0.9 Hectare

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0.9 Hectare

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Educational › Elementary School University Other

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1,000,000 +

Building for Bouwkunde Competition. Co-authored with Jens Kolb and Michael MartinezIn March 2008, TU Delft lost
an important landmark on the campus. The
building was beautiful in its own right, but not recognized by all, an
inaccessible island. It was blunt,
direct, and was a home to the architectural community. The old Bouwkunde was a beloved fortress.

The new Bouwkunde is the antithesis of the ivory tower. It will be
big. It will be bold. It will be the new home for creative anarchy. The new building will connect the
architectural community to itself and to the rest of the campus. The two core concepts for 0.9 Hectare is two fold: [1] collapse individual studio distinctions
and boundaries by creating a single, cohesive space, [2] create physical and
programmatic connections to the Mekelpark.

Design studios are typically arranged
and compartmentalized by department, hierarchy, and study focus. The holistic nature of architecture requires
the mastery of many disciplines. Students
must engage in a dialogue concerning all aspects of architecture in order to
become holistic designers. The 0.9 Hectare combines the students into a
singular studio space. The new Bouwkunde
creates a framework that enables students to learn from faculty and peers. Students
will be exposed to multiple ways of thinking about architecture in this
immersive environment.

The idea of cross-mentoring places
priority to the transfer of knowledge from a “linear” approach to a “network”
approach.