Portfolio. R.Danser. 2022 by Ramona Danser

PORTFOLiO RAMONA DANSER Student Spatial Design Hogeschool Rotterdam Zaandam, April 2022 www.ramonadanser.nl

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Curriculum vitae 3 Portfolio 4-13

Author Ramona Danser

Open.connection.landscape - landscape studio minor AHK - 4-5

Student Spatial Design/Development Sont 12

Creative hidden community - Urbanism studio minor AHK - 6-8

1501CV Zaandam Communication T +31 (0)6 46 73 67 70

Vijfhoekpark connected - Final project minor AHK - 9-10

ramonadanser.rd@gmail.com Website: www.ramonadanser.nl

Analysis of urban structures - Excersises minor AHK - 11

Education Hogeschool Rotterdam

New typology and meeting place for Katendrecht - Year 3 HR - 12-15

G.J de Jonghweg 4-6 3015GG Rotterdam

Internship West 8 - Internship year 3 - 16

Academie van Bouwkunst Waterlooplein 211-213

Details of the plan & Sketch ideas - Internship year 4 - 17-19

Curriculum vitae

Ramona Danser An enthusiastic, hardworking Spatial Development student from Zaandam. Currently, I am finishing my fourth year of my bachelor study.

Education

Personal Skills

aug 2018 - aug 2022 Ruimtelijke Ontwikkeling (ing,Bsc), Hogeschool Rotterdam

Creativity Reliability Commitment Planning Perseverance Listening Collaboration

sept 2021 - jan 2022 Minor Urban design & landscape architecture, Academy of Architecture Amsterdam 2020 Graphic Design Specialization, Calarts aug 2016 - mei 2018 HAVO EM/CM, Pascal College

My study Spatial Development gives insight into the spatial planning of a neighborhood, city, region and rules and legislation of spatial policy.

aug 2012 - mei 2016 VMBO -tl Economie en Welzijn, Pascal Zuid

My goal is to create greener cities as a urban designer by using nature-inclusive building techniques

sept 2021-december 2021 Internship Urban design, Bureau Nieuwe Gracht

Contact Phone number +31646736770 Email ramonadanser.rd@gmail.com Website www.ramonadanser.nl

Experience

sept 2020- jan 2021 Internship Urban design, West 8 sept 2020- now Blogger, Profielen Magazine april 2020-juli 2021 Graphic Designer, Monticonsul Group LLC april 2019 - aug 2020 Waiter, Fletcher

Design Skills Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign Google Sketch up Autodesk Autocad Autodesk Infraworks Microsoft Office 365 ArcGis Pro

Languages Dutch English German

Hobbies Photography Acting, dancing, Singing Drawing & painting Traveling Inline skating

Open.Connection.Landscape

Allotmentpark Tuinwijck opening up to an experience of the landscape for everyone Masterplan My first thoughts of the allotmentpark Tuinwijck were the feeling of a labyrinth. Everything was turned inwards and I asked myself: ‘‘What is behind this wall?’’. I wanted to give everyone from visitor till owner the same experiences of the landscape behind the allotmentpark. To do this I looked on historical maps and used the historical waterstructure to open up the allotmentpark to the landscape. The new water structure creates new spaces for the landscape inside the park. Labyrinth feeling

What is behind this wall?

New landscape experience

Concept: water as fundament of the plan Old waterstructure

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New waterstructure

Layer public (functions) and private

Zoomed in design

20m 40m 60m 80m 100m

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In the park, there is a public route designated for visitors. The rest of the park stays private.

Layer sightlines

20m

40m

The lake of the park is the most vital part, because of the view of the landscape. But it’s also a place where all the different types of landscape come together. 60m

80m

100m

References

View of the private plots on different landscapes

Sightlines from public space

Sightline of the plots on landscape (2 rows)

B (Twiskewaterland 2021)

(Roggebotstaete, 2019)

(Twiskewaterland 2021)

Climbing forest References Twiske

Playground hills References Twiske

B’

Bee garden References roggebot staete

Sightline of the plots on landscape (3 rows)

B’

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Swimming place References Twiske

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To give everyone the experience of the landscape I created sightlines from the private parcels and the public green spaces. Some plots have their view on the outer landscape, others on the forest, lake or vegetable garden.

porous pavement Street lights Benches (Laagholland 2021)

1m 2m 3m 4m 5m

A creative hidden community

How can the hidden character of the Ceuvel contribute to Amsterdam North? Masterplan

In this collage you can see the atmosphere I have in mind for this place. There can be an art exhibiton inside the open steel construction in front of the buildings or through the windows or on the squares. In addition, there are restaurants, a community centre and a park where people can meet each other.

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Within the sections, the most important component is the meeting places. An example is the first section, which shows the relation between the park and the high building on the edge. The other sections show the relations between the community and the work places with different type and sizes of meeting places.

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15m

1,5m

3,5m

18m

56m

2,5m

63,5m

2,5m

9,5m

2,5m

6,5m

2,5m

6,5m

5,5m

10,5m

16m

140m

Fascination Community

Concept Hidden character

Creative business

A hidden place, with a creative community. Serving as a connection between the green structure of North

Harbour structure

Analysis (conclusions) Infrastructure • Good infrastructure • Central location • Weird entrance.

Green, water, history • The purpose of building the Johan van Hasseltkanaal was to connect Amsterdam-North. This never happend. Right now it’s used by the hotel, but it feels like a missed opportunity. • No connections within the bigger green structure.

Typologies & feeling • The Ceuvel is a place between the high buildings, industry & garden villages. • It’s a unique creative hidden place with lots of potentional for Amsterdam North.

• The Ceuvel itself focusses on circularity by recycling and soil purification. Entrance street Ceuvel

Unused green structures

High buildings in contrast with the Ceuvel Hotel

Infrastructure map

Green and water structure map

My experience

Identity the Ceuvel - Creative hidden community Green structure: • Purification plants • Allotment gardens for self-sufficiency • More natural banks Community/living • Tiny houses • House boats • Meeting places • Reused materials of demolished buildings for new construction. • Car-free zone • Living and working together (reference to history garden villages) Creative work environment • Art studio’s and other workspaces • Reuse existing buildings • Exhibition space • Events/ meeting space Hidden character • Buildings on the edge • Water edge 7

Elaboration of concept Creative work environment

Hidden character - height map

Green structure In this concept, we see that the Ceuvel is used as a connection between the green structures. In this map you can see that this connection is provided by a public park among the area. The collective green are spaces for the community. But there can also be visitors. The private space is only for the owners themselves.

The buildings on the outside of the area will be higher then the inside. This in order to make a border on the outside to keep the inside area secret. In the illustration above, the hidden character provided is shown.

• A couple of buildings will stay. • The other buildings will be reused to build the new buildings. • Most of this buildings will be creative/innovative businesses, start-ups.

Program

Community/living

The buildings on the edges will be mixed with student housing, cafés, shops, art studios. The functions are mainly on the ground floor with housing on top of it.

Residents of North: • Mostly young families, age 25-65 Target group: • A new target group for North. • Students & starters or artists. > A space for affordable housing and a place to live near work.

All ages Young families & Cohabit 25-45 25 - 65+ New: Starters, students

The whole area will contain a mix of creative businesses, art studio’s and the living spaces to get a lively and unique environment.

Event terrain

Within the area designated for events, a transition from a tiny house community and houseboats towards more large scale workplaces can take place. The event terrain is also a meeting place for the community and a place to use their creativity.

Routes

The green structure is followed by the routes. These show you the cycling route and walking routes within the area. The cycling path is a connection between the green structures. If you arrive this area by bike, you can resume your journey through the walking paths in the green structure

Vijfhoekpark connected

Masterplan

How can the Vijfhoekpark be a connection between Zaandam South and ‘‘Havenstad’’? Assignment: Vijfhoek park in Zaandam. It´s a small park along the N516. It´s not easily accesible and also not attractive to visit, because of the surroundings. But it´s a park with a lot of potential. Definitly in the future when ´´Havenstad´´ will be developed. It´s located in the middle of all the green structures and I would like facilitate a connection between the park and the two city districts and surroundings. New water, recreational route for the residents

Privat Bicycle parking Recreation/water route Dike route Other green structure Trees Function building Sport fields Allotmentparks Dike

5m Water

4m 2m Green Decking path

20m Green

20m Bos structuur

16m Park groen

2m Vlonderpad

13m Watergang

New dike, nature route

6m Water & green

13m 3m

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13m

Dike is a functional route + nature Focus on native tree species as Poplar tree, Black alder tree, beech tree, ash tree, Willows Safe pedestrian and bicycle crossing 7m dike + 10-15m green stroke with herb-rich grass Bike above, footpath under

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2m Decking path

20m Green

10m Forest edge

Minimum of 20m-30m green space. Decking paths Forest edge in the park Open structure, sometimes a tree Recreational functions

16m Park

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2m Vlonderpad

20m Watergang

16m Park

Recreation/sitting areas Herb-rich grass for biodiversity Provincial road higher More bushes allong side road for noise reduction

Analysis (conclusions) Infrastructure • Important infrastructure along the park • Well-connected cycling routes • Pedestrian cannot reach the park safely

Current situation Green structure • Peat soil • Little green space in Zaandam • Park located in the middle of current green structures

Waterstructure • Waterflow connected • But this is not visible

Water

20m Bos structuur

16m Park

16m Park groen

20m Watergang

Dike

13m Watergang

16m Park

5m Watergang

6m Groenstrook

5m 2m Watergang Wandelpad en groenstrook

7m Dijk-groentalud

6m Rijbaan

2m 3m Groenstrook Fietspad

7m Dijk-groentalud

8m Dijk-groentalud

13m Groenstrook

12m Bosrand

The conclusion from the Current situation: • There is a lot of noise from provincial road • Dike is functional - road. • Green strips with only grass • No footpaths along the water or the dike

Concept New route and functions

• North - South will be the route for the residents of ‘‘Havenstad’’ and Zaandam South. • East - West will be the connection of the park with the current green and water structures. • Vijfhoekpark will be the center for the green and water structure and the residents. • The road is the biggest barrier for the connection, therefore it needs to be lifted.

Benches along route Sitting places

Bicycle route Pedestrian route

Analyse maps

Analysis of urban structures Cross sections

At the Academy I have learned to appreciate handdrawing again and found it valuable to learn how to make an analysis and come up with a solution in a short time. I was not used to use hand sketches for analysis. During my study we only used hand sketching in the first half of the programme. My way of thinking is reflected on the way I make maps of various aspects of places and cities. During my minor we also had excersies about landscape, I found it very interesting to learn more about the history, geomorphology and soil substrates. As an urbanist you are build upon the landscape, it’s the base of your plan. With sustainability in mind, I find it important to take this into account and to develop a more integral view as an urbanist.

Sketches Zaandam excursion

A new typology for the entrance of Katendrecht Meeting each other

Current situation

Katendrecht is a neighborhood in Rotterdam. It used to be used a harbor. There are a lot of old sheds and small houses. The people who worked at the harbor often also lived in Katendrecht. Currently there are a lot of new developments at Katendrecht. For this project we can choose between the location in cross section A-A or location B-B. I chose location B-B because this part of Katendrecht hasn’t been developed and besides the plans of Bay house, there are no plans for the old garages in front of it. It’s also the entrance of the neigborhood, but it’s not a nice place for walking. It feels very closed off, because of the narrow street(s). The buildings on the left side are very new and high, but on the east side there is nothing more than old

garages and further down the street an old factory. Besides that, there is also no meeting point on the entrance of Katendrecht. All the meeting points are beyond the middle. It’s a little bit far to walk from east to west, therefore it would be nice to develop a new meeting place at the entrance of Katendrecht. For this development I wanted to focus on four subjects: • More green • A better streetprofile • A density that fits the surrounding erea • Develop a new meeting point

Cross sections (current situation) Cross section 1 current situation

Cross section 2 current situation+plans Bay house

A’

B’

Transformation location

Plan Bay house

Secenario new urban park Plan sketch

Cross section A

A’

References

In this scenario I wanted to use most of the space for greenery and a meeting place, this results in a large park. In addition, I focused on a safer bicycle route, which is separated from the road. The building block principle is based on one of the typologies of Katendrecht. Katendrecht itself has a number of building blocks with varying facades and houses without and with gardens. Parking is possible under the gardens

Building block

and there is also parking on the street, mainly for visitors. The combination of the park and the building block results in a low fsi of 0.55. This scenario provides air and space in the planning area, but the dwellings do not fit in well with the surrounding buildings. This scenario allows for breathing space in the planned area, however the current homes do not necessarily connect well with the surrounding buildings.

Scenario public roofgarden Plan sketch

Cross section B

B’

In this scenario, I considered preserving the existing sheds. The buildings will be built on top of the sheds. But there will be a new space in between to cut the buildings in half and create a entrance for the buildings and parking garage. Parking is located inside the building. To fit in with the new plan, there is also room for offices. At street level there will be facilities in the plinth, with the possibility of terraces along. This will make the street much more lively and this will separate it from the traffic.

References

Groene kaap

Montevideo

The FSI of this plan is a lot higher, 4.36. There could be even more open space in the plan, but this scenario does fit in the most with its surroundings. The towers on top of the buildings are also varied to break up the view. Furthermore, there are roof gardens on top, where on the right is being intended for public use. To come to this design I have again looked at typologies in the surrounding area. De Groene Kaap is a new building project, where the roof garden is public and continuous between different buildings. The Montevideo is a tower where parking, catering, offices and living are mixed. By combining these two, I created a new typology that fits the identity of Katendrecht and provides an entrance with a meeting place.

Explain your plan Infrastructure and parking Parking lot with storage units

Parking lot with hedges

Parking lot with carports

Front gardens

Balconys

Courtyard

Overview parking solutions

Building plots

Photoshop plan During my third year, I had my first internship at West 8. I worked one day a week on a research project about nature inclusive building, here I discovered my fascination for greening the cities. Besides my own research about nature inclusive building, I also have learned a lot about making plans and theme shemes and maps to explain your plan. I worked with AutoCAD to change the parking spaces in the plan. I also learned a lot about how to explain a plan to a client using diagrams and theme maps. Some of the themes I worked on are the parking solutions, they wanted parking as much as possible out of the way of the street. The apartments have underground parking and the houses have storage spaces or shared parking. The balconies and front gardens were also very important for the streetscape. But they also thought about how the planned area would fit into the landscape, for which I made a Photoshop image.

Details of the plan Photoshop landscape

References landscape

This was a project into a polder park landscape around an old broadcasting station. In this project, I mainly looked into the detailing of the design to manage the quality, where the design of the landscape was a big part. For this I mainly looked up references and afterwards I also worked on a Photoshop of the bunker in the park. Furthermore, in this project I also looked for a solution to add parking, without losing the landscape quality, for this I also made a cross section. So with this project I was mainly concerned with the smaller scale with an eye to the details for the intended quality and I learned more about the polder landscape. An eye for the details was during the whole minor course a more challenging thing for me. I mainly learned about making concepts and therefore we also looked at references and maked variants and plans, but during the minor and my internship(s) I learned to look better at designing.

Process parkingmodel

Cross section parking

Sketch ideas - Maarssen Dorp

Water living (appartements) principles

Housing principles wet and dry nature

Overall design principles

Process sketches

Sketch ideas - Maarssen Dorp

Polder landschap naar Stroomrug landschap

This project taught me to sketch better by hand and to focus more on the design, which choices you make in the meantime and it also taught me a lot about transfering the landscape structure in a neighborhood.

twee onder één kap omringd door sloten

A’

13m

Sloot

Groenstrook

3,5m

4,6m

Fietspad Wandelpad Voortuin

10m

Bebouwing

Bebouwing en tuin

Bebouwing

4,6m Voortuin

10m

Groenstrook

Wandelpad

Sloot

Grondgebonden woningen met een watergang in het midden

13,5m

Sloot

Groenstrook

3,5m

Fietspad Wandelpad

11m

Groenstrook

Voortuin

10m Bebouwing

14,5m

10m

Achtertuin

Watergang

Achtertuin

Bebouwing

3m Voortuin

B’

Groenstrook

Wandelpad

Sloot

Appartementen met een watergang in het midden

C’

A 5m

11m

15m

Sloot

Wandelpad

Groenstrook

Bebouwing

14m

3,5m

Watergang

Binnentuin

3,5m Binnentuin

14,5m

14m

Bebouwing

Groenstrook

3,5m

Wandelpad Fietspad

13,5m

Groenstrook

Sloot

A’

Grondgebonden woningen met een reliëf in de binnentuin

C’

D’

For this I consulted a lot of reference images and made sketches for the area based on these. Attached to this are a number of building blocks and principles of houses and apartments. Then I worked this out a little further, also to scale in, for example, cross-sections.

Cross sections - variants

This is a project for a new residential area in Maarssen-Dorp. The vision for the area has been established by Bureau Nieuwe Gracht, in this phase they are working on the details. I had been asked to incorporate the landscape into the plan and to make a distinction between the dry river ridge landscape and the wet peat landscape.

B’

References

Sketch design

6m Weg

Wandelpad Voortuin

8m Bebouwing

8m Achtertuin

21m

Wandelpad

Binnentuin

Wandelpad

8m Achtertuin

8m Bebouwing

Voortuin Wandelpad Groenstrook Sloot

Portfolio. R.Danser. 2022

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Internship West 8 - Internship year 3

Details of the plan & Sketch ideas - Internship year 4

Vijfhoekpark connected - Final project minor AHK