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Architecture
Urbanism
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Architecture
Graduation
Projects
2015-2016
Amsterdam
Academy of
Architecture
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Architecture
Urbanism
Landscape
Architecture
Graduation
Projects
2015-2016
Amsterdam
Academy of
Architecture
Contents
12 About nature and community, Floris Alkemade, visiting critic
ARCHITECTURE
16 Harvest time, Jan-Richard Kikkert
18 Tjeerd Beemsterboer, Church 33058

24 Michael van Bergen, New Life for the Dead
30 Milda Grabauskaite, Reintegration Centre for Addicts
36 Marije Brans, Žalgiris National Stadium
42 Bram van den Heuvel, The Bajesbuurt (Bajes neighbourhood)
48 Kristina Petrauskaite, Growing House
54 Laura van de Pol, Urban Mangrove
60 Pieter van Roermund, Space for the City
66 Ramon Scharff, The House of the City
72 Jasper Smits, Space for Parting
78 Sweder Spanjer, Forever Travelling
84 Pim van Tol, The People’s Tribunal
90 Hans Maarten Wikkerink, Marcy Houses
98 Murk Wymenga, Nesting in the Rocky Urban Landscape
102 Michiel Zegers, Domus Botanicus
URBANISM
108 Cities for all and everything, Arjan Klok
112 Stephan Sliepenbeek, The Inclusive City
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
118 The landscape erased, Maike van Stiphout
120 Astrid Bennink, The Small-Economy Landscape

126 Esther Brun, MIN(e)Dscape
132 Antoine Fourrier, A Vegetable Garden for Paris
140 Archiprix 2017 Nominations

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About nature and
community
Floris Alkemade
Visiting critic
An interesting aspect of the graduation So, I was obviously curious to see what
projects is that these projects are a clear this year’s projects are about. What do
sign of the times. The chosen subjects, they tell us, now that the crisis seems to
themes and underlying intentions reveal be coming to an end?
the direction in which the new generation,
now entering the market, is heading. When studying the graduation projects
and reading the texts, one shared
As such, the graduation projects not only characteristic was obvious. This new
articulate what the current individual generation has a thought-provoking focus
student work is about; the combined on connecting different, often opposite,
themes and goals can also be interpreted domains.
as a ‘weather forecast’ for the profession.
Connecting citizens to a royal palace;
Therefore, apart from assessing the connecting older to younger generations;
individual projects, as visitors to connecting the past, present and future;
graduations shows and juries, we should connecting the city to natural wilderness;
also consider the overall body of work, connecting atheists to atheists; connecting
trying to decode the intentions of the life to death.
new generation.
This focus on establishing new
An important message that every study connections is a beautiful one, as
programme should deliver is that the interaction is what our societies are about.
choices students make do matter. They
have consequences; intentions and the Another aspect that struck me was how
chosen subjects do matter. In its extreme poetic the names and themes of these
form: ‘Wer Bunker baut, wirft Bomben’ graduation projects are.
(Those who build bunkers, throw bombs).
David Bowie sometimes used a special
Seven or eight years ago, I was also in technique to compose lyrics. He started
the jury for the graduation projects. At collecting words, wrote them on pieces of
that time, the devastating impact of the paper and then arranged them in a more or
crisis was dominating all discussions; the less random way. A technique, he claimed,
future looked grim, which was visible in that helped to reveal the essence.
the student work that seemed to have lost
its sense of elation and hubris. Projects so Fascinated as I was by the poetic names
humble and so obedient that I felt sorry of this year’s projects, I did a quick test
for that group of students. attempting to decode the concealed
messages in a similar way, through
Some years later in 2014, I was chairing arranging the titles more or less randomly.
the Archiprix jury. On that occasion, I was
also trying to decipher the new directions
in which the students were heading. This
proved to be impossible. In the chaotic,
collected body of student work that year,
there seemed to be no trend at all. It took
some time to recognise a structure of
a different kind in this apparent chaos:
the ‘Lévy walk’ pattern. A survival mode
pattern found in nature. The capacity
to change direction being essential to
survival.
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Let me read it to you: agreement: a ‘social contract’ guided by
the only force that has not been corrupted,
In ‘NEW YORK’S MARCY HOUSES’, that of nature. According to Rousseau,
‘THE COMMUNITY CHURCH 33058’ thanks to the laws of nature, solidarity and
was’ FROM THE PAST, PRESENT moral justice are possible in our society.
TO THE FUTURE’ a ‘GROWING
HOUSE FOR AGING’; ‘THE PRISON His work inspired many political reforms
NEIGHBOURHOOD’ became and revolutions in Europe.
‘THE HOUSE OF THE CITY’.
To see the modern times and our
‘THE INCLUSIVE CITY’, ‘NESTING civilisation as a force that corrupts and
IN THE URBAN LANDSCAPE’; that needs to be corrected by nature and
‘THE URBAN MANGROVE’ as by community building is exactly what
‘THE INTROVERTED DOMUS we see in this year’s graduation projects.
BOTANICUS’; ‘THE SMALL
ECONOMY LANDSCAPE’ as However, we also have to learn from
‘A VEGETABLE GARDEN IN PARIS’. history. Be aware that in the same
times and in the same culture, another
‘THE CANADIAN MINDSCAPE’ Frenchman, Marquis de Sade, arrived at
in ‘THE PEOPLE’S TRIBUNAL’ the opposite conclusion with the same
created ‘NEW LIFE FOR THE DEAD’, argument. He claimed that there is no such
‘SPACE FOR PARTING’, ‘FOREVER thing as good or bad in nature. Whatever a
TRAVELLING’. man desires to do, is by definition natural
and therefore right, no matter how cruel
Well, I’m not suggesting it makes a lot or perverted the act. ‘All universal moral
of sense, but as you can see they fit principles are idle fancies.’
remarkably well together and surprisingly
enough it did expose what I think is the We can see both forces at work in the
essence of what this generation is trying real world nowadays. We witness forms
to do. of malice that are way beyond the depths
of the soul that Marquis de Sade was
It reveals a generation that is no longer exploring in his writing. We also see
focused on the aftermath of a paralysing solidarity in a lot of domains in the spirit
crisis. It’s a generation trying to untangle of Rousseau’s ‘social contract’.
the givens of modern life and society with
a dual focus on nature and community. It is great to see so much focus on
community building and on nature. Having
Out of seventeen projects, eight projects said that I also recognise another old
address nature, while nine projects theme. Adam and Eve already used nature
address the community. as a cover-up, out of a sense of shame and
guilt. Our modern camouflaged soldiers
So, there is not only the overwhelming are using the same approach in an attempt
desire to connect, but also this dual focus to become invisible.
on nature and community.
What we see a lot in modern architecture
Throughout history, we have seen an is that nature is frequently being used as a
interesting and strong equivalent of this cover-up, out of a sense of shame and guilt
philosophy, in which precisely the same for what we have become.
link between nature and community
was crafted and positioned as the very This year’s graduation projects show a
foundation of our society. lot of promising signs. The attention to
connections, communities and nature
The work of Jean Jacques Rousseau is hopeful; the future is looking bright.
is based on the possibility of a guiding
moral compass whereby communities Let’s just remember that nature is no
are formed that are based on a solidarity substitute for morality.
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Jan-Richard Kikkert
Head of Architecture
Department
Harvest time
When examining the harvest of 2015-2016, the quality and diversity is
immediately apparent. Themes like reuse, dealing with death and the role of
nature in architecture are represented in numerous projects. From breathing
new life into an unfinished stadium in Vilnius by means of a metropolitan
approach to tackling run-down housing estates in New York through
strategic interventions and additions.

Or closer to home, transforming the former town hall on Dam Square into a
‘House of the City’ through a minimum amount of crucial interventions and
the transformation of the former studio of Hildo Krop into a place where
senior citizens can live out their old age in a humane way. Whereas bio-based
materials were used in the latter project in order to achieve the architectural
interventions, the maximum stimulation of biodiversity was the starting point
for another design that radically converted the former Tropen Hotel into a
building where humans, flora and fauna cohabit on equal terms.

The social role of architecture was also explicitly examined in a number of
projects, such as a prominent courthouse situated on the IJ river, which
visibly places the judicial system in the heart of the city once again through
a new typology and a proposal to restore the (social) significance that the
Roman Catholic church in Schagen originally had by means of a system of
squares.

The positive effect of the interdisciplinary structure of the study programme
is clearly evident in a number of plans in which the combination of
architecture and landscape ensure the proposal’s success. Whereas a
building has been conceived on the island of Terschelling where nature is
used to create a comforting environment, the fundamental rift between
mankind and nature has been restored closer to home at the Nieuwe Diep
lake.
It would appear that this generation of graduates are once again occupied
with real architecture. They have abandoned the desire to design buildings
that derive their raison d’être from absurd shapes and misplaced use of
colour. Given that it will be approximately 10 years before any building will
actually take place in the spirit of the current student work, we can already
now look forward to beautiful times.
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Architecture
Tjeerd Beemsterboer
Church 33058
From fellowship building to community building
Currently, only one in six people in the Netherlands believes in a divine force and just over a quarter
call themselves atheist. There are, therefore, more non-believers than believers in our country for the
first time ever. These are the findings of a research into spirituality and belief commissioned by the
Dutch national newspaper Trouw, which was conducted by Ipsos and VU University Amsterdam.
Believers still made up a narrow majority when this was previously measured in 2012. A number
of years ago, I had myself removed from Roman Catholic church records, because I have simply
never been able to believe in God. As a result of this, I have also played my part, as an atheist, in the
secularisation of the Netherlands, which is expected to continue steadily in the coming decades
according to research by Statistics Netherlands (CBS).
To be honest, I consider this to be a positive trend and I believe, above all, that people should
think for themselves. However, I do worry about the serious consequences this will have for the
thousands of religious buildings in the Netherlands. Parishes are being merged throughout the
country.
It is estimated that more than half of the Roman Catholic buildings will be sold off. Church leaders
often prefer demolition in order to prevent the building being designated an 'unbefitting use' or
falling into the hands of another religion. In some cases, they even include a demolition agreement in
the contract with a new owner.
Religious buildings are almost always centrally located and have always helped create communities
until today. However, while the secularisation process picked up pace during the 1960s, faith in the
church and society gradually decreased. For example, the (SCP) concluded that in addition to a gap
between wishes and expectations, there was also a gap between the value people attach to their
own life and their valuation of society. While they are satisfied to very satisfied about their own life
(81%), they worry about society, which only gets a meagre mark of five.
In my opinion, the massive exodus from these buildings and, in particular, the locations can be dealt
with in a much smarter way in order to bring people closer together and thus create communities. In
his book ‘Religion for Atheists’, Alain de Botton writes that we can actually learn a lot from faith and
that if there is one thing that religion is demonstrably good at, that is in creating communities. This
was my motive for deploying the core values of faith in order to bring people in an atheist community
closer together. Learning, celebrating, serving, contemplating, mourning and meeting translated
into an architectural design with the church as central location.
Graduation date Commission members Additional members for the examination

29 08 2016 Jan-Richard Kikkert (mentor) Jeroen van Mechelen
Liesbeth van der Pol Rik van Dolderen
Gert Jan te Velde
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Tjeerd Beemsterboer
Entrance square
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Architecture
Christoforus Church in Schagen Church interior - Cornelis van Dalem
Attendance religious services Non-churchgoers to the municipality Church buildings in use 2016 Church buildings in use 2025
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2 - Kernwaarden geloof: 2 - Kernwaarden geloof: 2 - Kernwaarden geloof: 2 - Kernwaarden geloof:
leren; leren; leren; leren;
dienen; dienen; dienen; dienen;
vieren; vieren; vieren; vieren;
ontmoeten; ontmoeten; ontmoeten; ontmoeten;
bezinnen; bezinnen; bezinnen; bezinnen;
rouwen; rouwen; rouwen; rouwen;
3 - geloofs functie verdwijnt, 3 - geloofs functie verdwijnt, 3 - geloofs functie verdwijnt, 3 - geloofs functie verdwijnt,
kernwaarden ook kernwaarden ook kernwaarden ook kernwaarden ook
4 - Kerk openen en kern- 4 - Kerk openen en kern- 4 - Kerk openen en kern- 4 - Kerk openen en kern-
waarden terugbrengen waarden terugbrengen waarden terugbrengen waarden terugbrengen
Existing situation
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Tjeerd Beemsterboer
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Scale model 1:200 Scale model 1:20
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Facade section knocking through the church Facade section hall
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Tjeerd Beemsterboer
The square called church
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Architecture
Michael van Bergen

New Life for the Dead
A building in the city where life and death are united once again
My project answers the question how we as a society can deal with death in a modern way. In my
research paper, I demonstrate how we prefer to banish death from our thoughts, from our daily life
and from our city nowadays. The project ‘New Life for the Dead’ is about a a building where life and
death are united once again, in the centre of the city of Amsterdam. It is a building where the funeral
and the burial are connected once again.
As an architect, I went in search of how ‘space’ could be of added value in these types of vulnerable
situations. We all recognise the exaltation that we feel in church, or that we only start talking in a lift
when the doors open. It was precisely those tangible, physical emotions that I sought, using them to
compose a building. The building was designed on the basis of three spatial principles. The first is
that spaces melt into one another in a natural way. The second is that you consciously enter a space
through physical transitions. The third makes a link between two routes, as a result of which you can
design your own ritual.
With such a sensitive theme, it is necessary that you immerse yourself in the direct environment and
the users of the building. In my assignment, I made a building in Amsterdam for Amsterdam. In order
to connect life and death once again, I went in search of the ‘tangible life’ in the city as we know it.
For example, like the passage through the Rijksmuseum, the shelter of the Begijnhof and the Blauwe
Theehuis, where a wedding on the upper terrace coexists with the park visitors below. They find
their recognisable translation in my building.
I worked two years on my graduation project. I interviewed many people who have lost their loved
ones, visited many cemeteries in the Netherlands and abroad, and sought contact with the funeral
and burial industry. The sudden loss of my brother-in-law and ex-girlfriend brought with them an
unsolicited deepening of insight.
In my vertical building, the history of the funeral finds its home. And the new developments provide
modern ways to deal with death. A funeral procession over the canals. An arrival at a sheltered,
sunken square surrounded by trees. A unique rope lift that can form part of a ritual through manual
operation. A free funeral that builds subtle relationships with the city. A ceremonial funeral in the
tree tops. An intimate cremation space in which you see the clouds outside in line with the oven.
A cemetery as a stacked park. Memorial chapels where coloured glass urns lets the light inside,
where you can read a book and look out over the city. An upper layer where you can celebrate life
with panoramic views over water and park. And a place with views over the city centre, where you
are free to do nothing for a while.
The building consists of four main materials: wood, brick, cement and metal. I tried to express
my love of these materials in my scale models, in the same way that I expect them to be used in
the building. In line with the design ideas, the materials also had to come from Amsterdam soil:
Amsterdam elm wood, from which the Ritual Route was devised and translated into the building
model, and brick made from clay sources from the Noord-Zuidlijn metro extension, which is
between 70.000 and 120.000 years old. That is what I made my urban model from. The building
model can be completely disassembled, as a result of which you experience the thoughts behind
the building, layer by layer.

17 12 2015 Laurens Jan ten Kate (mentor) Lada Hršak
Ira Koers Rik van Dolderen
Jeroen Atteveld
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Michael van Bergen
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Architecture
BIJZONDERE PLEK IN AMSTERDAM  
[1] location Marnixplantsoen

[2] former Palmkerkhof 1655-1875
[3] funeral procession over the canals
[4] coming together on a square in
the shelter
[5] free funeral
[6] cycling through the building
[7] celebrating life
[8] projection at the location
[9] urban model 1:500 [10] building made from ceramics 1:500
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Michael van Bergen
[1] creating space with volumes (Peter Zumthor) [2] distinction between main and ancillary space with three [3] breaking down the ritual (Herman Zeinstra)
steps (Adolf Loos)
[4] pile of excavations as source of inspiration ‘creating space’.
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Architecture
[1] around the dead
[2] directed towards the dead
[3] taking a walk from place to place [1] free funeral [2] ceremonial funeral
[3] the dead in the memorial chapel
[4] view over water and park
[4] view over the city centre [3] cemetery as a park [4] celebrating life
Image caption
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Michael van Bergen
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Architecture
Milda Grabauskaite
Reintegration Centre for Addicts
Protective yet inspiring
Reintegration centre is a temporary residence for people who have just finished an inpatient
addiction treatment programme and are on their way to live independently. Here they could gain
some working experience, necessary related skills and knowledge, social connections and
psychological support.
One of the main tasks of the building is to provide its users with a protective yet inspring place to
rediscover themselves, to think about what it was that addictive substances gave them and how
they can fill in the void left after they quit using substances in a more natural and less harmful way.
Private and shared

The main theme in this project is the relationship between private and shared spaces in the building.
Private rooms were designed to have the character of a rather personal space, so that the
inhabitants will feel like they’re at home rather than in an institution. That will comfort and calm them
down which is important in a journey of healing and self-discovery. Nevertheless, rooms also need
to be a little bit generic because of their purpose to house different people at different times. I was
aiming to find the right balance of spaces being personal and generic at the same time and I believe
I did so by introducing smaller scale, level differences, custom-made furniture into the room
Shared spaces have a strong relationship with nature, they are open to inner courtyards with trees
and other plants, their floor level is lowered down a little bit to bring plants closer to people’s eye-
level. The shared spaces are more abstract in the way they are made which gives them a character
of a pavilion rather than a regular building. This pavilion-like atmosphere gives a hint of being on the
boundary between inside and outside of the building, and represents a step to the outside world,
A smooth transition between the two types of spaces was made by introducing several levels of
semi-private spaces in between.

01 12 2015 Machiel Spaan Albert Herder
Gus Tielens Jan-Richard Kikkert
Tom Frantzen
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Milda Grabauskaite
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Architecture
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Front elevation
Location Urban solution Functions and spaces
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Side elevation
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Milda Grabauskaite
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Section fragment
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Plan fragment
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Architecture
Bedroom detailization. Plan fragment Bedroom detailization. Section
Private spaces. Bedroom
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Milda Grabauskaite
Shared spaces. Plan fragment Shared spaces. Section
Shared spaces. Psychologist’s room
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Architecture
Marije Brans
Žalgiris National Stadium
From the past, to the present, into the future
The history of Lithuania has a strong grip on people’s daily lives. Modern-day Lithuanians are very
proud of the events from the early days of Lithuania, but they are also confronted every day with
their country’s history of occupation, which lasted over 200 years. Twenty five years after the Baltic
states became independent, you feel that Lithuania is still struggling to discover its identity.
There are a lot of ways that Lithuania could regain or re-establish its national spirit. One of them is
through sports. Sport has always been a means for Lithuanians to retain their freedom, pride and
strength, especially during the hard moments in life. Unfortunately, this means of uniting, which
could be embodied in a national sports centre, does not yet exist.
Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, has been trying to build a main national stadium for the last 30
years. The last attempt to build a multi-use stadium failed in 2010, just like the first one in 1987, due
to economical crisis and corruption. The abandoned skeleton of reinforced concrete structure and
wild vegetation are the only things that remain of the national stadium dream. Without a doubt,
one of the longest-lasting projects in Lithuania’s history is a scar on the hearts of the Lithuanian
people. After spending, or more accurately, losing 78 million Euro, any discussion about the national
stadium is like rubbing salt in an open wound.
I believe that in order to escape its ignominious past and be proud of the glory days, Lithuania needs
to realize the dream of building a home for national sport. The national stadium will help the country
and its people to reclaim the national spirit, to fight for common goals and to unite for better
results, thus inspiring future generations.
The new stadium would not only be a symbol of something that Lithuanians stood up and fought for.
The building would also solve a lot of problems in the surrounding area, the Šeškine district, as well
as becoming an important unifying element for the landscape and urban tissue of Vilnius.
Baltic state - Lithuania Capital city - Vilnius

31 08 2016 Gloria Font (mentor) Ira Koers
Dingeman Deijs Marcel van der Lubbe
Micha de Haas
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Marije Brans
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Akropolis and park Commercial plinth
Street level = 0 Street level = 0
CROSSOVER
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CROSSOVER VIEWPOINT TRAINING FIELD
Pedestrian bridge Stadium view Football practise
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4 mins
Amphitheatre PRIVATE HOSPITAL BUS STOP
AND CLINIC ‘GELVONĖLIS’
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EVENT TERRAIN Athletics and football
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BUS STOP
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The gate to the landscape
The historical element - reflection on the past
Natural reserve The window The wall
ŠEŠKINĖ OZAS
STADIUM
GROUND
KAROLINIŠKIŲ NATIONAL RESERVE LANDSCAPE
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Viewpoint from family park Šeškines Kalvos to the landscape entrance of Žalgiris National Stadium
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PARKING
P 885 parking places
OZO GATVĖ
Additional parking for Akropolis GELVONŲ GATVĖ
+2000
Street level = 0
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PLAZA ENTRANCE URBAN PLAZA Street level = 0
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10 places
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520 parking places
MAXIMA
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ŽALGIRIS NATIONAL STADIUM
-3000 CAFE/RESTAURANT
Hospitality
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foam
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View from the Cross Over to Žalgiris National Stadium (left Šeškine district / urban character and right Šeškine kalvos / landscape character)
Masterplan connecting Žalgiris National Stadium with Vilnius city and sport facilities
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Architecture
Bram van den Heuvel

The Bajesbuurt (Bajes neighbourhood)
A new future for the Bijlmerbajes prison
In my graduation project, the Bijlmerbajes is transformed from a prison into a new living environment
for Amsterdam, the Bajesbuurt (Bajes beighbourhood), and this will serve as a catalyst for the social
cohesion of the location, the neighbourhood and the city.
From prison to a new living environment

Forty years after the opening of a revolutionary prison concept, the Bijlmerbajes prison must close.
The pioneering nature and the rehabilitation concept, which are the basis of the Bijlmerbajes prison,
have led to a exceptional complex. However, this complex, a landmark at the entrance to the city
with a unique character, no longer fulfils the current requirements of the prison policy. In addition to
the prison policy, the city and the society are also subject to change.
Paradoxically, there are high vacancy rates and, at the same time, there is a serious lack of housing.
Moreover, we, as residents of the city, are now using the city differently than in the past.
Building a new neighbourhood

By using the cultural-historical elements of the Bijlmerbajes prison, such as the moat, the wall and
its six towers, I want to preserve the existing character. I will exploit the isolation of the complex
in order to create a new location for the city. The design follows on from the concept that the
neighbourhood increasingly serves as a type of living room. More and more activities of urban
dwellers take place outside the home, such as working, meeting and relaxing. The inner area of the
Bijlmerbajes prison will become the living room and will, over the course of time, be developed by
occupants, entrepreneurs and local residents. The basis consists of a parcelling out of the inner
area, which is cleared of buildings that divided the area instead of connecting it. In the first instance,
this area will be filled in with nature and agriculture. This will be supplemented in later stages with
facilities for the occupants, neighbourhood and city.
The wall provides natural social control and protection. This enables the space to be vulnerable,
but also offers a physical platform for experimenting with new initiatives. The wall connects
with the environment by means of ecological and cultural solutions. The towers will each be
separately repurposed with the focus on a different theme per tower, such as working, joint project
commissioning or healthcare. This will create a varied and social balance in the neighbourhood.
I worked out one of the towers in greater detail, in which working will be the main focus. Within
this theme, I have developed various housing typologies for different target groups, such as
single people, families, communes and urban nomads. This variety of homes is expressed in the
aesthetics of the building. The homes are small and simple, mainly used for sleeping. All other,
primarily, social activities take place in the open heart of the building and in the inner area of the
complex. For example, various basic facilities have been designed, which are shared by the
occupants, and there is free space that can be jointly given shape by the occupants.
By making use of the existing construction, routing and shafts, while also adding atria, the closed
tower is converted into a new open complex with an internal network of galleries, balconies, squares
and staircases, as a result of which new unexpected relationships are created on both a spatial and
social level.

17 06 2016 Laurens Jan ten Kate (mentor) Herman Kerkdijk
Albert Herder Judith Korpershoek
Bruno Doedens
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Bram van den Heuvel
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Architecture
visualisation inner area first phase
visualisation inner area final phase
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Bram van den Heuvel
original situation scale model 1:1000 location
scale model 1:500 design complex
construction and
shafts
additions /
atria
facade
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seclusion / orangery
living
meeting / working
new design tower
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top floor
inner area
entrance
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Architecture
Kristina Petrauskaite
Growing House
House for aging together
This project is an endeavour to propose a solution for the accommodation problems of elderly
citizens. The project aims to improve the housing and well-being of the elderly. The ‘Growing house’
project introduces concepts and ways to use collective spaces for increasing interaction and
collaboration between, as well as the quality of life of, its inhabitants. The combined use of nature,
light and materials make it possible to merge private and public life, so that inhabitants get the
best out of both spheres. The mixture of private and public programmes within the building allows
elderly people with limited mobility to experience the richness of social urban life. The project gives
a new lease of life to an old historical building located in the Amsterdam city centre by using novel
materials and spacial concepts, as well as integrating public, private and in-between spaces. The
building consists of courtyards, greeneries, internal streets and flexible spaces that create a diverse
environment for its residents.
The idea of living together and helping each other has been around since time immemorial.
Today’s society has become centered around individual needs and people are less aware of their
surroundings. Human connection is gradually disappearing. Knowledge, experience and traditions
can’t be passed down if these connections are lost. In order to create a sustainable community
lifestyle, connecting people with like-minded and shared values is necessary. This project takes
advantage of the ‘living in community’ concept to develop solutions to connect various generations.
The ‘Growing house’ is a place where young and old with same interests live together, help each
other, complete each other, exchange ideas and connect through art, nature and architecture. In this
house, people have a chance to grow and age together.
Use of different materials, light and shapes creates various atmospheres, even in the very same
room. The combination of these architectural elements helps to create spaces for collective
activities, while taking privacy into consideration. The choice of the materials is inspired by the
context of the old building, former artists working at the location and novel ecological materials
(mycelium). The ‘Growing house’ never dies. Using different materials, which can be recycled,
reused or degraded in different conditions transforms the house every day, every season and every
year. The house changes the people as people change the house.
Living and studying in Amsterdam made me think of ageing generation problems. The rapidly
increasing elderly population of Amsterdam and their social isolation, the changing economy and
the inadequate healthcare system have made the future for old people even more insecure. Growing
up in a collective environment encouraged me to promote the idea of community living. We are the
future elderly. The way our generation is going to age will be different. In order to achieve a better
quality of life, we need to start preparing and changing now. We should rethink how we want to age.
The ‘Growing house’ will be for seven people. It will contain five private units, collective and
public spaces. Housing units will shrink to the minimum size and will provide sleeping spaces and
showers. Each private unit is connected to the outdoor space with a view to ensuring people do not
feel locked up. The laundry room, kitchen, dining and living rooms will move to collective/sharing
spaces. Multifunctional spaces can be used for daycare, sports, small events, workshops or as
a big living space for residents and their guests. Workplaces, libraries and personal spaces will
be created in the building so inhabitants are provided with rooms that fit their needs. This will be
merged with an art workshop next to the house. It will include workshops, guest bedrooms, storage
spaces, a gallery and a museum.

17 02 2016 Jan-Richard Kikkert (mentor) Gus Tielens
Lada Hršak Floor Arons
Rene Heijne
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HOUSE FOR 7 IN THE URBAN SURROUNDINGS
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Semi-public hairdressing salon and greenhouse

VIEWSEMI PUBLIC HAIRDRESSER SPACE AND GREENHOUSE
Workshop
WORKSHOP
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Entrance to the block

ENTRANCE TO THE BLOCK
Bathroom visualization Model picture Model picture

BATHROOM VISUALIZATION
Collective space
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Model picture Model picture
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Architecture
Laura van de Pol

Urban Mangrove
How food ecosystems can revitalise cities
Inspired by the Old Amsterdam Food Tours and the book ‘Hungry City, Carolyn Steel’, the ambition
with this project is to create a programme with a deep connection to its location that feeds from
its surrounding and is able to give back added value to the city by transforming and connecting
existing flows. This vision can be seen as a sustainable pilot, demonstrating how this intervention
can contribute to revitalising and reactivating the city, simply by connecting history, functions and
economy that create a smart grid.
The history of the city, which developed from a small village by the Amstel in the 12th century to the
centre of the international trade in the Golden Age, was literally shaped by food. The old entrance
of Amsterdam was the port where the latest trends, foods and goods where discovered; a place
to be inspired, to discover and to meet people. The port of Amsterdam was the capital of the
world. Food was visible everywhere in the city and played a major role in shaping the urban fabric.
Markets were formed by or on the canals that were the veins of the city’s structure. Oxes walked
into the Kalverstraat on their way to the cattle market on the Spui, vegetables were sold on the
Warmoestraat, while on the Dam there was a daily fish market with the Haringpakkerssteeg as a
side alley where the herring was salted to preserve it. The food imprint that Amsterdam holds, tells
us that the supply, storage, transportation and consumption of food have always been of great
cultural and social value.
Besides the streetnames and facade bricks, this history and story of Amsterdam has dissapeared
from our streetscape. But if we look at the patterns of streets, the canals, squares and buildings,
it’s possible to discover signs of Amsterdam’s past food history. Amsterdam’s appearance is more
than coffeeshops, souvenir shops, sex museums and multinational corporations, which could be
the impression you get from entering the city from Amsterdam Central Station. This project can
contribute to changing the city’s appearance in a positive way by making a statement in terms of
aesthetics, its connection to its local characteristics and the importance of food.
To bring back the old function of Amsterdams harbour, Urban Mangrove is a metaphor for an
ecosystem that is fed by the water. Like a living organism, it has the ability to adapt, to change form,
to grow or shrink, to multiply itself and is part of a bigger network aimed at making it sustainable.
The goal is to strengthen the relationship that Amsterdam had with food by reactivating the water
network. In this way, the canals are reused as a form of transportation and a floating market can
‘plug in’ at any of the ‘Mangroves’ in the city. By doing this, it serves to revitalise the function of the
old harbour that used to be along the Prins Hendrikkade.
This covered city square is a focal point where people mingle and meet where the floating market
(reused canal boats) dock onto the flexible piers. It can facilitate several scenarios, such as kiosks,
an open air theatre, concerts, festivals and cinemas. These scenarios change during the course of
the day and during the seasons. This ecosystem is a reaction to and platform for facilitating what the
city needs today, adapting to its surroundings.
The design is divided into three components: permanent (quay-brick material), temporary (roof and
kiosks - modular systems - wood/bamboo material) and flexible (piers-water) as design principles.
These translate into the spatial design of the public space. The roof is a unique element in the
design. It consists of a modular and flexible construction method of bamboo which is able to form
any shape. It is a reaction to its direct influences: the flow of traffic, people and programme.
I believe that we should start seeing our cities as ecosystems as the people and our cities are
contantly changing and developing. This way we root our cities with it’s surroundings and we can
give ourselves the freedom and the space to react to the needs of today and tomorrow.

11 11 2016 Jeroen van Mechelen (mentor) Herman Kerkdijk
Gloria Font Albert Herder
Henk de Weijer
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Laura van de Pol
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‘View of Amsterdam from the IJ’, 1829-1852 by N.M. Wijdoogen Vegetable market Lijnbaansgracht
Amsterdam 1320 Amsterdam 1597 Amsterdam 1625 (Golden Age) Amsterdam 1877 (Old harbour disappears)
tijdelijk
permanent flexibel
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concept concept
Analysis location the old harbour, Prins Hendrikkade bouwstenen
bouwstenen bouwstenen
concept section
quay - permanent - stone modules - temporary - wood pier - flexible - water
permanent permanent flexibel (wekelijks)

flexibel (wekelijks
tijdelijk (kwartaal)
permanent tijdelijk (kwartaal) flexi
tijdelijk (kwartaal)
Amsterdam Urban Mangrove network locations Impression
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Image caption
Floating market
Concept organisation
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Aanzicht Oost 1:200 Aanzicht West 1:200
Aanzicht Zuid 1:200
Detail roof construction Detail foot of roof construction
Aanzicht Noord 1:200
Section
Doorsnede Lengte 1:200
Doorsnede B-B Dwars
Floating cinema at night
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Aanzicht Oost 1:200 Aanzicht West 1:200
Aanzicht Zuid 1:200
Plan ground floor
Aanzicht Noord 1:200
Doorsnede Lengte 1:200
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Doorsnede B-B Dwars
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Section IJ to Victoia Hotel
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Doorsnede G-G 1:200

Architecture
Pieter van Roermund

Space for the City
Research into a residential environment for
middle class urban families
Since 2008, there has been a visible change in the number of middle class families that live within
the A10 ring road. The advantages of living in the city outweigh the associated disadvantages. This
positive trend ties in with the municipal policy, in which the middle class are considered to be ‘the
motor of the city’. In this respect, Amsterdam occupies a unique position internationally. Whereas
other large cities deliberately allow capitalist gain to prevail, Amsterdam is speaking out against this
and wants to actively devote itself to remaining a non-dual city and binding the middle class to the
city. This project elaborates on this ambition. It offers middle class urban families – with or without
children – housing and a living environment that is in line with their specific wishes.
However, the design does more. It addresses a strategy that seeks to increase the density the
city, as a result of which more public space is actually created and the local residents share in the
added value that the project offers. The urban design concept is based on making parts of the
inner courtyard of the (closed) housing block communal and even partially open to the public. This
generic concept forms the first part of the graduation work and is specifically elaborated on during
the second part.
On the scale level of the city, the design provides an answer that is in line with the direction as
described by the municipality in the Structural Vision Amsterdam 2040, in which a densification,
with the addition of 70.000 homes within the current building lines, is taken into account. The
location for the developed part is the Bellamy neighbourhood. As stated in the presentation, there
were a number of possible locations, but I know the Bellamy neighbourhood quite well and it has an
extremely interesting urban design history, which provides a reason for the chosen interventions on
various scale levels.
The design follows on from the urban planning concept – exploiting the inner courtyards of housing
blocks – and consists of an informal network that is placed as superposition over the infrastructural
network of the neighbourhood. Programme in inner courtyards, connected with each other through
gates and informal passageways. In this way, it forms a network for the neighbourhood; something
to be proud of and something that gives the Bellamy neighbourhood an identity, building on the
history of the neighbourhood. My graduation work examines the elaboration of one of these spots
in greater detail. A hybrid housing project within the Schimmelstraat, Korte Schimmelstraat, Jan
Hanzenstraat and Tweede Kostverlorenkade block.
The design and the presentation examine three themes that play an important role:
• Densification with added value; densification provides something positive; offering instead of
threatening opportunities. The design provides the new residents of the project with housing,
but the living environment also provides quality that will ensure that the existing residents see its
added value and participate in the project.
• Continuity and movement in the outdoor space. It is important precisely for the action radius of the
young families to also have quality outdoor space in the direct vicinity of the home. In addition, it is
also important that children will discover the direct living environment, without being in danger.
• Attachment to the existing fabric. Inherent to the development of a section of the inner courtyard
is the relationship with the existing buildings. How does old become attached to new and how is
privacy handled when the informal rear side of the home suddenly borders the public space?
My graduation work ‘Space for the City’ is the result of a (long) search for the answer to the question
of how I, as an architect, can offer good housing and an interesting living environment, which takes
the requirements and wishes of the modern urban family into consideration and in which justice is
done to the above-mentioned points for attention.

08 04 2016 Eric Frijters (mentor) Judith Korpershoek
Harald Mooij Herman Kerkdijk
Marcel van der Lubbe
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Pieter van Roermund
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Architecture
A network of events superimposed on the infrastructural network of the Bellamy neighbourhood concept for the urban design linking scales between the houses and the housing block
Exploded view of the upper apartment in one of the houses new build programme in the interior of the housing block
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Pieter van Roermund
elevated street level in front of the library
materials and detailing 1
materials and detailing 2
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section view showing the visual relations between inside and outside
section view of building 1
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facade view of building 1
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Architecture
Ramon Scharff
The House of the City
An examination of the possibilities for the
Royal Palace on Dam Square
The Royal Palace on Dam Square was originally built as the city hall of Amsterdam in 1648. The
centre of the world, the place where it all happened, a magnificent monument in the city. A public
building with many functions, such as the administrative courts, the city government, the exchange
bank, a prison, the home of the mayor and place to get married. Due to its impressive appearance,
the building was also called the eighth wonder of the world in the 18th century.
When Louis Napoleon became the first king of the Kingdom of Holland in 1806, he put the city hall
of Amsterdam into use as a Royal Palace. The city hall functions disappeared from the building and
were moved to various locations in the city. Between 1810 and 1935, the building was property of
Amsterdam, but was rarely used. In 1935, it was sold to the central government.
Since that time, it has been made available for festive occasions of the royal family.
This only happens a few times per year. The rest of the time it is unoccupied....
The Royal Palace currently has a closed appearance, but it is located at one of the most public
spots in the city. In the past the Royal Palace played an important role as the public centre of the city,
the place where the residents of the city came to meet each other and arrange their business. Many
people do not know that the building was once the city hall of Amsterdam and that part of the Royal
Palace is currently open to visitors.
Wouldn’t it be fine if the city would once again have a palace with public functions?
On the basis of historical, architectural and spacial research, it may be concluded that the building
has already undergone a significant transformation through the years and the building is incredibly
well-constructed. It is suitable for a range of functions and can change function with minimal
interventions. Louis Napoleon arrived with new wallcovering and furniture, and it suddenly became
a palace.
The examination demonstrates that the building already possesses great potential. On the basis of
this conclusion, the challenge is to make use of as many of the existing qualities as possible. The
goal is to shape the new function based on the qualities of the building. It could be that the function
is thus moulded on the basis of the available spaces. Should larger essential interventions actually
be necessary, then I will fall back on the building-historical appraisal, which I will examine to see if I
can justify the interventions.
The new functions will be linked to functions from the past. The Exchange Bank will become a Food
Bank, The Night Watch will be returned to its original spot in the Krijgsraadzaal (Court Martial Hall),
the cell complex will become a royal Crèche, the old mayor’s home will become the home of the
King and the Palace museum will remain as it is now.
In order to ensure the functions actually function, I will have to place new furniture, just like Louis
Napoleon did in 1808. The use of materials for this furniture will follow on logically from the materials
used in the past.

10 03 2016 Rob Hootsmans (mentor) Jan-Richard Kikkert
Machiel Spaan Bart Bulter
Jeroen Schilt
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Ramon Scharff
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Architecture
Stadshuis Paleis op de Dam Het Huis van de Stad

1648 2015 2020
Image caption Image caption
plan ground floor plan first floor plan second floor plan third floor
entrance The Night Watch exit The Night Watch entrance Food Bank entrance Home of the King
crèche in the old cell complex food bank
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Section AA
Section BB
Section CC
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plan third floor
The Night Watch returned to its original location
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the home of the king
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Architecture
Jasper Smits
Space for Parting
bidding farewell and cremation
A close acquaintance of my parents died and was cremated. The evening before, I bade her farewell
and offered my condolences to her family in a building of the funeral and cremation services
company Yarden. I walked into the crematorium. We could leave our jackets in the cloakroom.
People said hello here and there. I didn’t see any family members or relatives of the deceased. The
sign above the entrance to the auditorium lit up: silence. The undertaker opened the doors to the
auditorium. I saw the family sitting down with their backs towards us. The final farewell began with
beautiful words and music. After half an hour, we were led past the casket by the undertaker, and the
coffee and sandwiches were waiting in the condolence room. Family and close relatives joined us a
little later. They were present during the lowering of the casket. The offering of condolences began.
I was done after one and half hours and saw another hearse with a family waiting for the following
farewell service. The casket of our good acquaintance will have already been burnt.
The above-mentioned cremation aroused anger and aggression in me. It describes the business-
like, chilly and above all slickly-run organisation of the cremation. No contact with the outside world
at all. The restricted space and limited opportunity for movement: from reception area to auditorium
then condolence room and, as a result of this, the limited time given to experience, reflect on and
share emotions in relation to the deceased and her family. The undertaker’s rigid direction of the
proceedings made the guests feel hounded. The experiences gained at the three funerals inspired
me when formulating ideas about what is needed to provide the cremation ceremony with a sense
of space and togetherness, as well as ensuring people can take responsibility, have time and direct
proceedings themselves.
How could I answer these demands as an architect?
Both the archetypal crematorium and the farewell ceremony of a cremation are aimed at efficiency
and taking care of all one’s needs. As a result of this, the final farewell has become a production
lasting an hour and a quarter. The bereaved are kept at arm’s length and are observers instead of
participants. The result is a fleeting farewell in which the contribution of the bereaved is minimal. As
a result of this, one can only relive the memory through photos. Death, but also the individualisation
of society, calls for a more personal farewell in which there is sufficient time, space and resources
to arrange the farewell oneself. The traditional village funeral had both spatial and personal qualities
that have been lost over the years. The commotion, the transience, the hustle and bustle and
the scale of the modern city offers no space for a comparable ceremony. The landscape, which
demands nothing and is always in motion, makes the farewell more intense. ‘When the casket was
lowered, it started to snow.’ That is why I am making a crematorium in the landscape with a family
house and a studio where one has the time and space over the course of a week to bid farewell and
hold the farewell ceremony as one sees fit.

31 08 2016 Donald van Dansik (mentor) Bart Bulter
Floris Hund Judith Korpershoek
Bruno Doedens
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1981 1990 2000 2010
Jasper Smits
polder structure sand mining A27 dumping household rubbish and dumping dredging spoil lake shoaling landscape and buildings entrance and ceremony route routes and buildings
industrial waste 25m 50m 100m 150m 200m 25m 50m 100m 150m 200m 25m 50m 100m 150m 200m
Up until the 1970s The 1970s 1974 - 1977 1978 - 1979 2015 2016
Fifteen-metre-deep lake polluted lake Result: Five-metre-thick Dredging spoil covered with Design: lake as place to bid farewell
mud layer, heavily conta- slightly polluted mud (shoa- Lake is divided into 3 sections (woods, reeds and water), each section is given
minated locally ling), win-win for surplus mud a building.
Utrecht and biodiversity at Historical polder structure revealed once again.
the location. Ceremony goes from closed to open environment.
0m 100 m 500 m 0m 100 m 500 m 0m 100 m 500 m 0m 100 m 500 m 0m 100 m 500 m
entrance
parking
path ceremony
family house with reception area
woodland path
memorial house
house for final farewell
cremation, farewell
footpath
Design at Hooge Kampse Plas Utrecht
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concept
huis ontvangst gedenkruimte crematie condoleance cafe I restaurant
huis ontvangst gedenkruimte crematie condoleance

cafe I restaurant
huis ontvangst gedenkhuis crematie condoleance I cafe I restaurant
familiehuis ontvangst gedenkhuis crematie afscheidshuis

1. a reinterpretation of the tradition and the idea that one walks 2. an active contribution from the bereaved by replacing the 3. a farewell lasting several days with space to live together,
from one part to the other, just like at a funeral. staff, where possible, with the bereaved. bid farewell and direct your own
ceremony.
1 roof structure, 3 types of daylight
roof structure reception area family house roof structure memorial house roof structure house for final farewell
bk dakrand = 4595 bk dakrand = 4595 bk dakrand = 4595
bk dakconstructie = 4530+p bk dakconstructie = 4530+p bk dakconstructie = 4530+p
ok dakconstructie = 3545 ok dakconstructie = 3545 ok dakconstructie = 3545
bk vloer BG P=0 bk vloer BG P=0 bk vloer BG P=0
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1:200 1m 2m 4m 8m
1:200 1m 2m 4m 8m
1:200 1m 2m 4m 8m
incidence of light reception area incidence of light memorial house incidence of light house for final farewell
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route from parking to cremation family house
Section family house
from closed to open plan of family house
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memorial house
schoonmaak
technische ruimte spoelkeuken
werkkast
keuken
gedenkruimte beamer
video en audio
opslag
N 1:20 0,2m 0,4m 0,5m 0,6m
1:50 1m 1,5m
1:100 1m 2m 2.5m 3m
1:200 1m 2m 4m 8m
section memorial house
arrival memorial house view from memorial house
plan of memorial house
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b k vloer BG P=0 b k vloer BG P=0
b k dakrand = 3000+p b k dakrand = 3000+p
o k dak = 2700+p o k dak = 2700+p
Jasper Smits
b k dakrand = 4970+p
cremation b k dakrand = 4970+p
o k dakconstructie = 3850+p o k dakconstructie = 3850+p
cremation on the water
house for final farewell

bk dakrand = 3525+p
ok dakconstructie = 2700+p
bk dakrand = 3525+p
bk vloer BG P=0
bk vloer BG P=0
western facade southern facade
bk dakrand = 3525+p
bk dakrand = 3525+p
bk vloer BG P=0
northern facade eastern facade

bk vloer BG P=0
plan of house for final farewell
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Forever Travelling
A crossing to Terschelling
I love Terschelling. Not only because my family has been born and bred there for generations, but
especially due to the romance of the boat trip, the different landscapes on a small piece of the earth
and the abundant forces of nature present. Many more people love Terschelling apart from me, as
evidenced by 400,000 people crossing over each year. These people come back each year, if not
more often, to the island. The love for the island is often passed on to successive generations, as
families spend their holidays here together. And then a person is suddenly confronted with death
and also, therefore, his or her next of kin. You ask yourself how you would like to spend the last
moments of your life. Do you do that in a hospice, as is customary nowadays? Although it may be
exaggerating somewhat, a large number of people stay in a simulated home environment, where
they all wait for death, in combination with the necessary medical care. A place where a rift arises
between the living environment and the place where one will die; where the family comes to visit
now and again.
I believe that things should be done differently, and can be done differently!
Wouldn’t it be nice to make the crossing to Terschelling, the place you love so much, one final time
with the family, who are often spread out across the country. And to spend the remaining time there
together, almost like previous holidays. Surrounded by mother nature, with her forces, rhythms and
influences. The wind, which ensures that the landscape is continually in motion. The sea with its
tides, the turbulent weather which you see coming from afar. The crystal-clear nights with the starry
sky. A place where you can find solace, because you realise that we are all part of nature, a greater
whole. That consists of influences which we have no control over and rhythms that are constantly
recurring, just like the cycle of life and death. And we will all ultimately be swept along in these
natural trends, in which we abandon ourselves to nature and can surrender to dying.
A place where there are memories of previous holidays on the island, as a result of which you reflect
on beautiful, special events and moments. And then you spend your final moments on one of the
most beautiful locations on the island, right on top of a dune. Surrounded by people that you love,
at a place you love. A place where the future bereaved can support each other, as an important
part of the care. Where the collective bond between the families is shaped by providing the primary
needs, food and warmth, together and maintaining this throughout the year. As a result of this, the
interaction between the various families and people is stimulated and the interaction can lead to a
bond or a friendship, like a form of enrichment. Seven families can stay here, so that following the
death of one or two people, the other families are not immediately in the minority and no undesirable
imbalance is created between the current and new families.
As a result, there is also a balance between life and death. I believe that seven accommodations
for seven families with an average stay of three weeks will result in a balance between them, so
that there is no coming and going of families. A place where I have achieved the personal ambition
of uniting death and commemoration in one place. The place where someone dies is of great
significance to me and, in addition, there is no interruption in living environment at a time when you
are particularly vulnerable as surviving relative. Given that the death may be confronting for the
other families, I have consciously dealt with this phase and the accompanying emotions in a subtle
manner. The phasing through time and the introverted character of parts of the accommodation and
the courtyard tie in with this. Then returning to the extroverted landscape after a few days mourning,
where you meet your friends and family before saying farewell.

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Bruno Doedens Bart Bulter
Gunnar Daan
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After the boat has moored, you continue your way across Terschelling, go to the east and turn left before the village of Formerum, ride thorough the forest of Formerum.
Once you come out of the forest, the building reveals itself in the distance.
Up the dune, the road rises steeply, the winding road constantly offers new views of the building.
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Total
As a whole, this building is made up of various

zones. These zones form part of a larger whole,
which symbolise the size of the world of the
dying. This world grows smaller and smaller.
Collective
The outermost zone is permeable to the 280 m2

landscape. Spaces are located here, which are
closely connected to the landscape, the wind
and which each have a specific orientation. 140 m2
Orientated towards the sun, the view and linked

to an activity. 165 m2
240 m2
Interior spaces associated Orientation landscape/sun/ Surface areas collective

with collective need (activity) view spaces
Interconnecting landscape
The interconnecting landscape is situated within

this zone. This interconnecting landscape is
easily accessible to everyone, also if you are
in a wheelchair. The difference in height are in
keeping with the landscape and constantly offer
new perspectives. The interconnecting landscape
provides access to both the collective spaces
and the private accommodations for the families.
Collective needs (activity) Entrances landscape
Accommodations
The private domains of the families are located

within. The vertical relationships are the primary
focus here. The spaces are lit from above when 300
m
2 30
0m
2
the sun shines and provide an opportunity to
m2
300 m
250
see the stars at night. As a result, it ties in with
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2
the day and night rhythm in a pure manner. The
m
2
2
theme of rain also plays a role in the zone.
0m
35
0 m2
35
Ongoing care programme 7 unique views Surface areas of
accommodations (2 floors)
Courtyard garden
The introverted courtyard garden lies hidden at

the centre of the building. There is talk of this
garden and perhaps people smell it, but it is only M M
revealed once someone dies. After the death, S
M
this garden provides a feeling of relief and offers
S
solace.
L
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Wave before daylight 7 accommodations - Amorphous like a dip in the
heptagon dunes
Section from south to north, from dune to beach and North Sea
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After eating you take another walk through the interconnecting landscape, the interconnecting landscape broadens out and there is a place in order to be outside, a fire is already being started,
but bad weather is coming in from the sea
Impressions left by wind in the dune sand Shells, water, dune sand and cement together make up the concrete
Section in which the application of the material can be seen Processing of the Terschellinger wood, in keeping with the theme of the assignment.
The children from the various families have already become friends. They play, of course, in the dunes, while the mothers keep an eye on them from inside
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There are various skylights in the accommodation. The sun shining during the day creates a fascinating play of light. Once the sun sets, a clear starry sky follows as time passes. You can spend
your final moments together with your family in total peace
Colourful grasses and flowers together with burnt wood. It offers solace that nature can be so beautiful, while you have just experienced that nature can also be very harsh
After the service, the deceased can be taken away to the final resting place and that person will be forever travelling
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Pim van Tol

The People’s Tribunal
The new way of administering justice transparently
The people’s tribunal is a new typology for a court of law where the focus is on observing the
administration of justice, just like one could observe this in the open in the past.
A vierschaar (the historical term for a Dutch tribunal, which literally means ‘foursquare’) is the name
for the court of law in the early Middle Ages, where they demarcated a room by means of four sticks
in the ground and stretched a rope between them. At the four edges, there were benches [squares]
upon which the sheriffs [judges] took their seats, and the accused stood in the middle. Justice was
administered within these four squares.
The term transparency is an important theme within the modern judicial system and has been
considered a structural principle of the judicial system for centuries. Public access compensates
for the lack of democratic control. It gives citizens the opportunity to form an opinion about what the
judge does and to criticise it. It can be seen as contradictory that a large section of modern society
is no longer aware of the fact that the judicial system is, in principle, freely accessible to everyone
and the court of law thus forms a public building.
The task itself lies between two contrasts, namely the public and transparent character on the
one hand, and the complexity of different routes and the security on the other hand. The people’s
tribunal emerged in this area of tension, a central courtroom with a number of routes of public and
secure zones orbiting around it. These different transparent zones operate as filter, thus reflecting
the various layers of the court.
At a time in which the public nature of the court is under pressure, the people’s tribunal reacts
to this with a transparent building which addresses the public nature of the judicial system. The
theme of transparency in the administration of justice is a topical theme within the judicial system.
For example, Geert Corsten [President of the Supreme Court] advocated the importance of public
access in the judicial system in the magazine of the Council for the Judiciary [September 2014 #03].
“The image of the judicial system is of it being withdrawn, unaccessible, old-fashioned, maybe
even unworldly.”
This was said by the former Minister of Security and Justice [Ivo Willem Opstelten] during his
introduction to the presidents of the courts in October 2012. And he subsequently said:
“We all know that the reality is different, but we do need to do something to change that image.”

08 03 2016 Machiel Spaan (mentor) Rik van Dolderen
Jana Crepon Jeroen van Mechelen
Daan Petri
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13th century tribunal [court] tribunal process
tribunal = point of departure for the design > omni-directional orientation emphasises central positioning in the heart of the city, recognisable, visible and easily accessible
impartiality
+
addition urban waterfront connect boulevard alongside the banks of

the IJ river
urban design orientation people’s tribunal current Sixhaven introverted Incorporate Sixhaven in public space
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openbaar privé -1 verdieping openbaar privé begane grond
openbaar privé 1e verdieping openbaar privé 1e verdieping optioneel
openbaar privé 2e verdieping openbaar privé 3e verdieping
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courtroom entrance judges
public corridor zone library
2 5 10 1:200 doorsnede 01
section
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square side people’s tribunal
fragment section quay
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Hans Maarten Wikkerink

Marcy Houses
A case study of social housing in New York City
If anything is typical of the demographics of New York City, it is its character of enclaves. While
higher level demographic data show a diverse, vibrant melting pot, small-scale New York City is
relatively segregated. This seems to work just fine in most neighbourhoods. Unfortunately, this is
not the case for the poorest New Yorkers. Since the 1930s, they have been housed in large-scale
housing developments popularly referred to as ‘projects’.
Over 400,000 people live in these subsidised houses, divided over 334 developments. The majority
of these neighbourhoods are based on the ‘Towers in the Park’ scheme. They breathe modernism
and a top-down urban design mentality. The fact that they have a waiting list of 200,000 people is an
indication of its continuing relevance.
The Marcy Houses in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn are a representative

example of a housing ‘project’. They are situated in a beautiful area of central Brooklyn and they are
surrounded by picturesque neighbourhoods where a happy middle class finds identity. However,
the Marcy Houses themselves are often referred to as a neighbourhood with a lot of problems.
With the need for 50% more social housing than currently available, that also has to be funded in
a different way than has traditionally been done I am adding 25% more market-rate apartments
and commercial spaces, on top of the 50% extra social housing. As such, densification and
diversification not only becomes desirable from a socio-economic perspective, but also from a
purely economic and affordability standpoint. The Marcy Projects should be proud like New York
City, showing off their resilience, as well as their richness in diversity and history.

29 08 2016 Laurens Jan ten Kate (mentor) Elsbeth Falk
Marcel van der Lubbe Machiel Spaan
Gus Tielens
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Adjacent street view Entry way
Existing Marcy Houses Street view Corner building
Marcy Houses master plan
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Superimposition of new grid
Partial demolition Brooklyn typologies for newly-built volumes Difference in ceiling height old and new
Second floor
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Gallery
Inner courtyard
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Standard apartment
Split level special Model master plan
Image caption
Triplex loft Model building
Western facade
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Murk Wymenga
Nesting in the Rocky Urban Landscape
A biodiverse guest accommodation
As an inhabitant of Amsterdam, I miss the engagement with nature in my immediate environment

like I had when I grew up in Friesland. The swallows that return under the eaves each year, the smell
of the seasons from the open window or the sounds of the house resisting a violent storm.
One is more inclined to see the natural wilderness as a problem in the city rather than something
valuable. However, this ‘nature’ provides us with the basic necessities of life and could provide an
answer for typical urban problems like peak rainfall, air pollution or mental stress.
The diversity of natural species that settle in an area says a lot about the quality of life that is
prevalent there. This biodiversity should also, therefore, be a crucial component of a better life in the
increasingly busy city.
This graduation project is a search for a way in which the architecture of the urban landscape
could be much more welcoming for the natural wilderness in order to be able to profit from each
other’s presence as much as possible. The design of a guest accommodation for people, urban
plant species and animal species together illustrates the opportunities and a strategy with which a
building in the city could develop into a communal environment.

29 08 2016 Jan-Richard Kikkert (mentor) Marcel van der Lubbe
Machiel Spaan Ira Koers
Dingeman Deijs
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Amsterdam as rocky landscape
Biodiversiteit
amsterdam Biodiversiteit
konijnen Oosterpark:
konijnen
vossen
vossen
bijen en vlinders
bijen en vlinders
halsbandparkiet
halsbandparkiet
huismus
huismus
bosuil
bosuil
gierzwaluw gierzwaluw
grote bonte specht grote bonte specht
slechtvalk slechtvalk
vleermuizen vleermuizen
boerenzwaluw boerenzwaluw
spreeuw spreeuw
merel merel
biodiversity in Amsterdam biodiversity around the Oosterpark
Mauritskade
Tropenmuseum
Linneausstraat
Tropen Hotel
Doubling Oosterpark: buildings become part of the park, including the Tropen Hotel not designed with that in mind
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Ground floor Eastern side, ground floor, entrance
4th floor Southern side, 4th floor, guest accommodation
9th floor Eastern side, 9th floor, bathroom
11th floor 10th floor, roof landscape
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Architecture
oost noord west zuid
12 scholekster
+ aarde & granulaat + aarde & granulaat
muisjesmos + granulaat
+ granulaat
11
wolfspoot
muurpeper kronkelbladmos muursla + aarde & granulaat
muurleeuwenbek straatliefde moederskruid

+ aarde & granulaat slechtvalk
muurpeper
10
+ aarde torenvalk
klein graskruid + aarde & granulaat
9 + zuurtegraad ph >7
+ zuurtegraad ph >7
groene specht
eikvaren
bonte dikkopmos
specht
+ houtblokken + aarde
+ aarde
8
driehoekmos
zwarte rotsmos muurvaren
+ aarde
7 halsband parkiet
+ aarde + zuurtegraad ph >7
steenbeekvaren schubvaren tongvaren
spreeuw mannetjes varen + aarde
merel
dooiermos
stekelvaren + fruit afval
+ aarde & houtsnippers & aarde
landkaartmos
+ kalk
huiszwaluw
eikvaren + houtsnippers muurvaren
laatvlieger
+ zuurtegraad ph >7
4 gierzwaluw
mus baardvleermuis
+ aarde
+ fruit afval & aarde
steenuil kerkuil grootoorvleermuis
koolmees
3
baardvleermuis
dwergvleermuis
pimpelmees
+ fruit afval & aarde grootoorvleermuis
2 bosuil
dwergvleermuis
+
fruit
& aarde
+ grof granulaat & aarde
1
+ snoeiafval
+ snoeiafval
0 + snoeiafval
+ aarde + aarde + aarde
konijn muis egel libelle

citroenvlinder groentje hommels wormen mieren oeverzwaluw
ijsvogel
wespen egel konijn muis
dagpauwoog
oost noord west zuid
muisjesmos
clematis blauwe regen
blauwe regen
jasmijn
dooiermos
wilde wingerd
klimop
vijg
klimop
driehoekmos klimhortesia
klimop
klimhortesia bosrank
landkaartmos
druif
klimop
huisspin
blauwe regen
kamperfoelie
langpootspin
wilde wingerd
kiwi
kamperfoelie
braam
klimop druif
- filter geluid en lucht linneaustraat - privacy voor Tropenmuseum - filter harde wind: groen blijvend - eetbaar: vruchtdragend
-zichtbaar maken seizoen: verkleuring -filteren lucht en geluid - communicatief: bloeien, geurend: verschillende seizoenen - filter zon en harde wind: groen blijvend
Orientation-specific new facades and recesses in the existing building, aimed at the species that like to nest at these locations and the circumstances under which they do this.
2150+
2150+
Ground floor, eastern side, flower-filled courtyard 4th floor, southern side, camp bed
10th floor, southern side, four-poster bed 9th floor, western side, falcon ledge
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10th floor, western side, recess
Southern facade: with recess and new ‘soil layers’
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Michiel Zegers
Domus Botanicus
Habitat introvert
Domus Botanicus is about sensory architecture. Connecting human beings with the universe
in which they live once again.
The reflection of the clouds on glassy water on windless days or, conversely, the dancing
restlessness of the waves that seem to want to escape the water in strong winds.
The dancing of the reeds. Green and full of resistance in the summer, brown and flexible
in the winter.
The low winter sun, the clear blue sky, tomorrow the weather will be beautiful, but tonight it
will definitely be cold again.
‘The great challenge for architects is the re-sensualization, re-mythologization and

re-poetization of the human domicile.’
This quote from an article by Juhani Pallasma from 2000 is the essence of my graduation project.
Every decision and step taken can be traced back to this. The quote is the essence, because it
appeals to that which is immaterial. It is not only about the facts of architecture, but also about
its consequences. That it is not only a third skin of our bodily functions, but that it is also a
materialisation of our imagination, memory and our intellect.
The sensualization concerns the physical consequences of architecture. The stimulation of the
senses. Making one feel what is hard and soft. The creation of a sense of security, or the glimpse of
infinity instead. The shelter of a low ceiling, the sky that provides a high space. From a cold bedroom
to a warm kitchen via a breath of wind and fresh air.
Mythologization concerns the immaterial.
Myths are stories that forge our awareness of who we are, how we ended up here and how we
fit in the world around us. Stories full of symbolism and metaphors about humankind and the
cosmos. Telling a story with architecture that can conjure up a world that could be ours. A world
of contrasts and contradictions. The house can also be interpreted as a sequence of transitions,
where the stillness and quickening of time are made tangible. Appealing to the associative power
of humankind.
The poetry stems from playing with the ingredients and hierarchy of architecture. The domus (home)
as a poem in which details sometimes play the lead role and the main aspects serve the minor
elements. A door is a door, but it can also be a passageway, or an opening. The difference between
a casement and a window. A wall that borders or actually leads. Walls and spaces determine the
form of the domus, the form not the walls and the spaces. The importance of levels of scale are
interlinked.
This graduation project was a quest for the sensitization of architecture. Making the awareness
of time tangible by stimulating the senses. Connecting with the here and now.

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Marlies Boterman Ira Koers
Bruno Vermeersch
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The great challenge for architects is the re-sensualization,

re-mythologization, and re-poetization of the human domicile
Juhani Pallasmaa
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Making Architecture
+ 1360
+ 1360
+ 400
+ 400
+ 400
+ 600
+ 400 + 600 + 800

+ 400
+ 800
+ 600 + 400
+ 400
Textures
+ 400
1:100
1:100
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Diagram extroverted / introverted Diagram programme organisation Diagram climate zoning Diagram floor plan
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Arjan Klok
Head of Urbanism
Department
Cities for all
and everything
This year’s graduates, whether they graduated in architecture, landscape
architecture or urbanism, are demonstrating how they see the city as their
reference and habitat.
Neighbourhoods improved
The revival of the neighbourhood as an all-inclusive living environment
seems to be the underlying goal. Working, living and logistics are not seen
as a problematic combination anymore. Death, mourning, burial and justice,
are reintroduced as a prominent part of urban life. Abandoned churches are
repositioned in the urban tissue, organising the neighbourhood and gaining
new significance. Themes like food, nature and ecology can be integrated
into an urban context in exciting new ways. ‘Normal’ middle class families
are aided in realizing their ideal urban existence. The graduates have also
demonstrated, in a non-European context, how neighbourhoods can be
pleasant, and even proud living environments for an optimal mix of social and
economic classes, through typological interventions and innovation, as well
as through serious consideration of financial constraints.
The modernist dogma of zoning, and separating functions and users, seems
to be dead and buried. Reintegrating, connecting and combining is the new
mindset and likely to remain that way.
Urbanism by all
Due to the commitment of the current young generation of design
professionals, not only the offspring from the Academys’ community, a broad
spectrum of proposals to improve the city have been developed in recent
years. In addition to urbanism, all disciplines, whether that be planning,
landscape architecture, architecture, sociology, photography, or arts and
culture, are developing proposals and programmes aimed at improving
the city: to diversify it, to resocialise it, to revitalise it, to explicate it and
to resensitise it. The challenge for the ‘urbanist-by-profession’ will be to
capture, channel, steer, stimulate, breed, cherish, combine, coach and realize
all these great ideas to create comprehensive and all-inclusive, as well as
great, grand, pleasant and pleasing, cities.
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Through being great inspirers, motivators and integrators of passions and
interests, urbanists can play a key role in the development of the urban
environment.
The future of urbanism is bright

A couple of years ago – during the economic crisis – the future of urbanism
was under discussion. The belief in city development ‘by design’ was at an
all-time low and the recognition of designers’ added value was absent. In
recent years, the Academy’s new generations have taken up the challenge of
bending all these cynical opinions in the opposite direction. Their message
is: the city and urban life is worth working on, development towards a better
solution is always possible with or without money, design thinking can
revitalise and improve the city, and urbanists can lead the way.
The production of urbanism graduation projects seems to be low this year,

but will explode in the coming years. Six new young urbanists are expected
to present their projects and positions in the 2017 catalogue, and this is
expected to rise to 12, or maybe more, urbanists in 2018. A vast and varied
new generation is rising, and much can be expected of them. The future of
urbanism is bright!
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Stephan Sliepenbeek
The Inclusive City
A transformation strategy to create a vibrant living and production
cluster in the metropolitan region of Amsterdam
The metropolitan region of Amsterdam is a resilient organism. It has always reacted to trends and
movements within the social, political and spatial domain. Now and in the future, the region will be
able to find answers to new developments. But not without the help of visions that give direction
to trends that will shape the city’s future. One of the main qualities is the diversity of dynamics and
interdependence of different systems. A guarantee of this diversity and cross-fertilization is under
pressure.
With the advent of the industrial revolution, production began moving outside the city. This
was caused by the inconvenience of noise and odour and scale enlargement of production.
During the Modernist period, with its segregation of functions , this made the mixture between
producing and living even more difficult in the same environment. Add to that the enormous
proliferation of rules of the past 20 years and you can conclude that producing has become virtually
impossible in urban (residential) environments. The corresponding daily dynamics were largely
replaced by retail, hospitality, social services and partly by functions related to leisure activities.
However, in recent years we have seen a change, which was partly caused by the financial
crisis. Due to the rise of the Internet, the new economic reality in which we can not count on big
growth figures, scarcity and rising prices of raw materials, retail is disappearing from the streets.
Neighbourhoods are becoming even more mono-functional. The corresponding dynamics, safety
and socio-binding factors disappear.
Another phenomenon is the high vacancy rate of office buildings. As a result of previous
overproduction, the new way of working and the changing of services, many office buildings are
vacant. Looking towards the future, these buildings will no longer be used in the traditional way.
The geographic positioning is often concentrated around regional public transport hubs, the
programme is mono-functional and the spacial quality of the area is poor.
In response to globalisation and the associated products that lack identity and are purely focused
on maximising profit, people are looking for alternatives. Local products are gaining popularity. At
the same time, a revaluation of the arts and crafts is taking place.
Connecting these developments offers the opportunity to create a ‘Manufacturing Axis’ along the
‘A10 West’ ring road in Amsterdam. This thesis proposes a transformation strategy for the area
south of Lelylaan. This transformation will revitalise the area, connect it to the existing city and result
into a new vibrant cluster where living and working are combined and (big) infrastructure becomes
a quality for the city instead of a burden. This project will contribute to the future vitality and diversity
of the metropolitan region of Amsterdam.

01 02 2016 Eric Frijters (mentor) Pieter Jannink
Jeroen Geurst Kirsten van den Berg
Maurits de Hoog
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Concept building block
Gate building
Public square
Bow street max. building height. 25 m

Opening in facade
Patio
Square at the street
Deck with public garden
Patio
Inner street
Public square
Inner sqaure
Gate building
Bow street max. building height. 25 m
Street max. building height. 20 m
Deck with public square
Gate building
Opening in facade
WERKEN
WERKEN
WERKEN
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80
70
60
GSI
WONEN GSI
50
40
30
20
OSR
10
OSR
WONEN 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,4 GSI
WERKEN
WERKEN
Minimum New with existing building with big infrastructure

GSI
WONEN GSI
Maximum
2
OSR
Possible ratios building block
OSR
OSR
Functions and density building block Building block, new, with existing buildings and with big infrastructure
Model building blocks scale 1:200
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Ring Noord NDSM

Science Park
Start Up campus
Overhoeks
Population growth
Haven
Alkmaar Hilversum
Globalisation
Erasmus park
Sloterdijk City centre
Vondelpark
Circular
economy Rembrandt park Utrecht
Housing occupancy Westerpark AMC
Arena
Utrecht
South Axes/ RAI
Share Sloterpark
economy
Housing stock
Haarlem
Nieuwe meer
Manufacturing
industry Haarlem
Housing occupancy Amsterdamse Bos
Manufacturing
industry
Schiphol
2013 2025 2040
Schiphol Harbour South Axis Den Haag
Continuing the city Introducing grid Culture and recreation parc at both sides of the “Schinkel”
Hierarchy streetplan East / west radial streets North / south loop streets Streets completing the grid
Small east west adial streets and

Big east /west radial street north / south loop streets “Completing the grid” streets Streets inside building block
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Building block will be devided in plots with measu- 3 unbuild spaces inside building block - building height variates between 20 and 30 meters
rements of 40 X 40 meters with intersection streets 1 square at section inner streets due hierarchy streets
of 15 meters 1 square at the edge of the building block - maximum with of building 40 meters
Rules: Intersection of the building block Rules: Open space building block Rules: Building heights outer shell building block
- building height maximum 15 meters

- maximum with of building 40 meters
15 meter zone built built - outer walls 20 % minimum
10 meter zone unbuilt unbuilt - difference in alignmet allowed
- roofs have a function or are green
Rules: Zoning outer shell building block Build versus open space Rules: Buildings inside building blocks
Roads Buildings Water structure Green and squares
Birds eye view towards Amsterdam Canal belt
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Urbanism
Existing situation Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4
Master plan
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Stephan Sliepenbeek
Big radial street
Inside building block
Inside building block
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Maike van Stiphout
Head of Landscape
Architecture Department
The landscape erased
The countryside is shrinking and the cities are growing. As a result of both
developments, the landscape that was made with human hands over the
course of 2,000 years is being erased. The landscape around the cities is
being developed and nature is taking over once again in the shrinking areas.
The designer is a prophet who is able to visualise possible futures on the
basis of thorough research and creativity. That has yielded three inspiring
predictions for the future.
The graduates predict that new landowners will rise who are strongly
connected to the city. The agricultural activities will be combined with
providing entertainment for the modern city dweller with money and free
time. According to them, the revival will go hand in hand with a transformation
of agriculture, crops, methods of production, owners and organisational
forms. And that will produce beautiful design interventions. The agricultural
area will be both a source of food production and a recreation park.
The abandoned tar sands of Canada will be returned to the charismatic
megafauna: oxen, cranes and deer. In this case, it will not be the farmers, but
the megafauna who preserve the landscape shaped by human hands and
attract recreational users.
Dutch landscape architecture stemmed from creating agricultural land

where there was nature, from designing polders and reclaiming land. And
the transformations were uncompromising. The longest straight line was the
best design. Now, we are faced with the task of shaping the landscape once
again, but times have changed. We no longer want to break with the past, but
instead connect with it. We cherish the history of the landscape, as a result
of which more must be preserved. The nature of the question has become
restoration instead of new developments. And that requires a lot of creativity,
knowledge and flexibility from the designer. It is right that the landscape
architects from the Academy, with their varied backgrounds, view this as
their workspace.
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Landscape Architecture
Astrid Bennink
The Small Economy Landscape
The manufacturing industry as motor for landscape development
Assignment
Many Southern European regions are in a deep crisis, both ecologically and economically. In
those places where agriculture was the only means of existence, all hope seems to have vanished.
People are moving to the city and are abandoning rural areas. The Italian coastal region Le Marche
has unique origins with a small-scale, agricultural landscape that was cultivated intensively by the
inhabitants. Fruit, olives, cereals and vegetables were grown together in strips. Traces of the old
cultural landscape are still clearly visible, such as the structure of old country roads and historic
farms on foothills.
With the disappearance of the age-old mezzadria sharecropping system, things have changed.
Agricultural companies are growing substantially every year, while at the same time they are still
doing a lot as in the past. The reality is becoming increasingly evident: empty houses and the grave
consequences of erosion are clearly visible. There is a lack of cohesion between old and new. If the
current trends continue and no clear future prospects for the landscape are created, the value of the
region will decrease even further.
Opportunities
In Le Marche, the manufacturing industry is an important part of the local economy. There is global
demand for distinctive (quality) products, such as hand-made shoes or musical instruments. This
manufacturing industry consists of family companies of various sizes and has been traditionally
intertwined with the agricultural industry. Individual family households formed closed economies, in
which the family members made almost everything - from food to clothes to furniture - themselves.
Tradition and craftsmanship emerged in the countryside.
The connection with the land has remained intact due to unchanged types of ownership. That
means that a strikingly large amount of young people are engaged in (sustainable) agriculture, as
opposed to their parents who - due to stories about poverty - were actually opposed to the farming
life.
The project
In this graduation project, the active, local manufacturing industry is deployed to put the landscape
into use (once again). In addition, I see the increasing interest in sustainable agriculture among the
younger generation as the motor that will set those new developments in motion. Through directing
the existing forces and processes, a vibrant and future-proof region can emerge within decades
that also offers recreational prospects, and which will also see the return of the natural diversity.
A region that can be seen as an example instead of lagging behind.
The small economy landscape is a development strategy that avoids the impending demise of the
landscape and instead explores its opportunities. Not so much through the arrival of newcomers,
but by telling the story behind the landscape. And by utilising the strengths of the people and the
local economy.

07 06 2016 Karen de Groot (mentor) Mirjam Koevoet
Harro de Jong Saline Verhoeven
Silvia Lupini
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Astrid Bennink
PRODUCTION DISTRICTS
IN LE MARCHE
clothing, textile
wooden furniture
leather, shoes
mechanics
musical instruments
45
km
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The landscape structure in the past, now and in the future
improve the
accessibility of the
region
S M L
reinforce historic country repair broken

INDUSTRY SECTOR
MANUFACTURING
lanes banks
freelancers / collectives / start-ups large companies

self-employed people
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
connect
combat companies
through
erosion landscape
companies that aim for large-scale companies

quality improvement
The traditional casa colonica is the centrepiece of the landscape development The players / users
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Astrid Bennink
Example elaboration development property
2
3
1
The five brick structures 1. The hybrid property 2. Strong rural network
A=B
B=A
3. Terrace farming 4. The multifunctional planting structure 5. The adventurous stream valley
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fruit trees
sandy path recreational use
Vitis Olea europaea Malus domestica Pyrus
low crops
terrace border Prunus persica Prunus Prunus avium L. Prunus

(brick) domestica L. armeniaca L.
ap p ro
x. 3 m
Prunus dulcis Ficus carica L. Juglans regia Morus L.
Accessible small-scale farming
Two-sided planting at the

highest point of the road
Species include:
- Morus alba
- Prunus Verges for the
- Olea reinforcement of the
Shadow road
. 7. 5 m
ap pr ox
Morus L. Prunus avium L. Olea europaea Malus domestica
Inviting country roads
Species include:
- Quercus pubescens
- Quercus ilex
- Ostrya carpinifolia
- Ulmus minor
- Fraxinus ornus
- Acer campestre
- Spartium junceum
- Crataegus monogina
Sandy path
Fraxinus ornus Acer campestre Spartium Crataegus

Steep edge 1:1 junceum monogina
Quercus Quercus ilex Ostria Ulmus minor

app rox . 6 me pubescens (leccio) carpinifolia
tre s (roverella)
The multifunctional green structure
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Astrid Bennink
The new landscape structure
Maintenance path / White road crosses the Stream valley

walking route valley
In repairing the stream valley, initial attention will be paid to crossings with roads and paths
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Esther Brun
MIN(e)Dscape
The transformation of Canada’s future industrial heritage
MIN(e)Dscape offers a strategy for the reclamation of the oil sand mining landscape in the north of
Alberta, Canada.
The main objective of the strategy is the preservation of Canada’s future industrial heritage by means
of transformation of the landscape into nature with significant ecological value and diversity. The
strategy proves the expediency of the mining landscape as a proficient base for nature development.
MIN(e)Dscape is founded on two pillars, Culture and Nature, merged together in an overall
framework. The cultural frame is focused on education, information and the experience of the mining
landscape. The current image of the oil sands is extremely negative due to the impact of the industry
on nature, the climate and the landscape. This negative image is mainly based on the campaigns
of environmental organisations and is not based on personal experience. My assumption is that by
increasing the accessibility and knowledge of the landscape the greater public will attain a different
connection with the landscape. As a old Dutch saying goes: ‘unknown, unloved’.
The Cultural Frame consists of three elements: the (already existing) Oil Sand Discovery Centre
in Fort.McMurray, de ‘Drilling Tower’ look-outs and the ‘Timeless Quarry’ museum park with
educational route ‘Timeline’. At the discovery centre, the public will learn all about the theoretical side
of the oil sand mining process, the emergence and discovery of the material and of course existing
reclamation methods. The ‘Drilling Towers’ are introduced to let visitors become acquainted with
the landscape. It is a network of 13 look-outs, strategically placed within the area. From each look-
out, a different stage of the mining landscape can be witnessed. This gives you the opportunity to
observe the theory becoming reality and observe the transformation of the landscape. ‘Timeless
Quarry’ museum park offers a view into the future. The park is situated in an old open pit mine
and showcases all the possible reclamation landscapes from the start up to the state after natural
transformation. The park also provides the opportunity to experience the extreme scale and size of
the mining landscape from a human perspective. In summary, the cultural framework will introduce
the public to all aspects of the oil sand industry and show the magnificence of the mining landscape
and the opportunities it provides for the future.
The Natural Frame focuses on the future by preserving parts of the existing boreal landscape in the
present day. By maintaining a zone of old growth boreal forest, a life seed bank will be secured for
the pollination of adjacent reclamation sites in the future. The Natural Frame also incorporates a
ecological corridor that can be used by the highly endangered Woodland Caribou amongst others.
The completion of the frame is focused on the transformation of the former mining landscape
into nature, specifically designed for three target species which are: the woodland caribou, the
wood buffalo and the whooping crane. All of these animals are endangered or affected by the oil
sand industry. This results in also three different landscape typologies native to the area; mixed
forest, open plains of grasses and sedges and wetlands. These nature typologies will be set on the
mining topography. In this way, each characteristic element of the mining landscape will transform
into its own new natural landscape. The open pit is provides an eloquent base for the open grass
fields, the overburden hills will transform into mixed forests and the tailing ponds offer a sufficient
topographical base for the transformation into secluded wetlands. The remaining infrastructure and
building sites will be allocated to either open plains or mixed forest, according to their location within
the total area.
In this way the MIN(e)Dscape strategy and design presents an alternative to traditional reclamation
methods that erase the typical mining landscape and thereby the future industrial heritage of
Canada. Implementing the MIN(e)Dscape strategy will involve people with the industry and the
landscape in particular; slowly conquering a place in society and culture, and hopefully also their
hearts.

30 06 2016 Gloria Font (mentor) Rob de Leeuw
Mirjam Koevoet Berdie Olthof
Rik de Visser
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Canada
Area where oil sand can be mined using open pit method; 4,750km2. In Impression of the oil sand mining landscape,
comparison the Provice of Gelderland measures: 4,975km2. nearly 750km2 has already been mined.
Context.
before
Boreal landscape; micro topography, very wet soil profile

during
Mining landscape
during after
Traditionally reclaimed landscape

Concept:
during after Now/During Active Mining
Create the initial framework of broadend boundaries
for the cultural and natural framework.
Future/After Active Mining

Vision MIN(e)Dscape; preservation of the characteristic topography and elements of the mining Nature development based on typical mining
landscape topography and characteristic elements.
basic frame -100 mtr wide
START TRANSFORMATION BY NATURE

overburden = mixed forest
minimum width to keep dark core of 20 m due to

edge effect.
open-pit = grass & sedges open pit becomes lake/wetland
elements of the mining tailing pond = wetland wetland becomes wet forest
landscape:
Basic frame 100m wide: • overburden
• life seed bank; pollination of adjacent • open pit
• tailing pond infra = grass & sedges/mixed
reclaimed landscape forest
• during mining; shelter for small animals
new landscape transformed landscape
Ecological corridor min 500m wide:

• preserves habitat of woodland caribou for
the future when the mined landscape is being
reclaimed
• provides connection between adjacing habitats Rules for transformation of the characteristic mining elements and landscape
Natural Framework
Reclaimed landscape - start Mixed forest - habitat woodland caribou Wetland - habitat whooping crane Grass and sedges- habitat wood buffalo
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Esther Brun
Oil Sand Discovery Centre - Suncore Tour - Mining Giants; educational fascilities already available = theory and proces
8.
55 KM
7.
48 KM
9.
55 KM
MINING GIANTS
6. 10.
65 KM 48 KM
5.
60 KM Cultural frame: MIN(e)Dscape - ‘Drilling Tower’- look out- see the actual mining landscape transform
4. • education
30 KM
11. • experience
38 KM • research
• provide acces
• no more secrets
• love for the
landscape
3. 12.
35 KM 28 KM
2. 13.
20 KM 15 KM
1. 14.
15 KM 20 KM
DISCOVERY CENTRE
N
Location of ‘Drilling Towers’ within the Cultural frame
Cultural Framework; 25 m zone added to the basic framework

MIN(e)Dscape - ‘Timeless Quarry’- landscape museum; experience the size and scale of the landscape in a setting of reclaimed landscape of the future
Plan
mixed forest grass wet grass wet forest wetland lake
Impression of the ‘Timeless Quarry’ landscape museum
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Location of the path; narrowest point of the museum park - 1.3km
Inspiration for museum path
Concept; large metal tube that transforms in relation to the landscpae, open/enclosed, raised or embedded in the landscape. A long ‘silver snake’
that takes you on a journey through the museum park, showing all the aspect of the reclamation landscape.
section and plan of ‘Timeline’ museum route
Impression of ‘Timeline’ museum route; tree top look-out Model Section
Impression of ‘Timeline’ museum route; mixed forest landscape Model Section
Impression of ‘Timeline’ museum route; grass and sedges landscape Model Section
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Esther Brun
Impression of ‘Timeline’ museum route; start of the route with parking and info pannels
Impression of ‘Timeline’ museum route; wet grass landscape Model Section
Impression of ‘Timeline’ museum route; wet forest landscape Model Section
Impression of ‘Timeline’ museum route; wetland landscape Model Section
Impression of ‘Timeline’ museum route; lake landscape Model Section
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Antoine Fourrier
A Vegetable Garden for Paris
Le Plateau de Saclay: designing with agriculture
In the last years, the urban sprawl phenomenon has particularly affected our peri-urban agricultural
areas. Due to the growth of our cities and consequent strong demand for housing, farmland is
disappearing more and more each year. This has become a source of growing social, ecological
and cultural concern. The case of the peri-urban farmland of Saclay in France is a good example of
this problem.
Located on top of a plateau, Saclay is one of the largest agricultural areas within the outskirts of
Paris. The area is part of the Grand Paris urban plan and will become the ‘French Silicon Valley’, a
cluster of research and science, in the near future. This is a place of both agricultural and heritage
significance. Despite their industrial practices, the farmers of Saclay has been seeking to get closer
to the consumer. They have formed community-supported agriculture associations and are greatly
appreciated by people. They have also been protesting against the urbanisation of their fertile lands
with the support of public opinion. If people are keen to protect Saclay, it is because this place is a
heritage landscape. Indeed, the water system of Saclay and its aqueduct used to provide water to
the fountains of Versailles in days gone by. The ambition of this project is to transform Saclay into
a meaningful agricultural landscape for the metropolis, instead of it being a building reserve. This
project will investigate how fresh food production can be a driving force for peri-urban areas.
Sustainable and intensive agriculture

The future of farming begins with the landscape. We should use all aspects of the landscape to
produce more and better food. Nowadays, a new kind of agriculture is being developed together
with precision farming, agroecology, and high-tech farming techniques. These new technologies
use all the aspects of the landscape to produce food in an optimum way, according to the climate,
soil, water or topography of the place. This project develops a strategy to encourage the farmer
to work together with the scientific cluster Paris-Saclay and cooperate with the locals in order
to produce fresh food. Consequently, instead of being a threat, the urban development of the
new scientific cluster is a great opportunity for farmers through the sharing of knowledge and
competences. Furthermore, the rationality and the functionality of the agriculture in Saclay can lead
to a poetic landscape. Among other things, contemporary farming can create new landscapes and
regenerate old structures. For example, clumps of trees can grow in the corners not accessible
by automated agricultural machinery, in evocation of wood once used for hunting. Moreover,
this wood can be used for other agricultural purposes (mulching, animal feed, etc.). Typical tree
alignments from the 17th century can also be brought back with a new agricultural and recreational
infrastructure. Finally, the old water system can be used for high-tech aquaponic farming or for more
traditional watercress and snail farming. New connections are proposed between the villages and
the metropolis. The future metro station Paris-Saclay can be a great location for an agro-logistic
hub. Here, people can buy fresh products and see how food is produced and processed.
Saclay has remained a curiosity in the French landscape due to its innovative water system from
the 18th century. Tomorrow, the technology of the 21st century will transform this place again.
This technological revolution will also result in a landscape revolution. Saclay will shift from a
monotonous, large-scale landscape to a deeply diverse and subtle landscape. Agriculture can
become highly meaningful for the metropolis by connecting the farmers and the people with the
beauty of an innovative agricultural landscape.

06 07 2016 Ruut van Paridon Harm Veenenbos
Gianluca Tramutola Niké van Keulen
Jana Crepon
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FISH PRODUCTS
FISH
BEETS
MILK CORN BARLEY CABBAGE
FISH SHELLFISH MAPLE SYRUP SOY MILK
FISH
FISH
POTATO
OAT
BARLEY
FISH
OAT RYE SUNFLOWER OAT
CORN BEEF CABBAGE POTATO
VODKA
CORN APPLES
POTATO
BARLEY MILK WHEAT RYE POTATO
APPLE
CUCUMBER
MILK
MILK BEEF
APPLE EGGS
WHEAT WHEAT CORN MILK PRODUCTS

WHEAT
LETTUCE
PORK
MILK LETTUCE
WHEAT TOMATO PORK CARROTS
CARROTS
BARLEY
WINE CABBAGE CHICKEN
KIWI
CHICKEN
ORANGE
OAT
WHEAT
TOMATOES
Paris
RICE
CITRUS
CARROTS WHEAT
POTATO
FISH
KIWI
SUNFLOWER OIL
MILK
BANANA
GRAPE
STRAWBERRIES
OAT
ORANGE
RICE
MANGO
WATER
MELON
ORANGES
DATE
ORANGES
FENCH BEANS
Versailles MELON ONION CABBAGE
STRAW STRAWDATE TEA
CABBAGE
ONION
COFFEE
PORK
COFFEE
CHICKEN
FIG
BEANS
FENCH
BERRIES BERRIES CHICKEN
FISH
SUGAR
COFFEE ONION
COFFEECOFFEE
FRENCH
SUGAR COFFEE
CACAO
SUGAR BEANS COFFEE CACAO THEA
SUGAR
COCONUTS
FISH
CACAO
COFFEE
COFFEE
CACAO
BEANS
FRENCH
FISH
BANANA
Saclay
MANGO
CACAO COFFEE
COFFEE
SUGAR COFFEE
COFFEE ASPERGE
BANANA
CACAO COFFEE
CACAO
OIL CACAO
CACAO
MILK
EGGS
CACAO
CACAO COFFEE THEA
COFFEE
CHICKEN TEA
PEPPER
COCOA
TEA COFFEE MAIZE
COFFEE FRENCH
BEEF
CACAO
BANANA BEANS
CACAO COFFEE
CASHEWS
KIWI
CITRUS
TEA
SUGAR
PORK
CHICKEN
COFFEE
MANGO PEANUT
APPLE
PEANUT
SOY BEAN
APPLE
DAIRY PRODUCT
COFFEE
SUGAR
THEA
SUGAR COFFEE
OIL BEEF CACAO
STRAWBERRIES
BANANA
BEAN ORANGE SOY

SUNFLOWER
GRAPES
APPLE PEARS
ORANGES
KIWI
ORANGE SHEEP
APPLE
Location of Saclay An unsustainable food system - where does our food come from?
Marshlands Fresh food Fresh food

Paris Versailles production Defence line 1814-1870 production
ine
ine ine Se
Se ine
Se Se
Saclay Saclay
Saclay Saclay
1300 18th century 20th century Today
Paris grew in tandem with its agriculture
Ditch 1 Underground aqueduct Lake of Saclay 1 Ditch 5 Versailles

2
Underground aqueduct
3
Yvette river 4 Acqueduct of Buc
La Bièvre
Saclay, a heritage landscape: a landscape to provide water to the fountains of Versailles by using the swamps and the lakes of Saclay
Urban area
Built-up area
New metro line
Water Agriculture & research

Existing water Aquaculture
New water Wetland agriculture
Landscape structure Fruit contour farming
Path along ditch Fruit polyculture
Agri-infrastructure Tomatoes & cucurbitaceae polyculture
Historical tree alignment Root crops & legumes contour farming
Fort Root crops, legumes & nuts contour farming
Path Leaf vegetable polyculture
Combined metro line & Fields for research
agri-infrastructure
A vision for Saclay: creating an attractive and diverse landscape through innovative agriculture
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I - Conditions II - Landscape framework III - Farming typology IV - Ownership
°C
Climate Polyculture Big farm

(more than 300ha)
Use Cultural history Water
Pedology Agroforestry Medium farm

(100 - 300ha)
NO3 Contour farming Small farm

Nutrients (50 - 100ha)
Landscape structure
Topography Contour farming + agroforestry Cooperative farming
Hydrometry Niche farming Municipality, Private

& Science Cluster
Strategy and design principles
Silt contour farming: root crops and legumes Silt poly culture: fruit & leaf vegetables, Silt poly culture: fruits & condiments Clay contour farming: fruits
legumes
Sand Contour farming: root crops & nuts Shallow waters: watercress & condiments Lakes & ponds: fish & leaf vegetables Wetland: sheep & amphibians
‘Foodscapes’ according to the different conditions of the landscape
Innovative agriculture generating a new landscape structure - Location: Orsigny area
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Farm entrance Farmer route through the fields

A multifunctional farmer infrastructure A diverse and attractive agricultural landscape - Location: North of Saclay village
A new water system for agricultural irrigation - Location: West side of Saclay Lake
A water structure upgraded for new use for recreational purposes - Location: Orsigny ditch
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DGA thrusters trials, Military Base Nature reserve

Tree alignment along Route along the
N118 motorway Aquaponic new agricultural ditches
Ditch for water storage &
Rare connections infrastructure
Bird reserve Aquaculture watercress culture
to the landscape Farm entrance
An isolated landscape monument - Location: Lake of Saclay (existing) A productive water system - Location: Lake of Saclay (proposal)
Experimental fields Biochemistry

Buc Enclaved farm Experimental fields
Seed research
Valley Research centre Guyancourt Farmer infrastructure
Connection from the city to
the research fields
Connection to the farm
An enclave experimental field - Location: La Minière (existing) An agri-research park - Location: La Minière (proposal)
New path
New tree clumps ‘Designed by agriculture’
for wood production
Fruit polyculture
Connection to the valley
Contour farming
Agriculture
Vegetable polyculture
Modern and diverse agriculture - Location: Orsigny
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Archiprix 2017
Nominations
Madeleine Maaskant
Director Amsterdam
Academy of Architecture
The Archiprix is an annual prize for the best graduation work stemming
from Dutch study programmes in the fields of architecture, urbanism and
landscape architecture. Each of the 9 study programmes may submit a
number of plans in proportion to the size of the school, which amounts to four
nominations out of a total of 28 submissions in the case of the Academy.
It is a prize that has already existed almost 40 years and can serve as an
important step for the nominees, and obviously the winners in particular, at
the beginning of their careers. The list of nominees and prizewinnners from
the past four decades demonstrates that the Archiprix has been extremely
successful at this. Many laureates have made their voices heard through
leaving their mark on the city and the landscape with their unique realized
designs or through playing an important role in the debate on architecture,
urbanism and landscape architecture. This year once again, it has been
a pleasant, but also difficult, task for the jury to select four plans from the
graduation class of 2015-2016.
On an overcast Sunday morning, the jury met at the Academy when the
building had only just been opened; a jury which consisted this year of the
heads of the study programmes, namely Jan-Richard Kikkert (Architecture),
Arjan Klok (Urbanism) and Maike van Stiphout (Landscape Architecture).
This jury was supplemented by Floris Alkemade – architect, professor
of Architecture at this Academy and Chief Government Architect – and
Madeleine Maaskant, director of the Academy and chair of the jury.
The graduation plans were hanging throughout the entire building, as a part
of a beautifully designed Graduation Show, and the ideas were represented
and expressed through the use of panels, scale models, films, books and
mock-ups; a masterpiece at the Academy of Architecture is literally a
masterpiece!
The jury walked through the exhibition, curious and concentrated, standing
still at each plan in order to share their thoughts with each other about the
quality, originality, chosen theme and the authenticity.
The variety and richness of this graduation exhibition is impressive.
In total, 18 graduation plans were assessed: 14 in architecture, 1 in urbanism

and 3 in landscape architecture. After walking through exhibition, the jury
retired to the boardroom in order to arrive at a final decision behind closed
doors. All the plans were laid out on the table and considered once again,
with the jury’s discussion focusing on the designs of: (in alphabetical order)
Tjeerd Beemsterboer, Michael van Bergen, Bram van den Heuvel,
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Archiprix 2017 Nominations
Kristina Petrauskaite, Ramon Scharff, Jasper Smits, Sweder Spanjer,

Pim van Tol, Murk Wijmenga, Hans Maarten Wikkerink and Michiel Zeegers.
During a following round, the assignment, and in particular the relevance and
topicality of the assignment, was assessed. But also the interdisciplinarity,
the development of a plan on various scale levels and the way in which
research formed part of the entire process were aspects that played a role in
the final verdict of the jury.
The following 4 graduation projects were unanimously nominated for the

Archiprix 2017 (in alphabetical order):

Michael van Bergen
This project demonstrates how we, as a society, can deal with death and
burial in a modern way.
The concept is a combined crematorium, above-ground cemetery and
interactive meeting place. The jury noticed the richness of its spatial
organisation and the tactility of the materials. And the jury respected the high
level of the research, and the idea of incorporating the farewell ceremony of
our beloved ones into the city.
Ramon Scharff
In this project, the Royal Palace on Dam Square gets new public functions
that are linked to functions from the past, thus becoming a House of the City
once again. The former closed central location becomes a public place for
the people and visitors of Amsterdam.
The jury appreciated the high level of research that led to minimal but
convincing interventions.
Sweder Spanjer
Forever Travelling
With this project situated on the island of Terschelling, an accommodation
is created where death and commemoration are united in one place. The
jury was struck by the sensitive approach of such a loaded subject. The way
the building connects to the landscape is very subtle and strong at the same
time.
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Marcy Houses
This project is a case study of social housing projects in New York City,
featuring the Marcy Houses in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbourhood
of Brooklyn. The project impressed the jury due to the smart approach
of showing the potential of a neglected area, bringing new life to a dense
neighbourhood through further densification.
Audience Award
Votes could be cast for the Audience Award once again this year. The winner
of the Audience Award 2016 is Laura van de Pol, with the graduation project
Urban Mangrove: how food ecosystems can revitalize cities.
Laura van der Pol

Urban Mangrove
(P54)
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Michael van Bergen

(P24)
Ramon Scharff
(P66)
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Sweder Spanjer
Forever Travelling
(P78)

Marcy Houses
(P90)
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Colophon
Amsterdam Academy of Architecture
Waterlooplein 213, 1011 PG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
T +31 (0)20 531 8218, info@bwk.ahk.nl, www.academyofarchitecture.nl
Advisory Board
Jan-Richard Kikkert, Maike van Stiphout, Arjan Klok, Madeleine Maaskant
Editor-in-Chief
Klaas de Jong
Translation
Richard Glass
Text corrections
Nik Berkouwer
Social photography and models
Inge Hoogland
Graphic design
Studio Sander Boon, Amsterdam
Printing
Giga Print, Almere
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learn the profession at the Amsterdam Academy On the basis of a specific design assignment,
of Architecture through an intensive combination students develop knowledge, insight and skills.
of work and study. They work in small, partly The exercises are focused on training in those
interdisciplinary groups and are supervised by a skills that are essential for recognising and
select group of practising fellow professionals. solving design problems, such as analytical
There is a wide range of options within the techniques, knowledge of the repertoire, the use
programme so that students can put together of materials, text analysis, and writing. Many of
their own trajectory and specialisation. the exercises are linked to the design projects.
The morphological studies concentrate on the
With the inclusion of the course in Urbanism in making of spatial objects, with the emphasis on
1957 and Landscape Architecture in 1972, the creative process and implementation. Students
Academy is the only architecture school in the experiment with materials and media forms
Netherlands to bring together the three spatial and gain experience in converting an idea into
design disciplines under one roof. a creation.
Some 350 guest tutors are involved in teaching During the periods between the terms there
every year. Each of them is a practising designer are workshops, study trips in the Netherlands
or a specific expert in his or her particular and abroad, and other activities. This is also the
subject. The three heads of department also preferred moment for international exchange
have design practices of their own in addition projects. The Academy regularly invites foreign
to their work for the Academy. This structure students for the workshops and recruits well-
yields an enormous dynamism and energy and known designers from the Netherlands and
ensures that the courses remain closely linked further afield as tutors.
to the current state of the discipline.
Graduates from the Academy of Architecture are
The courses consist of projects, exercises and entitled to the following titles: Architect, Master
lectures. First-year and second-year students of Science; Urbanist, Master of Science and
also engage in morphological studies. Students Landscape Architect, Master of Science.
work on their own or in small groups. The design
145
2015-2016 Graduation
Projects features the work
of students who earned
their degree during the
2015-2016 academic
year at the Amsterdam
Academy of Architecture.
The projects by the 19
Masters of Architecture,
Urbanism and Landscape
Architecture are
introduced by visiting
critic Floris Alkemade.

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12 About nature and community, Floris Alkemade, visiting critic

18 Tjeerd Beemsterboer, Church 33058

112 Stephan Sliepenbeek, The Inclusive City

120 Astrid Bennink, The Small-Economy Landscape

140 Archiprix 2017 Nominations

Graduation date Commission members Additional members for the examination

Christoforus Church in Schagen Church interior - Cornelis van Dalem

Scale model 1:200 Scale model 1:20

Facade section knocking through the church Facade section hall

The square called church

Michael van Bergen

Graduation date Commission members Additional members for the examination

[1] location Marnixplantsoen

[4] pile of excavations as source of inspiration ‘creating space’.

[1] around the dead

[2] directed towards the dead

[3] the dead in the memorial chapel

[4] view over water and park

Private and shared

Graduation date Commission members Additional members for the examination

Location Urban solution Functions and spaces

Image caption Image caption Image caption Image caption

Bedroom detailization. Plan fragment Bedroom detailization. Section

Private spaces. Bedroom

Shared spaces. Plan fragment Shared spaces. Section

Shared spaces. Psychologist’s room

Baltic state - Lithuania Capital city - Vilnius

Graduation date Commission members Additional members for the examination

Housing Retail Enter- Leisure/

The historical element - reflection on the past

Natural reserve The window The wall

KAROLINIŠKIŲ NATIONAL RESERVE LANDSCAPE

Existing situation Approach Existing situation

Fast vehicle traffic

Image caption PARK SQUARE

Cellular cast aluminum

Principal detail section

View from the upper passage to the field

Bram van den Heuvel

From prison to a new living environment

Building a new neighbourhood

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visualisation inner area first phase

visualisation inner area final phase

original situation scale model 1:1000 location

scale model 1:500 design complex

existing new scale model 1:100 heart of the building

new design tower

Graduation date Commission members Additional members for the examination

Section C-C Section E-E

Location - Amsterdam city centre Situation - inside of the urban block

Material test 1 Material test 2 Material test 3 Material test 4

FLOOR PLAN ROOF TOP

Material test 5 Material test 6 Material test 7 Material test 8

Floor plan +01 Roof top

Semi-public hairdressing salon and greenhouse

Entrance to the block

Bathroom visualization Model picture Model picture

Model picture Model picture

Model picture Model picture

Laura van de Pol

Graduation date Commission members Additional members for the examination