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New Bouwkunde
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New Bouwkunde is a radical design for a
new school of architecture at TU Delft in the Netherlands. Study,
project and research within a school of architecture are normally
shaped by an intimate relationship of scholars and students within a
tight educational community. Not at Delft where the sheer number of
more than 5000 students of architecture outgrow any sense of personal
scale. The school is in fact a campus within a campus, a system of
complex programmatic requirements and nested spatial hierarchies. The
previous school avoided the dilemma of size vs education by creating
a machine for learning, absorbing students and teachers alike,
dwarfing the individuals against its multistory labyrinth and forcing
them into pre-described patterns of thinking. Ironically the original
concrete building collapsed after a short circuit in a coffee maker
set fire.
Resisting the idea of a single machine,
New Bouwkunde is a cluster of cellular bubbles. Cells come in
different types responding to programmatic requirements. The cells
re-combine according to temporal and local specificities of the
university environment. Studio cells, office cells, auditoriums and
labs form micro clusters. Larger programmatic cells, such as
libraries and restaurants attract those clusters again. Each cell
constantly negotiates its position within the cluster and within the
overall field. A shift in programmatic use will result in a new
constellation. Each cell is equipped with a semi-translucent
membrane. This membrane contains and protects the learning
environment (Banham). The membrane acts as projection screen from the
inside and communication device from the outside. The visual
information of each cell reinforces the system. Thus the design
achieves local specificity within a large cluster, bridging size and
locale.
new school of architecture at TU Delft in the Netherlands. Study,
project and research within a school of architecture are normally
shaped by an intimate relationship of scholars and students within a
tight educational community. Not at Delft where the sheer number of
more than 5000 students of architecture outgrow any sense of personal
scale. The school is in fact a campus within a campus, a system of
complex programmatic requirements and nested spatial hierarchies. The
previous school avoided the dilemma of size vs education by creating
a machine for learning, absorbing students and teachers alike,
dwarfing the individuals against its multistory labyrinth and forcing
them into pre-described patterns of thinking. Ironically the original
concrete building collapsed after a short circuit in a coffee maker
set fire.
Resisting the idea of a single machine,
New Bouwkunde is a cluster of cellular bubbles. Cells come in
different types responding to programmatic requirements. The cells
re-combine according to temporal and local specificities of the
university environment. Studio cells, office cells, auditoriums and
labs form micro clusters. Larger programmatic cells, such as
libraries and restaurants attract those clusters again. Each cell
constantly negotiates its position within the cluster and within the
overall field. A shift in programmatic use will result in a new
constellation. Each cell is equipped with a semi-translucent
membrane. This membrane contains and protects the learning
environment (Banham). The membrane acts as projection screen from the
inside and communication device from the outside. The visual
information of each cell reinforces the system. Thus the design
achieves local specificity within a large cluster, bridging size and
locale.
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