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1 SWEETS WORKSHOP 3: STORY TELLER Get yourself an attitude (PRAGMATIC, Time TraveLer, ESSENTIALIST-Aesthetic, Story Teller) and re-design THE bridge house(s) ESSENTIALIST/ AESTHETIC

2 SWEETS WORKSHOP 3: STORY TELLER ESSENTIALIST/ AESTHETIC space&matter in collaboration with: Beata Labuhn

3 Intro Workshops Transformation of 27 bridge houses into a hotel In collaboration with Lloyd Hotel and Igor Sancisi, space&matter are planning to transform 27 bridge houses in Amsterdam into a hotel with 27 rooms spread all over the city. In order to explore this idea space&matter started a design research in The first part of the design research focusses on the stocktaking of the individual value of each house and on the value of the 27 houses as a collection. The second part of the research focusses on the exploration of different attitudes towards transformation and possible re-design strategies with the utmost goal of developing the most suitable attitude and strategy for the transformation of the collection of the bridge houses into a hotel. Both the first and the second part of this research will be presented and performed during the exhibition and a series of workshops between the 7th of June and the 20th of September 2013 in Arcam, Amsterdam. ALL HOUSES INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A COLLECTION The first part of the research, the stocktaking of both the collective value and the individual value of the bridge houses, is presented in an exhibition. On the upper floor of the exhibition we present the 27 bridge houses in Amsterdam as a collection which tells the story of the city s development, the story of technological development and the story of the history of architecture where architectural eras from 1910 till today become manifest in this series of bridge houses. On the lower floor of the exhibition the individual value of each house can be retraced from a carefully composed archive. The individual value of each house differs from one another. There are monuments, architectural gems, but also ordinary structures which have a local or personal value. Workshop The second part of the research, exploration of different attitudes towards transformation and possible re-design strategies, will be performed during four workshops curated by Space&Matter in collaboration with Beata Labuhn (TU Delft). The workshop will involve MSc-students from different universities and re-design experts from practice and theory. The workshop makes use of and contributes to the information in the archive about the individual houses present in the exhibition. Additionally the workshop is based on a pre-research about the history of transformation with the focus on the main attitudes towards transformation and a toolbox/vocabulary of the transformation strategies. In the four workshops we explore redesigning the bridge houses into hotel rooms with the attitudes of respectively the Pragmatic, the Time Traveler, the Essentialist-Aesthetic and the Story Teller. Our goal is to test a variety of attitudes towards heritage and see which transformation strategies they generate and what it means for each bridge house individually and for the bridge houses as a collection. The outcome of these workshops will be discussed during the final panel session, exhibited in the Arcam in the form of a growing exhibition, and later documented in the second part of the research by design The Transformation of the Bridge Houses. 4 5

4 Workshop AREA 1 History of transformation The attitudes towards time, history and heritage influence the way in which people deal with old and new structures. We want to trigger a discussion about these attitudes. As under layer for this discussion we summarize the main characteristics of six popular attitudes ARCHIVE The individual value of each house differs from one another. There are monuments, architectural gems, but also ordinary structures which have a local or personal value. The individual value of each house can be retraced from this carefully composed archive which serves as background information source for the workshops. Toolbox In order to talk about transformation we need a vocabulary of possible strategies, interventions and manipulations. We collect verbs and adjectives (with reference projects) to stimulate a discussion about transformation. In order to do so we also look outside the realm of architecture. The goal is to generate a toolbox of transformation strategies. 4 WORKSHOPs Get yourself an attitude (Pragmatic -Rebel, Time Traveler - Materialist, Essentialist - Aesthetic), Story Teller) and re-design the interior and the exterior of the following bridge house(s): Willemsbrug, Berlagebrug, Hortusbrug, Walter Suskindbrug, Kortjewantsbrug, Zeilstraatbrug. 5 growing exhibition During the exhibition in the Arcam there will be a growing exhibition of the transformation proposals designed during the workshop. The re-design will be made comparable through a series of six templates showing the exterior (within the context), the interior, the plan(s), the section of each bridge house and the description of the interventions. 6 7

5 1 History of transformation history of transformation with the focus on main attitudes towards heritage The attitudes towards time, history and heritage influence the way in which people deal with old and new structures. We want to trigger a discussion about these attitudes. As under layer for this discussion we summarize the main characteristics of six popular attitudes. 1. THE MATERIALIST 2. TIME TRAVELER Conservation of Forum Romanum (since 1803). The Materialist knows that the time moves forward mercilessly and believes that it inscribes itself into space in the form of artifacts, as if space was a palimpsest of older and newer inscriptions. In order to keep the older inscriptions readable, one has to treat the space with everything therein with care. The artifacts and ruins coming from the old times are all considered to be very unique and often have a sacred meaning for the Materialist. He therefore wants to conserve things just the way he has found them, preferably without even touching them. Or if he has to touch them, the Materialist wants to conserve them without leaving his own traces on them. Making new additions or structures is not really the Materialists piece of cake. If the Materialist would have to give an advise on making something new, he would advise to make it such that it can become an everlasting artifact representing its own time. Restoration of the Haarzuilens Castle (NL) by Cuypers in The Time Traveler knows that the time moves forward, but believes that one can travel in time and can jump to another time for a moment in memories, through re-enactments and accurately composed reconstructions. The knowledge of past times cannot be retraced from ruins only, but it has to be cultivated through ongoing training in traditional skills and techniques. When confronted with existing structures, the Time Traveler wants to preserve and repair them so they look like they used to in the old days (or even better). When confronted with making new additions or structures the Time Traveler seeks to design like the original designer would have done it (or better). CHARACTERISTICS: dreaming, imagining, evocating, idolizing the old CHARACTERISTICS: careful, caring, in love with the old, precise, protective 8 9

6 3. REBEL 5. ESENTIALIST-AESTHETIC Demolition of the monumental engine house in Praha-neighbourhood in Warsaw in For the Rebel the time moves only forward and it is the only way to go. The past is a burden which he wants to throw off. The Rebel wants to shape the present and the future giving them the best contemporary form. When confronted with existing structures, the Rebel will want to destroy them in order to make place for something new. And if he decides to save the existing structures they function primary as a decorum or as materia prima for his own new creations. When it comes to creating new structures and additions the Rebel will always want to make something original, something which has never been made before. CHARACTERISTICS: revolutionary, inventive, innovative, optimistic, idealistic, (sometimes) aggressive House extension in Remscheid in 1997 by Kalhöfer & Korschildgen. The Essentialist-Aesthetic sees the time as something cyclic where forms come, go and return again. He likes to get inspired by old forms, preserving the most characteristic features and giving them a contemporary interpretation. When confronted with old structures he will recycle and transform them. When the Essentialist-Aesthetic has to make a new addition or structure he will get inspired by some old form or certain aspect of it (like color, composition, proportion, material, structure, rhythm, construction, tectonics) but he will give it an own twist by changing one or more of the other aspects (like color, composition, proportion, material, structure, rhythm, construction, tectonics) or he will make formal deformations. CHARACTERISTICS: prioritizing, selecting, transforming, merging, translating, updating 6. STORY TELLER Lieb House (designed by Venturi & Scott Brown) arriving in New York from New Jersey in PRAGMATIC For the Pragmatic the time moves only forward and it is the only way to go. The Pragmatic focuses on the present and the future needs which he accommodates pragmatically, economically and as it were in the most easy going way. When confronted with old structures he preserves what is still of use and destroys what is not. When it comes to creating new structures and additions the Pragmatic will always want to express his own contemporary time with its unique economy, technology and aesthetic preferences. The Story Teller sees the time as something cyclic where idea s and stories come, go and return again resulting in forms which perfectly envisage the story behind it. The Story Teller likes to interpret old idea s and stories giving them an own contemporary twist. When the Story Teller has to make a new addition or structure he will get inspired by an idea or a story and give it a suitable (but not necessary new) form. CHARACTESTISTICS: balancing between fact and an interesting narrative, looking for eternal principles and themes CHARACTERISTICS: practical, economical, easy-going 10 Intervention in the former Reichs Party Congres in 2001 by Domenig. 11

7 Weesperzijde 2 ARCHIVE OOSTROUTE WESTROUTE Ms. van Riemsdijkweg 12 B356 LANGEBRUG Klaprozenweg Kamperfoelieweg Schepenlaan Buiksloterdijk Buikslotermeerdijk 20 B970 IJDOORNLAANBRUG Ijdoornlaan NOORDROUTE Floraweg 21 B2205 BUIKSLOTERDRAAIBRUG Buiksloterweg NoordHollandsch Kanaal 25 B346 WESTERKEERSLUIS Johan van Hasseltweg van Diemenstraat 17 B491 MEEUWENPLEINBRUG Westerdoksdijk Westerpark Nassauplein Houtmankade Buiksloterweg 15 B357 GERBEN WAGENAARBRUG Kraaienplein Nassaukade 4 B151 WILLEMSBRUG 14 B314 WESTERDOKSBRUG 10 B155 KATTENSLOOTBRUG Van Hallstraat de Ruijterkade het IJ C.S. Willem de Zwijgerlaan Baarsjesweg Jan van Galenstraat De Clercqstraat 23 B173 WIEGBRUG Kostverlorenvaart Kostverlorenvaart 2e Hugo de Grootstraat 7 B 324 BELTBRUG Kostverlorenstraat 6 B171 VAN HALLBRUG Prinsengracht Prinsengracht Keizersgracht Keizersgracht Herengracht Herengracht Dam Prins Hedrikkade 24 B2270 OOSTERDOKSDRAAIBRUG Oosterdok Nieuwe Herengracht Oosterdok 13 B239 HORTUSBRUG 16 B487 KORTJEWANTSBRUG 2 B278 SCHARREBIERSLUIS Laagte Kadijk Rembrandtpak Kinkerstraat 8 B266 KINKERBRUG Leidseplein Binnen Amstel 18 B237 WALTER SUSKINDBRUG Artis Muiderpoortstation Ijburglaan Amstel Baarsjesweg 1 S101 AMSTELSCHUTSLUIS Oosterpark Overtoom Vondelpark Museumplein Weesperzijde 9 B199 OVERTOOMSESLUIS Bert Haanstrakade Theophile de Bockstraat Sloterkade Kostverlorenvaart 19 B360 THEOPHILE DE BOCKBRUG Zeilstraat 26 B348 ZEILSTRAATBRUG Amstel 3 B101 NIEUWE AMSTELBRUG Amsteldijk 27 B2023 HAVENEILAND 5 B423 BERLAGEBRUG Amstel Station Amstel Schinkel Omval 11 B429 OMVALBRUG 22 B1267 DUIVENDRECHTSEBRUG 12 13

8 4 N 151 WILLEMSBRUG 1928 P.L. Kramer 5 N 423 BERLAGEBRUG 1932 H. P. Berlage 13 N 239 HORTUSBRUG 1956 D.L. Sterenberg 16 N 487 KORTJEWANTSBRUG 1967 Dic. Slebos 18 N 237 WALTER SUSKINDBRUG 1972 D.L. Sterenberg 26 N 348 ZEILSTRAATBRUG 2007 Kerste-Meijer 14 15

9 3 Toolbox In order to talk about transformation we need a vocabulary to define types of transformation. We collect verbs and adjectives (with reference projects) to stimulate a discussion about transformation. In order to do so we also look outside the realm of architecture. The goal is to generate a toolbox of transformation strategies. Silbester Dtallone, 1995 Skyline, Rotterdam, 2000 Palace, 4th Century AC Dovecote Studio, SnapeDiocletian s Maltings, HaworthTompkins, 2009 Didden Village, MVRDV, Rotterdam, Silvester Stallone, Dovecote Studio, Snape Maltings, HaworthTompkins, 2009 Diocletian s Palace CONSERVE + INSERT + DENSIFY Skyline, Silbester Rotterdam, Dtallone, INFLATE 16 Didden Village, MVRDV, SilvesterRotterdam, Stallone, BEFO PRESERVE + TOP UP Silbester Dtallone, 1995 Skyline, Silbester Rotterdam, Dtallone, Diocletian s Palace, 4th Century AC Didden Village, MVRDV, Silvester Rotterdam, Stallone, Didden Village, MVRDV, Rotterdam, 2006 Dovecote Studio, Snape Maltings, Diocletian s HaworthTompkins, Palace, 4th Century 2009 AC Dovecote Studio, Snape Maltings, HaworthTompkins, 2009 Skyline, Rotterdam, 2000 AFT Dovecote Studio, Snape Maltings, HaworthTompkins, Diocletian s Palace 2009 AFT Dovecote Studio, Snape Maltings, HaworthTompkins, 2009 AFT CONSERVE (THE RUINS) + INSERT 17

10 4 WORKSHOPs Get yourself an attitude (Time Traveler, Pragmatic, Essentialist-Aesthetic, Story Teller) and re-design the interior and the exterior of the following bridge house(s): Willemsbrug, Berlagebrug, Hortusbrug, Walter Suskindbrug, Kortjewantsbrug, Zeilstraatbrug Workshop 1: PragmatiC Redesign three houses as a collection of rooms belonging to one hotel. Think of a corporate identity. Design efficient and try to focus on an element, which binds all houses together. Workshop 2: Time Traveler Redesign of the interior and the exterior of the bridge house like the original architects (Berlage, Kramer, Sterenberg, Slebos, Kerste-Meijer) would have done it when he had to transform it into a hotel. Workshop 3: ESSENTIALIST-AesthetiC Redesign the bridge houses taking inspiration from one or two of their dominant features. Workshop 4: Story Teller ) Redesign one of the bridge houses finding inspiration in their history (development and policy of A dam, technological development, direct local surroundings (neighborhood) and possible personal stories) and meaning and focus on the (new) story you tell with your design. Write down the story of the house. 2) Re-write the history of the house, using the original historical material, as such so you can justify its relocation (to the place of your choice). Design the how of the re-location carefully. 3) Re-write the history of the house, using the original historical material, as such so you can justify its demolition, choosing the kind of demolition which will fit the (hi)story

11 Assignment 1: Redesign one of the bridge houses finding inspiration in their history (development and policy of Amsterdam, technological development, direct local surroundings (neighborhood) and possible personal stories) and meaning and focus on the (new) story you tell with your design. Write down the story of the house. SCHEDULE: Students: 6 students redesign individually 1 bridge house or Assignment 2: Redesign the bridge houses taking inspiration from one or two of their dominant features. Program: Small extension of the existing volume One entrance Clear signage (hotel logo, room number, do not disturb + clean room board) Windows in all rooms Screening of the windows (for privacy) Darkening of the windows (for sleeping during the day) Openable windows Lightplan for all rooms incl. bed lamp(s) Sleeping room with 2 persons bed (2x min. 90cmx2m plus think about space for people who have to change the bed sheets) Table plus 2 chairs (eating, drinking, conversation) Table for working plus chair Space for babybed Trashbin Mirror Storage for luggage Cupboard for clothing Locker Minibar Bathroom (incl. toilet and shower (maybe bath) Connection between bath and sleeping room 1 sink on each level with mirror, shelf and towelhanger Parking place Breakfast place (in the neighbourhood) Programmatic challenges: How do you deal with noise? The houses are mostly next to a bridge/ street. How do you deal with privacy? The houses are often very transparent. How do you deal with findability? The houses are small and not always visible and they don t have an address. How do you deal with safety? The gate is often preventing the access. Is it handicap proof? (entrance, toilet, doors, turning circles) Is there a possibility for an own/private outside space? (roof terrace, water terrace, boat or balcony) How many stars do you think you can get with your design? 5star: >26m2 4star: >22m2 3star: >17m2 2star: no min Program WORKSHOP 3 Monday 10 am: Introduction Lecture Beata Labuhn (TU Delft) & Sascha Glasl (space&matter) 11 am: Lecture Simone Rots (CRIMSON Architectural Historians) 12 am: Lecture Conny Groenewegen 12 am -evening: Excursion houses (bring a bike, water & maybe sandwiches!!!) Tuesday 9 am - 12 am: designing with guidance 12 am - 7 pm: designing Wednesday 9 am - 12 am: designing with guidance 12 am - 7 pm: designing Thursday 9 am - 12 am: designing with guidance 12 am - 7 pm: designing Friday 9 am - 5 am: designing with guidance 5 am - 6 pm: Printing at space&matter (Herengracht 520) 6 pm - 8 pm: final presentation deliverables per student: one design for one houses 6 templates for 1 house 8pm: drinks 20 21

12 5 growing exhibition During the exhibition in the Arcam there will be a growing exhibition of the transformation proposals designed during the workshop. The re-design will be made comparable through a series of six templates showing the exterior (within the context), the interior, the plan(s), the section of each bridge house and the description of the intervention(s). Qui odit explab ipsam, corporpor ant voluptatus alibusam, volut et liquam dolutates quae nam veniaec eritemodio dictis consent quos dia essitiis nost, saped quiaecum sintis ati imolut officto mi, ommo beaquid maxim dolor sequi verum delecae rnatas se eumquae et ipsapis estese num expera dolore iusae. Nem aut escilliae omnitionet quo test quid unt apeliqu undiscias simagni aerferum qui sum auda et qui culpa volupta comnis ra dus, sequi occaeriti rate sit provit es ditat iliasserum etur re verum natemqui ditatures et, occum faccatus entiurio cus, cum andante lit hillorest od ut isinulla pa si coresti onsecti scipsan dicatio. Lut mos aut quam, cuscium quam ex ex et accaborepero dolupta spient fugit, optate atem lam ium rerro que venihicid et fugit, volor audiandi tem evenime cus dolorpos sam faccus issini te preium nes il imillab orporit officipient accusdanda velent eicit eturest ionsequ atecatibusam fugia doloris molores int pro mini derferatus aut optas et lacerae quid quae es doluptat. Velitia ndanimodis id ut rem et que officat ibusdae. Nam sum quam et officiet re porendem fuga. Qui untia illatus. Sheet 1: Write a text and show your concept with a few black and white diagrams (DIN A5) Sheet 4: Show your design in the most relevant section (DIN A5) Sheet 2: Make one outside image of your design (DIN A5) Sheet 5: Show your design with additional drawings (DIN A5) Sheet 3: Show your design in the most relevant floorplan (DIN A5) Sheet 6: Show your interior design in one perspective section (DIN A5) 24 N 2270 OOSTERDOKDRAAIBRUG 2004 Kerste-Meijer 22 23

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