Principal: OBR Rotterdam completion: 2006 in cooperation with office of engineers, Municipality Rotterdam
When you drive your car in the day time and you rush across a bridge, you will experience the bridge as a spot, because the surroundings change for a moment; the land is replaced by moving water. It is this transition that, together with 'the lighting of water' transforms the experience. They create space on a bridge. When darkness falls this experience will vanish, day light is replaced by ‘artificial lighting' which will lighten up the surroundings. Not everything will be lit and distinction disappears. We have developed the experience of space on a bridge, from the possibility to apply artificial lighting. Is it possible to experience the space on a bridge in your car at night? The design doesn't light the bridge with street lamps and lights. The bridge transforms and is lit 'from within'. Space is created with the help from technology. The construction and the lighting depend on each other and form an open structure. The configuration of light sources, ranging from small to large, indicate the track the car is following. ‘Artificial lighting' will give the driver the sense that the bridge isn't just a connecting piece, but also a space in the darkness. By moving forward, the driver finds himself in a track of light; he is surrounded by a configuration of artificial lighting. The bridge is concrete and dispersed with glass ‘dots'. These units, especially designed by a glass- and light supplier, have glass at the top and the bottom, so day light can enter the space under the bridge. The glass units contain energetic LED lighting. The LED lighting is indicative lighting, which means it is sufficient in comparison with general lighting principles.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 April 2010 11:48
metrostation nesselande rotterdam
principal: RET en Gemeente Rotterdam winning design 2000 completion: 2005
The concept of the metro station was developed by means of two characteristics of travelling. Firstly travelling is concerning speed and continuity, stations are places for connection and different types of transport come together. Secondly the experience of interruption is a particular aspect of travelling, described as follows:
Imagine, you arrive at the station and the doors of your train are just about to close. The train has left without you, you have missed your train. Left behind on the platform boredom is hitting you, a strong relation to time is part of waiting Your trip is interrupted; the continuity of travelling is gone. While waiting you become aware of your surroundings, experiencing the station as a place.
This experience of an interruption plays an important role in the design for the new metro station. The experience is transformed into different qualities of waiting places, the station is surrounded by a green park with water, bridges etc. and gives a splendid view to the surroundings including Lake Zevenhuizen. A special quality of voids are enclosed by the platform, which provides visibility and offers the traveller a sense of safety as well as a better access to daylight under the railway viaduct. The station has three glass coverings with added louvre-boards for protection against wind and rain. Each covering distinguishes itself in relation to the others and are simultaneously interrupted by small waiting places, they manifest themselves between these coverings. In the development transparency is guaranteed without damaging the degree of presence; light construction of steel and glass is used in contrast to heavy concrete for pillars and viaduct.
Last Updated on Monday, 28 November 2011 14:01
retail V&D Vlaardingen
Written by Hans Moor
Thursday, 01 July 2010 11:26
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nieuwe start retailproject 4500 m2 Vlaardingen. Prognose start bouw februari 2013
In 1999 our office was granted the assignment for the development of an office building in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The office building was to have a floor space of 8,000 m2. This was later increased to 10,000 m2.
Half of this floor space was to be used by a the company, which was also the principal. The other half had to be available for lease in the real estate market. The design shows the development of specific spaces within a global and flexible system. We perceived the development of specific spaces as: creating spatial differences and qualities, such as office gardens, meeting places, computer areas etc. The standard for these specific spatial qualities should be created by using architectonic and architectural steps. At first this meant no plans for interior and decoration, but ideas that could present a variety of space. It turned into a design experiment which filled the computers with a multitude of sketches and 3D-models.
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The office building was designed from the idea that at both ends of the office building the floor height is decreased, so more m2 can be created. These steps are important for qualitative differentiation or for perception as component of the economy. Compared to three floors in the middle part, there will now be four.In addition, these floors have open spaces which will increase the spatial quality (additional communication between the floors). The result of these ideas is that, with a similar number of m2, we will see several (economic) qualities happening. The building ‘Community of Emptiness' is acquired by a continuous connection of floors. This creates slight ramps, differentiated constructions (a section disappears by applying open web technique at the ends of the building) and mezzanines with open spaces.
In the end the office building was developed 100% for the market. The principal indicated that he wouldn't move in himself, if it could be sold for a good price. This is one of the characteristics of office development for the market. The tenant is unknown.
The building has a generic form because of the continuation of the spaces, within which are specific spatial qualities for office gardens with open spaces and extra stairs, standard office spaces at the outside walls and office cocoons on the inside, close to the core of the building. The gross/net proportion of the office is 88%.
Last Updated on Friday, 02 December 2011 12:36
silent moving
principal: Kikx development design:2007 construction: 2012
In 2006 we were granted the assignment to develop an office building for the market with a floor space of 2400 m2. place Roosendaal Netherlands
As was the case with the office building Community of Emptiness here, too, the design consisted of the themes flexibility, specific spatial difference and economical limiting conditions, such as a favourable gross-net proportion etc.). The design process consisted of a great variety of models with more attention for construction, installation space and technique.
It was attempted in the design, to develop construction and installation technique in relation to each other. The stability of the building stems from the chosen steel construction in the outer wall. This makes it easy to keep the lay-out of the inner space flexible; stairs and elevators can be installed anywhere in the building. The installation space, which normally is situated completely below the floors, is now partly halved. This results in extra high spaces in certain areas. Part of the pipes run alongside the outer wall, parallel to the construction. The exhaust pipe for hot air is concentrated in the spaces where there is a ceiling.
