cad technical drawer & designer in sketch-, definitive-, technical- and execution phase.
Graduation Studio: ‘Architecture, Brand & Sustainability’
Native: Dutch
2016 ‘Architecture, Brand & Sustainability’ Co-author of graduation project book, TU/e
Advanced: Autodesk Revit
Medium: Google Sketchup
Languages
Publications
Advanced: English
Architecture, design, music, photography, cars, arts, biking, running
2012 – 2016 Professional Driver at Bouwens&: Driver & Facility services
Extracurricular activities
‘SEMINARCH 6: Thing Theory & Urban Objects for the European Capital City: Kirchberg Plateau’ Co-author of seminar book, TU/e
Interests
2006 – 2012 Allround employee of car dealership at Van Hunnik Toyota Car Dealership Large variety of activities clean/ polish cars small repairs client contact
2013 ‘Veiligheid voor Operationeel Leidinggevenden (VOL-VCA)’ at Hogeschool of Arnhem & Nijmegen (HAN)
Driving boardmembers and managers comfortable to their meetings -accuracy-, hospitality-, social communication-skills -- +/- 300 assigments.
2012 Minor International Sustainable Development Cooperation (ISDC) at University of Applied Sciences Arnhem & Nijmegen (HAN) educational programs - (intercultural) communicationwelfare and wellbeing in developing countries
Software
At the faculty of Behaviour, Health & Society I studied for one semester during my studies in Building Engineering. My aim was to gain a broader and more social perspective; so I sub merged myself for 6 months in the world of development cooperation, which included courses and an internship of 3 months in Uganda. A period which had a significant influence on my personal development.
2014
Adobe Indesign
Basic: Adobe Illustrator
Certificate
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Autodesk Autocad / Bricscad
Interest related:
Adobe Photoshop
description: architect duration: 2021 - 2022 pages: 10 - 13 description: junior architect duration: 2018 - 2021 pages: 14 - 21
description: junior architect duration: 2017 - 2018 pages: 22 - 27
description: photography pages: 62 - 67
EDUCATIONPERSONALWORK
part 1
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CONTENT
part 3
part 2
description: master student ABP duration: 2013 - 2016 pages: 28 - 61
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definitive design
TU/e Studentenwoningen, TU/e campus Eindhoven > p. 10
TU/e Studentenwoningen, TU/e campus Eindhoven > p. 10
TU/e Studentenwoningen, TU/e campus Eindhoven > p. 10
Zwembad Venlo, Venlo > p. 12
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TU/e Studentenwoningen, TU/e campus Eindhoven > p. 10
preliminary design sketch
executiontechnicaldesigndesigndesign
Zalmhaven, Rotterdam > p. 24Johan UtrechtWagenaarkade,>p.16
Samen aan de Schie, Overschie (Rotterdam) > p. 14
Paleis Het Loo, Apeldoorn > p. 22
Koninklijk Museum Schone Kunsten Antwerpen > p. 26
Paleis Het Loo, Apeldoorn > p. 22
Zeeburgereiland 22B, Amsterdam > p. 18
9 at KAAN Architectenat WE architecten
Samen aan de Schie, Overschie (Rotterdam) > p. 14
Head West, Purmerend > p. 20
Location: TU/e campus Eindhoven, Netherlands
Size: 29000 m2 (735 units)
Prefabrication has been the guiding principle regarding the design decisions for the project, which both embraced- as well strengthened the architecture.
As the commissioning has been the responsibility of the eventual user (housing corporation Woonbedrijf) and the construction company (Heijmans), our team had to par ticipate in a range of constructive meetings which had to guaranty an smooth and rapid development of the design. I had to attend many of those meeting, in some exceptions independently representing VenhoevenCS.
Period: 2020 - 2024
Project architect: Manfred Wansink
The new addition will facilitate in 735 affordable units (stu dent rooms 50%, studio’s 40% and apartments 10%) together with a range of communal spaces regarding living, working and relaxing to create an attractive and inspiring place for the (international) students.
Except the project architect, the projectleader and me (me being one of the members responsible for the output) a variety of internal coworker have participated in the design
process, which gave me the opportunity to share with them the origin of the decisions and design steps made through out the phases.
STUDENTENWONINGENstudenthousing complex
The shape and architecture of the two new high-rise struc tures match the other campus buildings. Both buildings consist of three slabs placed against each other, resulting in varied and sculptural building volumes.
-Activities:Preliminary design (drawing)
- Preparing planning permit material Execution design (drawing)
- Sharing knowledge within the team
A1A2 1.141.131.121.101.41.31.21.11.51.61.71.81.91.111.151.161.171.18 36,5 m² 36,423,7 11,94,747310504914711 23,4onbegaanbaarvloerveld A1A2 1.141.131.121.101.41.31.21.11.51.61.71.81.91.111.151.161.171.18 36,5 36,423,7 m² 23,8 m² 4,7 m² m² 11,9 A1A2 1.141.131.121.101.41.31.21.11.51.61.71.81.91.111.151.161.171.18 36,5 36,423,7m² m² 23,8 m² 4,7 m² 11,9 2,3 P-402WESTTU/eWoonbedrijf/Heijmansstudentenhuisvesting-Plattegrond1e,3een4everdieping 08.04.2022 1.01 1e Verdieping 1.03 3e Verdieping gelijk aan: 2e, 6e, 8e, 10e verdieping 3.143.133.123.103.43.33.23.13.53.63.73.83.93.113.153.163.173.18 36,4 m²11,93,4m² 1,1 m² 5,9 m² 3.143.133.123.103.43.33.23.13.53.63.73.83.93.113.153.163.173.18 36,4 m²11,93,45,9 m² 3.143.133.123.103.43.33.23.13.53.63.73.83.93.113.153.163.173.18 3.01 1e Verdieping 3.04 4e Verdieping Image 1 Floorplan high-rise West and high-rise East
Definitive design (drawing)
During the preliminary design as our main software we have been working with Autocad, from of the definitive design phase all participants and advisors including our internal team has been working with Revit to facilitate a BIM process.
This project is one of the many projects being designed dur ing my stay at VenhoevenCS together with approximately 70 coworkers. Mostly in the main language English, I have had the opportunity to learn about other projects as well.
Function: Student housing divided over high-rise and low-rise including a large variety of associated community spaces
Both towers contain of an internal bike storage, at entrance level a raised plateau with adjacent spacious communal spaces and most of all many housing units evenly spread over the above floors with in addition communal spaces to create throughout the building social cohesion and –en counters. Worth mentioning is the kitchen window for each of the studio’s and apartments overlooking the internal walkways promoting interaction between the residents. The spaciousness and a great share of daylight are offered by the large amount of windows and an extraordinary high ceiling of 2820mm offering wider range possibilities regard ing the layout and furnishing of the units.
- Attending meetings
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Project leader: Hermen Jansen / Arjan Pot Team size: 5
The plan consist of a scenic city park with two high-rise slabs and a low-rise student village in between them. To gether being planned for the north-east area of the Eind hoven University of Technology campus.
For this project I acquired the position to, together with teammembers, develop the design of the high-rise el ements of the plan throughout a series of consecutive phases: the preliminary design, the definitive design and the execution design for a period of 1,5 years.
Image 4 Highrise, low-rise and the surrounding campus landscape
Image 2 South facade together with collective spaces of high-rise West Image 3 West facade together with collective spaces of high rise East
building materials we applied the circular design strategy; We try to use as much existing materials as possible, utilize the potential energy, use bio based materials and demountable techniques and consider the future value while making design decisions. The amount of finished façade surfaces is minimalized by the use of earth ramparts, hereby reducing the use of building materials and creating a natural way of insulating parts of the building. All these measures as a consequence give back a lot of green and lush surfaces to the surrounding nature enrich ing the biodiversity and ecology.
Size: 3600 m2
- sketch design (drawing)
public swimming pool
Zwembad Venlo is a submitted proposal for a socially, spa tially, functionally and naturally embedded pool in the city of TheVenlo.pool became part of the park, it’s main form subtly merges into the park by the ascending greenroof, having a modest impact on the green surroundings. Additional ad vantages of its shape are the recognizability for the people who pass by the building, the visual extending of the park, the reuse of excavated soil, the small volumetric impression from outside compared to the spacious expression from inside, great views from the tribunes toward the pools and the minimization of the amount of building volume which results in reduced operational costs. And in addition to all of this the outside materialization directly refers to its Thesurroundings.layoutofthe
As a project leader I have worked on this project, togeth er with three coworkers under the guidance of a project architect, from start until submission and the presentation at the municipality. My work involved: processing informa tion from the start-documents into drawings, models and design principles, organizing and shaping the program with in the building-lot and its volume, studying the shape and appearance of the building and the remaining site, directing the drawing process of the floor plans and the 3D model, tracking the surface sheet and finalizing this by creating the booklets and the presentation. Throughout the processes two coworkers supported the eventual outcome by their contribution. Unfortunately we were not able to win the team
ZWEMBAD VENLO
-Activities:tender..leadingthe
Function: A public swimming pool consisting of 3 pools and an integrated catering facility
Period: 2021 - 2022
- leading the work processes
In the façade additional elements like nesting boxes and insect hotels are integrated. The flat roof is executed with solar panels and -collectors making as much use of the sun as Regardingpossible.the
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Project architect: Jos-Willem van Oorschot
- planning
Team size: 4
building is very well readable. It’s easy to orientate yourself and the sightlines are purposeful. There are sightlines from pool to pool, from parents to the kids having lessons, from the catering to the main pool and not to forget also from inside to the outside park as well as the other way around. Where programming calls for it the spac es are large and high, like the entrance and the 3 pools. The therapy pool is designed as a more introvert space match ing with expectations of the users, the other two pools are highly transparent for the users who are visible from the catering, the tribune, the other pools and the park. Sustainability and nature inclusivity have been one of the key drivers of the design; The large green roof introduces a large amount of plants, creates a natural habitat for many animals and facilitates a sufficient amount of water buffer ing.
Project leader: Niels Vernooij
- organizing internal meetings
extracting and visualizing information
Location: Venlo, Netherlands
Image 5 Aerial view of the site and its context
Image 6 View over the large pool complemented with tribunes
Image 8 View from the park Image 7 View on the catering facilities
Period: 2017 - 2022
- Preparing tender material
Each floor contains three to four apartments, the northern towers consists of 14 levels whereas the small volume con sists of 7 levels.
Activities: Definitive design (drawing)
SAMEN AAN DE SCHIE residential complex
- Technical design (drawing)
Location: Overschie (Rotterdam), Netherlands
Image 9 Plan of the area
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Samen aan de Schie is a residential complex comprising 76 apartments positioned next to canal Delfhavense Schie. The towers are part of a green-zone which separates the water from the adjacent residential area. The adjacent area contains mainly of elongated volumes whereas this design proposes pavilion-alike towers, in which they become a part of the greenzone. The layout of the towers creates a variety of view point, whereas both towers also serve as landmarks on the west side of Overschie.
Under the guidance and management of Erik this is the first project I worked on during my time at WE architecten. The stage of the design was at that time the definitive design and my activities contained of a large variety of tasks. I attended meetings, communicated with the advisors. I experienced the shift from a construction team back to a design team. But above all I worked on a lot of drawings. The project is in various ways readjusted according to information retrieved by the advisors, my goal was to preserve the quality of the design, while keeping an eye on the calculated building costs. By time the project became more technical, I became respon sible for finalizing the last changes of the design, of which one of them was the setting out of masonry. As a result I worked in the stage of the beauty commission, the planning permit and the preparation of the tender.
- Preparing planning permit
- Attending and organizing meetings
Project architect: Erik de Vries Team size: 3
Size: 9560 m2 (76 units)
Function: Residential complex
Image 10 Overview of both the towers and the greenzone
Image 11 Park flowing around the towers
Image 12 Scheme of the ensemble
Under the guidance and management of Wouter I worked on this project during the definitive design-phase. My main re sponsibility was to work on a variety of drawings. Further on I attended meetings and I communicated with the other par ties involved. This process deviated from the other projects because we operated as a design & construction team. Which resulted in sharing of documents and communication back and forth about resulting feedback. I had the opportuni ty to work on this project until the application of the planning permit.
- Preparing planning permit
JOHAN WAGENAARKADE residential complex
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
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Activities: Definitive design (drawing)
Function: Residential complex
Period: 2017 - 2022 Size: 3580 m2 (54 units)
The project is part of an appealing urban development comprising housing and a church which together are erected in the 50’s next to the ‘Amsterdam –Rijnkanaal’ in the neigh bourhood ‘Oog-in-Al’. The housing owned by our client needs to be renewed, while there is a need to densify the neighbour hood. As a consequence 20 duplex residences will be replaced by three residential complexes comprising 54 apartments. Part of the project is the redevelopment of the urban set-up (designed by Rene Kuiken Urbanism). Utrecht is expanded over time by the area of Leidsche Rijn, so our site became more urbanized, but because of the canal still being a con necting element with nature in the northern and southern areas of the city there lies a great potential. The plan propos es the removal of tarmac in front of the three new complexes (access by car is still possible by making use of the rear side) and as a consequence the park is extended which will contrib ute to nature and the recreation of local residents.
Project architect: Wouter van Alebeek Team size: 2
- Attending meetings
Image 14 Main entrance at the rearside accessable by car
Image 13 Extended park in front of the new volumes
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Period: 2017 - 2020 Size: 5800 m2 (56 units)
Project architect: Erik de Vries Team size: 2
Block 22B is a residential complex comprising 56 apartments combined with a healthcare practice at ground floor level. The building is positioned on Zeeburgereiland at the heart of the ‘Sportheldenbuurt’ right next to an open space serving as a park and offering a large variety of sport facilities. The building is vertically divided in three parts; the plinth is, just like the adjacent buildings, transparent. The middle part, on one side, cantilevers over the plinth, whereas on the other side is follows the shape of the adjacent buildings. The upper part refers to the in the near future transformed industrial silos which are part of its direct context. The apartments in the middle parts are executed with framed outdoor spaces which offer more privacy. The apartments in the upper part are executed with wide orientated balconies, which offer a great view.
Activities: Execution design (drawing)
Function: Residential complex together with healthcare practice
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
The overall volume can be perceived as a U-shape, which as a consequence creates a courtyard executed with galleries which serve for the access to the generous apartments. Due to the layout the apartments are well orientated towards the sun and almost each apartment has living spaces to the adja cent noise-free courtyard.
Under the guidance and management of Erik in the execu tion-phase I started to contribute to this project. After putting the finishing touches to the last drawings I started to work actively in an aesthetic guidance position adjusting and cor recting production drawings. I dove into the execution of the prefab concrete- columns, beams, gallery plates, consoles, balconies, platforms, and stairs. Next to this I also checked the façade finish, the railing of the balconies and galleries, the privacy-frames and the framework for the window frames. During this project I maintained contact with the construction company by email and phone. Once in a while it was relevant to pay a visit to the building, participating in a meeting on the building site.
ZEEBURGEREILAND 22B residential complex
Image 15 Section at the enclosed courtyard
- Aesthetic guidance (adjusting & correcting)
Image 17 The enclosed courtyard by night
Image 16 The building is vertically divided in three parts
Under the guidance and management of Erik and Wouter I have been involved in this project from start until submission and the presentation at the municipality. My work involved; processing information from start-documents into drawings and design principles, organising and shaping the program within the two building-lots, studying the shape and appear ance of the buildings and surrounding site, erecting the 3D model, drawing floor plans and tracking the surface sheet. During this process I attended meetings in our- and at the clients office. Unfortunately we were not able to win the tender..
- Attending meetings
HEAD WEST residential agglomeration
Period: 2019 (not realized)
Size: +/- 5300 m2 (112 units)
Location: Purmerend, Netherlands
Project architect: Erik de Vries Team size: 3
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Image 18 Plan with the two lots
Head West is a submitted proposal of WE architecten to gether with the client/developer/construction company. It contains of a sketch design for two building-lots filled in with a variety of housing types for a variety of target groups near the historic centre of Purmerend. The majority of the housing types are studio’s for starters in the housing market (89 units of ≤40m2). In addition there are average sized apartments (16 units of 40-150m2), single-family homes provided with a garden and the possibility of a workspace at home (7 units of > 150m2). On top of that the plan facilitates, for are range of houses, more freedom in the design process adjusted to the expected differences in demands of the future home-owners. Part of the plan is the creation of a lively square offering space for a restaurant/bar, flower shop, barbershop and laundry ser vice for the studio’s. De starter homes are situated around a wooden finished courtyard, where in additions to car parking, greenery and cantilevered galleries intended for the residents enrich the outdoor space. The buildings along the (car-free) streets in their architecture refer to the typology of the build ings in the nearby historic centre and the surrounding lots, resulting in contemporary interpretations of masonry build ings. Architectural elements which contribute to the connec tion with the surrounding streets are the accentuated main gate, front doors adjacent to the street, French balconies, bay windows, loggia’s and small gardens.
Extracting and visualising information
-Activities:Sketchdesign (drawing)
Function: Residential volumes together with a commercial plinth
Image 20 Courtyard with galleries, greenery and parking
Image 19 Lively square designed with a gate towards the courtyard
Function: Museum
Size: 5000 m2
Image 21 Front view of palace
Definitive- and technical design drawings
According to the initial planning the renovation and ex pansion started in 2018, where delivery will take until 2021. Besides the expansion the palace will be exposed to a large renovation; the technical- and climate-installations will be replaced, next to a large removal of asbestos.
Project architect: Dikkie Scipio
Project leader: Loes Martens
Location: Apeldoorn, Netherlands
After finishing the technical design phase, whereby the con tractors were capable of pricing the project I continued by working for the residential complex Zalmhaven.
PALEIS HET renovation,LOOrenewal and expansion of the museum
During my period at this project I have been working on technical drawings in both the definitive- and technical design phase. By using Revit, and in some exceptions Autocad, we have been working together with other disciplines in one large 3D-model. It has been a very interesting period, in which a complex project developed itself in high speed by high precision. Many design decisions have been made during this process, in which for me it resulted as a very instructive trajec tory. Reason to follow these developments was my position to complement and expand the Revit-model, and to have occasionally contact with the other disciplines.
Period: 2015 - 2021
-Activities:BIMModelling (Revit)
Originally built as a hunting lodge of the royal family in 1686, the palace continued its life as a museum from of 1984. In the beginning of 2016 the proposal designed by KAAN, in which an underground expansion is introduced, has been chosen by the jury. The demand of an expansion originates from the request of improved public facilities, increased temporary exhibition space and room to present their large collection.
Team size: 9
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Image 23 Grand-foyer in underground expansion
Image 22 Implementation of glass-roof facilitating the underground expansion
Function: Residential complex
ZALMHAVEN residential complex
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
During this project, together with a team member, I was responsible for developing the detailing up to the next level. A couple of building-request details in Autocad needed to be drawn in Revit, and in addition many new details have been drawn up to the level of definitive design. During this pro cess I received guidance of a senior engineer and my project leader.
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Project architect: Kees Kaan Project leader: Aldo Trim / Allard Assies Team size: 7
-Activities:Working with BIM-Model (Revit) Definitive design (detailling)
On the north-bank of the river Maas, alongside the Erasmus brug, a significant block is being designed. It consist of an un usual high residential tower (215m) and two mid-rise towers (70m) on top of a plinth.
Period: 2000 - 2020 Size: 35.000 m2
The design-task of KAAN consists of the two mid-rise towers which together contain 220 apartments. The design responds to different scales: the city scale and the scale of the neigh bourhood. By the incorporation of multi-leveled housing, which are individually connected to outside, the design focusses on involvement of the residents with their adjacent street. In addition, the residents of the plinth and the towers, will share a communal roof garden on top of the plinth. The overall-project, presented in 2004, caused resistance by local residents, which resulted in long-term delay of the project. According to initial planning the project has to start in 2018 resulting in delivery in 2021.
In contrast to Paleis Het Loo, this project doesn’t consist of any existing structures, and as a consequence we focussed on limiting the variation in detailing. This resulted in detailing with frequent repetition throughout the building. By having a closer look at the process another difference, compared to previous project, appears; during the Zalmhaven project I experienced the presence of a constructor during de signing even before technical design, which asks for another approach in execution solutions and in communication.
Image 24 Overall block
Image 25 Entrance to tower-appartements
Image 26 Communal roof garden
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The project suffered from delays out of unexpected develop ments which results in a delivery presumably 2020.
Project leader: Walter Hoogerwerf
The original façade will remain untouched, whereas on the inside new volumes will be inserted replacing the former pa tios. In contrast to the existing exhibition spaces the inserted volumes will introduce a new type of exhibition space which is modern and bright.
KUNSTEN ANTWERPENrenovationandexpansion of the museum
Function: Royal Museum of Fine Arts
Overall the expansion will respect the original design of the museum, which is highly valued.
At the end of the 19th century (1890) the building has been erected serving immediately its purpose as museum. About a century later, at the beginning of the 21th century, the build ing urgently requested for a thorough renovation and, out of organisational need, an increased amount of exhibition space. Claus en Kaan has been selected in 2004 to design a master plan, of which the current design is its immediate result. Con clusions which have been drawn out of the master plan are the neglected maintenance and the absence of possibilities for the accessibility of the current collection.
KONINKLIJK MUSEUM SCHONE
Activities: execution design (documenting) - implementing security installation - considering escape plan considering existing situation
Period: 2010 - 2020
Location: Antwerpen, Belgium
Size: 20.500 m2 (phase 1)/ 26.500 m2 (phase 2)
In this project I have been challenged to correctly implement the security installation corresponding with the spatial usage of the museum and the necessary escape plan in case of emergency. Another company was in charge of serving the correct output, but this unfortunately had to be corrected extensively regarding the design and the existing situation of the museum. This process resulted in a book visualising all the doors which became eventually part of the security installation. This book describes the necessary elements, conditions and other requests relating to the execution of all the openings. In short my focus was; Bringing order in all the information which origins from multiple resources and disciplines, while focussing on the eventual visual outcome in the museum.
Team size: 4
Project architect: Dikkie Scipio
Image 27 Expansion concept
Image 29 New exhibition space
Image 28 Urban context
extension & analyse: The Rock campus Harderwijk energy efficient design
design
make-over of H&M > p. 30 living hostel in Shenzhen
demountable pavilion > p. 52 scene scenario > p. 44
the culturecubeof
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redevelopment urban village
analyse Zuidwijk Rotterdam
analyse Strijp-S Eindhoven
research Unit 21 Ga-Rankuwa
research Kirchberg Luxemburg role of materialisation > p. 60
analyse building block Paris
writing introduction to theory practice of sketching
essay ego in architecture architectural biography
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TU/Eindhoven 2016
MAKE-OVER OF storeH&Masa
It is a challenge to create a brand building that actually con tributes to the liveability in the city while representing and generating money. In this case branding can expand itself by offering a more meaningful addition to the public realm of the
Thecity.
Image 1 Relocating of the store
Tutors: ir. Sjef van Hoof; Dr. dipl.-ing. Torsten Schröder
new type of public space
The goal of the graduation studio has been to combine three controversial spheres in a single design proposal; Architec ture, Brand & Sustainability. The project resulted in a cohe sion, representing each of the terms in a developed concept.
project is located in Istanbul, being a very lively and social diverse city dealing with many problems created by the intense growth of this Turkish super-spot. Commerce is very tangible in this city occupying every spot. One of the most impressive commercial hotspots is the centuries old Istiklal Caddesi, a street famous for its prestigious buildings and thereby representatives occupying them.
The context of the project is the metropolis; the stage and natural habitat of an international brand. It is the place where it represents itself to the more and more international orien tated society. Metropolises on the other hand suffers from many dangers created by the act of human beings. The nat ural environment is transformed into a man-made landscape orientated on generating money and offering services. The liveability tends to be neglected whereas this is not a direct source for money.
Studio “Architecture, brand and sustainability”
Graduation Project
Image 3 Urban context Image 2 Functioning of shape
32 0 8 16m 4 5 6 7 11 10 9 8 3 21 1. Entrance 2. Stage 3. Bridge 4. Modern Classics 5. Kids Collection 6. Beauty & Lingerie 7. Concious Collection 8. Party Collection 9. Sports Collection 10. Basic Collection 11. Casual Collection Image 4 Floorplan level 1
Image 5 Urban context
Image 6 Entrance from shoppingstreet
Image 7 Building a as catwalk H&M store as a catwalk
The clothing industry is a debatable and unsustainable business which needs to be represented in a different way according to the changing philosophy of H&M, as being one of the biggest multinational fashion firms with over more than 3900 stores H&Mworldwide.states that sustainability is high on the agenda, and they send out an annual report proclaiming this. Nevertheless the building could emphasise on sustainable shopping behaviour and present this as an attractive way of acting for consumers.
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The H&M stores are visually dominant, most of the time posi tioned on the hotspots of the city occupying a possible extend of the public space, as in the situation of Istanbul with the H&M on the Istiklal Caddesi. The exterior of their stores is adapted to the local context, whereas the interior is repetitive in every store. The H&M store is a world on itself, where all the attention is paid to the clothes itself. So, while shopping on the Istiklal Caddesi, one of the most impressive and fascinating spots of Istanbul, the only thing that will be experienced is a generic interior repeated all over the world. It doesn’t show any relation to Istanbul and as a consequence detaches the consumer from its actual place. By relating the design of the store more to its location the shop ping experience and the store can become a more integrated element in the public network and can address services/facili ties and experiences fitting in the urban network.
Image 9 Catwalk continues upon the roof
Image 8 Catwalk troughout the building
The location of the building is treated as an extend of the public space being in symbiosis with the commercial service of H&M. It offers space for presentations, fashion shows and leisure which are all intended to physically connecting the consumers to H&M, in contrast to the online and digital advertisement.
New functions on a new location
The Istiklal Caddesi, the current street of the H&M, is detached from the surrounding areas of the city centre, standing just out side this street offers a view all over Istanbul. One open space stands out because of its size and its location just next to the ring road, offering an overview of the old neighbourhoods, the Bosporus and the Asian side. This location potentially could connect multiple areas, as a consequence the flow of people can come in contact with the new H&M.
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Image 10 Store with a view over its location
Image 12 Main venue for presentation and fashionshows
Image 11 Eventspaces of the building
Image 13 Storelayout in local setup
Image 14 Connection between store and the inner nature
Image 16 Connection between store and Istanbul as its context
Image 15 Store compartments with streets translated into a ring-shape
Image 17 Nature as a space and for improving the local climate
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Integration of nature in the H&M
The integration of nature in the Austria pavilion on the Milan expo (2016) is in the context of H&M building an interesting case study, not only the nature is here to observe, the inten tion is to give the visitor an experience, the feeling of being immersed in a totally different and precious space. The combi nation between nature and technology makes the nature even more benefiting for the local environment.
In the design for the H&M building this concept of nature will be implemented to naturally cool the building and to create a more healthy micro-climate, in contrast to the decreased air quality and heat of this area of Istanbul.
Image 18 Nature centralised in the building
Image 19 Entering the H&M
Engineering
The building is positioned upon a concrete parking garage. It is constructed by making use of spaciously designed steel structure. The store departments consist of free-standing walls, wooden roll doors towards the nature and glass facades next to the routing for entering the stores throughout the shopping floor. On the roof en the routing towards the building energy generating floors are applied. The floorelements generate ener gy by movement or by functioning as solarpanels.
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Image 20 Technical section
individual space class-room common space
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Tutors: Mark Hemel; Barbara Kuijt
SCENE SCENARIO
TU/Eindhoven 2016
project 2 in collaboration with Tamar Tsanava Studio “School with Scenario”
The presented project is the design and vision of a school, a design according to the philosophy concerning free and classical school. The design is manifested after taking into ac count all the meaningful interventions focused on both school Thisphilosophies.projectbelieves in the value of the classical school, but creates a stage for the individual’s self-expressive behav iour. By constructing the school as a stage it offers constant change between observer, in the theatre, and user, in school. The theatre becomes a place to observe school as a scene where wings with different activities gather. The design takes the context in account. The plot of the school is situated in an area which is famous because of his former shipyards, local shops and existing neighbourhoods are close by.
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Image 21 Types of spaces and its origin in the building
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Scene 1. Society cluster 1.1 Language cluster 1.2 Science cluster 1.3 Art cluster 1.4 Theatre 2. Stage 2.1 Teacher’s workspace 2.2 Facilities 3. Hallway 3.1 Toilet 3.2 Sports 4.
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Image 26 Free spaces on top of clusters connected with stage
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Image 27 Stage connected with the teacher’s workspaces
Image 28 View into workspaces teachers
REPRODUCE DETAIL
The course Architecture & Engineering was mainly focused on the make-ability of an architectural project. The first assignment was to remake a 1:1 detail of an existing building wherein the materialisation is as an inspiration for the second assignment. The building which we analysed was the confer ence center Mennorode in Elspeet (NL).
Tutor: Jan Schevers
Image 29 Constructing the 1:1 detail
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Architecure & Engineering: Production & Parts
Research
Goal of the second assigment was to individually create an architectural object in which the project starts from the material and the constructing process to result in a functional, comfortable and attractive space. This will be explained on the following pages.
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A temporary demountable steel structure will be used to create an arch offering a surface to construct the real arch
Key drivers of his project:
DEMOUNTABLE PAVILION
2. An easily demountable building which expresses mobility.
elements are constructed with laminated beams. The material is strong and relatively light, can be produced in an arch shape and helps with creating the right atmosphere. Wood is also used for the floor and facades, so all the space around the user is constructed by wood.
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3. A spacious building that consists of an interesting con struction method.
Materials
Instead of glass there will be made use of Plexiglas, the ma terial is light and strong, so it is more suitable for moving. The arch elements together create a load which automat ically strengthens the arch, still the elements need to be fixated with metal profiles so the building will not collapse by movement. The metal profiles also serve for the cover of the pavilion by making use of an EFTE membrane protect ing against weather influences, preventing heating up and while still transfer light. The membrane can be cleaned and functions for at least a decade.
The assignment came with the following restrictions: The movable pavilion has a size around 200m2 and offers space for exhibitions and work-shops. The building offers a comfortable climate and is designed so it can move once a year from it conventional space next to Vertigo at the TUe Campus to the Stadhuisplein in the citycenter of Eindhoven during the DDW.
1. Wood as the main building material, as being lightweight and adjustable.
The pavilion is constructed by using the principle of an arch, as an arch is capable of combining the wall and ceiling. The design intented a single floor pavilion which is spacious & versatile.
The building is founded by concrete beams, it offers a rigid and heavy basis for the arch.
Image 32 Physical model of the pavilion arches
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Image 38 Vertical detail (2) at floorlevel
Image 37 Vertical detail (1) of the connection of ellements
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Image 41 DDW setup with moved volumes
Image 41 TU/e setup as one volume
Are these luxurious materials distractive, or do they empower de minimalistic architecture? In the different essays the materialisation seems to become one of the main qualities of the Pavilion. But showing its richness, is that an intended quality for Mies van der Rohe. Doesn’t he espe cially want to create a new way of minimalistic architecture where space is created with mate rials instead of the other way around? When we imagine the same Pavilion but then composed by concrete, bricks and simple effective beams, what would the outcome be? It would support the minimalistic intentions, but in despite I expect it will ask for a lot of imagination of the observer. Besides that there is something to say about the dimensions of the materials, big slabs of marble are with their size more quietly than a lot of small bricks. The detailing of the marble support the illusion created for the observer, an illusion that wants to empower the idea of one big solid wall of marble, an un-imaginary way of constructing a wall during that time.
RQ:materials.
For the course Architecture & Philosophy I was asked to write an essay about a theme within my own interest. I decided to write an essay about materialisation; in specific material as a way of convincing of a certain architecture. I was interested in the relationship of these two subjects. By using the German Pavilion in Barcelona as the main reference I tried to find out in which way the materialisation influences the expressing of the architecture of Mies van der Rohe; his architecture is highlighted in this essay because of the exceptional use of
The theory about space is confirming that other aspects became more important for designing the Pavilion. Besides the philosophical contri bution, creating space takes in an important position. But what has the materialisation to do with creating space? The materials on itself overwhelm and rule the visitor, it makes the visitor more aware of the setting he is part off, the effect can be that the observer thinks more about the actual meaning of the building elements the materials form. Element which all together create the intended space according to the theory of van der Rohe.
What are the direct consequences of his archi tecture for the materialisation, and the other way around? Getting rid of the ornaments and leaving the idea of rooms doesn’t mean that it becomes bad architecture. The modernist agreed on the fact that simplifying the architec ture resulted in the essence as it belonged to be. Does it help simplifying the material, so the architecture gets closer to the essence? In case of the Pavilion the extensively rich materials may distracts this goal, creating an unclear message. Is the rich material a way of making the minimal ism more acceptable, would real minimalism be too extreme for an event as the World Exhibi tion in Barcelona?
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MATERIALISATIONhowdoesthearchitecture of Mies van der Rohe matter?
Conclusion
The essay is constructed in the following order: First I discov ered the architectural vision of van der Rohe, after that I got into the background and the intensions of his philosophical position and this eventually resulted in questioning myself how this all has to do with ‘creating space’ according to Van der Rohe. By getting into the materialization and the con struction it was possible to get a thorough view about the Pavilion. This created possibilities to say something about the influence of the used materials and the result, of the in the essay suggested, alternative materials.
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Relation between material and architecture
The essay is underpinned by information provided by two books: Mies van der Rohe – Critical essays by Frans Schulze and The Artless Word – Mies van der Rohe on the Building Art by Fritz Neumeyer. The first book contains multiple critical essays of different authors related to Rohe his architecture, the second book is about his oeuvre.
What relationship do the materials and the architecture have in case of the Barcelona Pavilion designed by Mies van der StrategyRohe?
TU/Eindhoven 2014 Tutor: Jacob Voorthuis
Outlines
Space
In the essay I imagine the situation in which the pavilion is constructed by making use of basic building materials. Is the original concept in this situation still successful? Does it still reveal the characteristics that Mies van der Rohe intended for the German Pavilion?
Material & construction
The result of replacing the original materials with bricks, concrete and simple beams made clear that it would enrich the experience of minimalistic architecture. In notification that the size of the materials and their reflective qualities also have an influence on this. But imagine, the Pavilion with the alternative basic materials, on the World Exposition in Barcelona, what will go through the mind of the observer and visitor? My final statement is that the exceptional materials help conveying the design principles of van der Rohe in the design of the Barcelona Pavilion, it activates the mental pro cesses of the visitor. When there is made use of more basic materials, the alternative as presented in the essay, I suspect the train of thought will not be triggered. The Pavilion, in its original design, is more acceptable and comfortable for the visitor, because of the Pavilion’s accessibility the visitor has the opportunity to experience what architecture could be like in the future.
Image 43 The relation between the architecture and the material
Image 44 Delimited exterior space with marble walls and shimmering window frames and colums.
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Image 45 Interior space with marble walls and shimmering window frames
PHOTOGRAPHY
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In addition to work created in school- and professional envi ronment I like to show photos taken during work, trips and visits in my spare time. I enjoy myself discovering the outskirts of the Netherlands and international places which I come in contact with. In these situations I challenge myself to find the right frames and the beauty in the everyday situations. A small selection is presented on the following pages.
Image 1 Marconiplein, Rotterdam, 2018
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Image 2 (up) Van Der Madeweg, Amsterdam, 2016 Image 3 (right) Museum Folkwang, Essen (Germany), 2015
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Image 4 (up) Centrumeiland (IJburg), Amsterdam, 2018 Image 5 (right) Westrandweg, Amsterdam, 2017 Image 6 (down) Siberiastraat, Antwerpen (Belgium), 2018
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