PORT CITY PIONEER
PORT OF ROTTERDAM - JONGKIND JOHAN BERTHOLD (1857)
ECONOMICAL EVOLUTION
EMMA MÆRSK - 15.800 TEU
drives the development of the port of rotterdam
GROWTH
THE COLONISATION OF AN ESTUARY
From fishing Mainport
village
to
In the 14th century, Rotterdam was still just a fishing village on the river Rotte; six centuries later, it is a port of global stature and the major port serving continental Europe. Today’s port and industrial complex extends from the city right up to the North Sea and covers around 5000 hectares of industrial land. At the beginning of the 21st century, the port of Rotterdam is again reaching its limits. To the immediate west of the current port and industrial area, Maasvlakte 2 is being created in the North Sea.
MAASVLAKTE
a collection of artificial landscapes
LANDSCAPE LAYERS
HARBOUR, INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUSINESS PLOTS
LANDSCAPE LAYERS
HARBOUR, INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUSINESS PLOTS
harbour
LANDSCAPE LAYERS
HARBOUR, INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUSINESS PLOTS
industry
LANDSCAPE LAYERS
HARBOUR, INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUSINESS PLOTS
infrastructure
LANDSCAPE LAYERS
HARBOUR, INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUSINESS PLOTS
DISTRIPARK 1
DISTRIPARK 2
BIRDVALLEY SLUFTER
places left over after planning
LANDSCAPE LAYERS
HARBOUR, INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUSINESS PLOTS
DISTRIPARK 1
DISTRIPARK 2
BIRDVALLEY SLUFTER
RECREATION & NATURE
green belt
GROWTH 2ND MAASVLAKTE LIPSTICK ON A GORILLA
The gradual development of the maasvlakte 2 over the course of the next twenty years brings in a large number of construction workers, civil engineers, businessmen and truckers.
COMMUNITIES
who are the visitors of the Maasvlakte?
COMMUNITIES INFLUX OF PEOPLE
PEOPLE 16.000
6.000 12.000
WORKERS MAASVLAKTE 2 TEMPORARY WORKERS MV2
1.000
2.500
8.000
RECREATION MAASVLAKTE
3.000
5.000
4.000
TRUCKERS TRUCKPLAZA
WORKERS MAASVLAKTE 1
TIME
0 2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
2035
2040
To accomodate these temporary communities we propose to create a temporary city on the Maasvlakte.
TEMPORARY CITY
oasis in infrastructure for fleeting communities
SHIBAM
oasis in the middle of nowhere Shibam (Arabic: مابش) is a town in Hadramawt, Yemen with about 7,000 inhabitants. Shibam is thought to have already come into existence by the 2nd century AD. It has been the capital of the Hadramawt Kingdom for several periods of time. Shibam owes its fame to its distinct architecture, which now is on UNESCOs programme to safeguard the human cultural heritage. The houses of Shibam are all made out of mud bricks, but about 500 of them are tower houses, which rise 5 to 16 stories high,[1] with each floor having one or two apartments.[2] This technique of building was implemented in order to protect residents from Bedouin attacks. While Shibam has existed for around 2,000 years, most of the city’s houses come mainly from the 16th century. However, many have been rebuilt over and over again during the last few centuries.
Shibam is often called “the oldest skyscraper-city in the world” or “Manhattan of the desert”, and is the earliest example of urban planning based on the principle of vertical construction.[3] The city has the tallest mud buildings in the world, with some of them being 130 feet[4] (40 meters) high, thus being the first high-rise (which need to be at least 75 feet or 23 meters) apartment buildings and tower blocks (except perhaps for the insulae of ancient Rome). The tallest building in the city is the mudbrick minaret which stands at 175 feet (over 53 metres) tall.[2] In order to protect the buildings from rain and erosion, the façades are thickly coated and need to be maintained and frequently renovated by the inhabitants. The renovation can be completed by well-practiced workers within short time.
VEGAS, NEVADA LASLAS VEGAS, NEVADA
the Las Vegas Strip in 1895
panoramic view of Las Vegas in 1910
map of Las Vegas in 1908
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
1907
1923
1952
1967
1972
1995
Las Vegas (Spanish for The Meadows) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and entertainment. A growing retirement and family city, it is the 28th most populous city in the United States with an estimated population of 603,093 as of 2008. Established in 1905, Las Vegas officially became a city in 1911. With the growth that followed, at the close of the century Las Vegas was the most populous American city founded in the 20th century (a distinction held by Chicago in the 19th century). The city’s tolerance for various forms of adult entertainment earned it the title of Sin City, and this image has made Las Vegas a popular setting for films and television programs. Outdoor lighting displays are everywhere on the Las Vegas Strip and are seen elsewhere in the city as well. As seen from space, the Las Vegas metropolitan area is the brightest on Earth.
the Strip Las Vegas 2008
urban growth Las Vegas 1984
urban growth Las Vegas 2007
SLAVE CITY
female slave university
urban plan of slave city
male slave university
waterwagen
girls schematic, 2008
SLAVE CITY Food for thought
showers for callcenter workers
sleeping and eating for callcenter workers
dining table for executives
SlaveCity can be described as a sinister distopian project which is very rational, efficient and profitable (7 billion euro net profit per year). Values, ethics, esthetics, moral, food, energy, economics, organization, management and market are turned upside-down, mixed and reformulated and designed into a town of 200.000 inhabitants. The ‘inhabitants’ work for seven hours each day in office jobs and seven hours in the fields of inside the workshop, before being allowed three hours of relaxation before they sleep for seven hours. SlaveCity is the first ‘zero energy’ town; it is a green town where everything is recycled and a city that does not squander the world’s resources.
energy production scheme
mini modular brothel wood
red light district steel
DISTRIPARK central hub at maasvlakte
The -not so succesfull- Distripark can function as a light urban core for the transient communities of the Maasvlakte.
DISTRIPARK NEED FOR DIVERSIFICATION
DIVER SIFI CATION
DISTRIPARK NEW ECONOMICAL IMPULSE
TRUCKPLAZA HOTEL @ WORK CONTAINERREPAIR HARBOUR RELATED COMPANIES TRAIN REPAIR
TEMPORARY CITY
oasis in infrastructure for fleeting communities
The area of distripark -completely surrounded by traintracks- is the one constant variable in the development of the 2nd maasvlakte.
TEMPORARY CITY
oasis in infrastructure for fleeting communities
Currently half of the businessplots is rented out.
TEMPORARY CITY
oasis in infrastructure for fleeting communities
There are two main entrances to temporary city, connected with a central strip
TEMPORARY CITY
oasis in infrastructure for fleeting communities
NEW TERRITORIES
The urban fabric grows with the expansion of the 2nd maasvlakte
TEMPORARY CITY
oasis in infrastructure for fleeting communities
NEW TERRITORIES
HOTEL@WORK
To accomodate the workers on the 2nd maasvlakte and the factories a temporary hotel will be built on the edge of temporary city
TRUCK PLAZA position
Truckplaza will be positioned close to the a-15 highway and in the vicinity of hotel@work.
NEW TERRITORIES
HOTEL@WORK
TRUCKPLAZA
The truckplaza program can strengthen the distripark profile and act as an urban center for the temporary communities on the maasvlakte.
SITE STUDY
DISTRIPARK MAASVLAKTE
propsed locations
MOTORCROSS
Between a rock and a hard place SLUFTER BIRD VALLEY
C2 DEPONIE C3 DEPONIE
The proposed location for Truckplaza is situated on the crossroads of the first and second Maasvlakte, on the brink of the most poisonous site in the Netherlands and a nature reserve area and amidst huge bundles of all kinds of imaginable infrastructure.
SITE STUDY propsed locations
MV2 builders Company builders (Truckdrivers) (Harbourpersonel) (Boatsmen) (Boatwatchers)
TARGET GROUPS Boatwatchers Harbour Personel Harbourwatchers
Truckdrivers Harbour Personel Boatsmen Office Personel Distripark personel
Main route target groups
Beachguests Kite surfers
Nature related guests
Truckplaza is located in the centre of the infrastructure used by the various targetgroups. This way not all the trafficpressure is on the a15 highway-exit in the south.
LIPSTICK ON A GORILLA
HET GEZICHT VAN De Haven naar een coherente beeldkwaliteit voor de Haven
“A worldclass port should look like one”
December 2007
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TEMPORARY CITY landscape strategy
To strengthen the identity of Distripark and add to the collection of artificial landcapes we propose a green dike around Temporary City which can host public program.
FLOWERFIELD soft edges in a harsh environment
RAPESEED
soft edges in a harsh environment
ASPHALT MOUNTAIN
landscape of waste and flowers becomes architecture
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All office programs are concentrated on a ‘business strip’ and programs linked to infrastucture are located under the outer ring dike.
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Inbetween are the distribution centers with the internal customs lane.
TEMPORARY CITY urban scheme
TEMPORARY CITY urban scheme
TRUCKPARK beachhead for urban settlement
LOGICS OF LOGISTICS - EFFICIENT TRAFFIC FLOWS - FLEXIBILITY OF PROGRAM - MINIMIZE TRUCK MOVEMENTS
A TRUCKERS PRIDE - A HOME AWAY FROM HOME - SHORT WALKING DISTANCES - CELEBRATE TRUCKING
CRADLE TO CRADLE - USE WASTE MATERIALS - MAKE BRICKS FROM SLUFTER - SELF SUFFICIENT WATER AND ENERGY SUPPLY
COMBINE COMMUNITIES - CLUSTERING TARGET GROUPS - MAKE PUBLIC SPACE - CREATE SMALL POCKETS
TRUCKPARK beachhead for urban settlement
based on the required program and the reality of the surroundings we devised four strategic aims for the development of truck plaza
PROGRAM TRUCKPLAZA
1. LINEAIR
GROWTH MODELS
PARKING
+ EASILY EXPANDABLE + SHORT DISTANCES - GROWTH PARKING LINKED TO GROWTH PROGRAM - FIXED WIDTH OF PROGRAM
TANK
SERVICES
HOTEL
PARKING
The program calls for a ‘pioneer city’ with parking space for 400 trucks.
2. CENTRIC P
+ VERY SHORT DISTANCES
TANK PARKING
- NOT AN EFFICIENT ORGANISATIONAL PRINCIPLE - NO INTERNAL PROGRAM GROWTH
3. NETWORK/GRID
SERVICES HOTEL
P OFFICE
TANK
P
+ FLEXIBLE EXPANSION SCHEME + DEDICATED FUNCTIONS
P REST. P
- LONG DISTANCES - LEFT OVER SPACES
P SERVICE
HOTEL
With the development of the second maasvlakte the city will grow and parking space is can increase to a 1.000 trucks.
PROGRAM CLUSTERING
The program can be clustered according to the time spent in each of it’s different elements. Combining program makes an interesting public space where the interaction between users is central
WORK
PROGRAM RELATIONS
TRUCKDRIVERS
OFFICE PERSONEL
RECREATION
PROGRAM RELATIONS
PROGRAM HOTEL@WORK requirements
STRATEGY TRUCKPLAZA combining programs
TRUCKPLAZA + HOTEL@WORK = MAASVLAKTE MOTEL
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fire station
program truckplaza & hotel@work
MAASVLAKTE MOTEL
hotel@work after MV2: parking for 400 trucks
gas station recreation area parking for 600 trucks
fire station
program truckplaza & hotel@work
MAASVLAKTE MOTEL
hotel@work after MV2: parking for 400 trucks
gas station recreation area parking for 600 trucks
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growth
office
hotel
supermarket medical cantine
church truckplaza restaurant
shops
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