bastiaan van der sluis - abandoned places (hr)

BY BASTAAN VAN DER SLUIS

ABANDONED PLACES

THE RAW EDGES OF LIFE

WDKA FASHION SHOW ROTTERDAM

OCTOPUSSY

THE EMPTY HOLES OF SHOPPING SOULS

LAST SURVIVOR

EASY SUNDAY

EVOLUTIONS

1001 IMPRESSIONS

SISTER SISTER

BACK TO THE FUTURE

DOOR TO DOOR, FLOOR TO FLOOR

INIMINI

THE LONE WOLF

CLEAN ENDING

SOLID BELIEVE

IN THE SHADOW OF SOCIETY

CELLS OF LIFE

CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE

TIME FLIES BY

THE LONG WALK

THE LIGHT HAS BEEN CRUCIFIED

A TOUCH OF RED

CONTENT

ABOUT

PRELUDE CHROMATIN (EX)CHANGE OF THOUGHTS

DESIGN

VERTICAL CITY PEOPLE’S PARK HIGH VALUE PLACES DNA STORE EACH & EVERY SANAA MIES - EASY READIN’

VISUALIZATIONS

RENDER ABANDONED PLACES

INITIATIVES

OFFICE X MY FUTURE PLANS

CONTACT

RSVP

WITHOUT DESTINATION

PRELUDE A pallet full of colors From the very beginning Bastiaan decided to form a personal pallet of various disciplines. With a background in economics, management and real estate, Bastiaan’s early goal was to earn money with this and invest it in the city’s public space.

In his eyes the public space is an ideal place to let individuals communicate, share and learn from each other. But to invest in something you also need to understand the objective from the inside. For this reason he diversed his focus 180 degrees and went from the financial sector towards the ‘art scene’ itself.

To design is to ask questions While attending the art academy he allowed himself to broaden his perspectives by experimenting with all kinds of disciplines and collaborations ranging from product design to urban planning and therefore getting to know the feeling of every scale in designing for the people. But to design is to ask questions and so he decided to commit himself to a strictly one-year course in Philosophy as well. In this way he learned to be even more critical and formulated his thoughts in theory.

An architect was the one who designed for the city and its people and therefore Bastiaan attended the Academy of Architecture in the years that followed. While studying and having worked at several architecture offices, an art gallery, an art agency, a design agency and having filled his ‘pallet’, he eventually started his own company, called BVDS. BVDS Although growing up in a small village Bastiaan van der Sluis spent most of his time in Amsterdam and Rotterdam (The Netherlands). He has almost 10 years of experience in the design industry, developing his career in production and management, working hand in hand with numerous offices and artists. Now based in Rotterdam, Bastiaan and his team provide creative services to the all kinds of industries like architecture, branding, (fashion/ graphic/ product/ web) design, filming, marketing, management, photography, research, talent scouting, educational programs, etc.

Bastiaan sees himself as a designer, manager and entrepreneur who generates, connects. With the knowhow of two different worlds he tries to bring the art world and all other parties closer together to improve quality and make new things happen. He and his team leverages its extensive database of contacts, offering each client creative resources. Their diverse knowledge and expertise allows them to exceed client expectations and maximize client results. On the other hand BVDS tries to stimulate the collaboration between companies and upcoming talent in all kinds of disciplines.

CREATIVE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT An new product or service is normally made to be that strong that it can stand on its on. But are you getting the most out of it in this way? Apple, Prada, MVRDV, Coca Cola, Nike, naming just a few companies that use their marketing and branding platforms to its maximum with the intention to make that product or service more reckognizable and well known to the public. Bastiaan has made it his goal to gain expertise in this field to become a strategy manager, sort of a ‘game changer’ who will help start-ups to grow or struggling companies to refind their dna again.

CREATIVE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT marketing / branding / pr architecture / design / fashion / photography

TOKYO MARRAKECH HONG KONG NEW YORK

2016

ICELAND COPENHAGEN VENICE

2015

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS

2014 PARIS

2013

WARSAW / BERLIN MOSCOW BERLIN TOKYO

2012 ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE R’DAM architecture / urban planning ERASMUS UNIVERSITY R’DAM philosophy

2011 2010 2009 2008

UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM real estate VANCOUVER PARIS

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION YEAR economy & management

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS

TRAVEL

EDUCATION

VAN MOURIK ARCHITECTS architecture / urban planning

ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE school education chairman

POWERHOUSE COMPANY architecture

ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE school education boardmember ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE excursion commission

WILLEM DE KOONING ACADEMY teacher / examinator

BASEL / INNSBRUCK

WILLEM DE KOONING ART ACADEMY interior architecture / product design urban planning

ECTOR HOOGSTAD ARCHITECTS BASEMATTERS architecture design agency BEARDS & SUITS educational business program BVDS design & photography DONIS ARCHITECTS self founded company architecture WE KNOW ART & GARAGE design agency art gallery

2007 2006 2005

A3 ARCHITECTS architecture SYMPOSIUM ROTTERDAM ‘connecting the Circle’ project leader / designer / host

PROFESSOR POELSFLAT interior architecture project architect

WILLEM DE KOONING ACADEMY urban planning projects / project leader

WILLEM DE KOONING ACADEMY extra courses: start your own company

design management

burnout & burnout prevention

real estate

MOVING: AMSTERDAM TO ROTTERDAM two cities known for their extreme difference in every layer of the word

2004 WORK

EXTRA

CHROMATIN

chromatin

to pack dna into a smaller volume, to fit it in the cell & to control gene expression and dna replication

mission #1

creating a personal pallet of various disciplines

overall development

in over 10 years of educational and working experience bastiaan has focused on taking on goals and guidelines to form my his pallet. from product design to urban planning, from teaching to sales, from paris to tokyo..

mission #2

collect all data and experiences to set up a practice that will participate in the center of all kinds disciplines.

marketing sales branding public relations

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

THEORY

DESIGN

architecture urban planning product design interior design conceptual story telling fashion

VISUAL

photography video editing graphic design renderings presenting exhibitions symposium host

philosophy research writing

MANAGEMENT

teacher examinator educational pogrammer design agency art gallery project leader real estate symposium organiser

TRAVEL

tokyo moscow berlin paris vancouver warsaw caribbean islands

(EX)CHANGE OF THOUGHTS

short essay written in summer ‘14

During the period of Romancism, Rousseau stated that a modern individual human being was rotten by luxury and civilization. In his eyes only the human, in a state of nature - wild, free and independent – was noble and living in paradise. Therefore they should only follow their own will. Making any form of state or political ruler would depend on the fact, that the individual has the free will to choose his own party willingly, only obeys himself and is as free as before. Karl Marx stated that society is nothing more than just a gathering of individuals whom formed a group. He couldn’t imagine an individual outside society, because we’re all related to each other by language, production, economy, etcetera. This would mean that in his opinion there wouldn’t be such a thing as a free individual.

Groups might have formed more out of necessity, survival and the need to get more and more (luxury). We only communicate through economic exchange, said Marx. Is our society therefore becoming superficial? We are our own individual but living among others, living in the same space. Is it necessary to make conversations throughout products, becoming alienated from each other, forgetting our traditions, our culture, our ethics, our senses for esthetics, our identity, our collectivity? Is our society polarizing?

To become aware of the thought that society is polarizing, people have to see it, feel it, confront it. Therefore it is necessary that we increase our level of criticism, hold up the mirror of reflection, create our own self-made perspectives and will not to become prey of desperation and total obedience.

Since the Stone Age people are expressing their emotions and thoughts throughout art. Where first harmony, measure and unity dictated the definition of beauty there came Kant with the statement that beauty is born out of taste followed

by Nietzsche and Hutcheson who stated that it is a more an emotional reaction which is expressed through the spectator eye. Schopenhauer thought that if we were contemplating about something beautiful we should ‘take distance from ourselves’, our will and forget our individuality.

By seeing and analyzing art we create a certain form of criticism and esthetics. Art thus stimulates the natural senses of people which makes them develop and enrich their skills and personalities. Like Diderot would say; “Art has a moral purpose”. This means that beauty helps us grow and nurtures us; beauty forms our taste, shapes our interpretation level and makes us clarify our judgments. The first steps to a personal happiness/well-being: ‘eudaimonia’.

Because of the present economic crises, the Dutch government made plans to cut subsidies for the Art & Culture sector.

Higher ticket fees, smaller organizations going broke, less free culture attractions, less developing of the individual in society.

Art is now only accessible for the richest people; art becomes exclusive and will activate exclusion.

Almost every town presents its identity by the presence of a church and its peak. While nearing a village people could indicate where they were and what to expect. Nowadays cities are transformed in landscapes of boxes, high buildings without any form of esthetics. Buildings of the past, which carry history, identity and tradition, are demolished to make way for anonymous money making boxes. We live in a 24-7 economy where everything is aimed on production and striving for individual success, where the old cities are overwhelmed with the eager to make money at any cost. Capitalism makes our activities rather artificial and one sided, there is no more room for our creative minds. People don’t know their city anymore, people are losing their identity. It takes a lot of time to build an historical and traditional image and it’s easily broken off without thinking about the consequences. We should not be slaves of our traditions, but building without a long term purpose without a vision, creating only anonymous boxes, might even get worse.

We have to let people take part in their environment again, let them see where they come from, what the city is, letting people take part in their environment, get to know each other again, trigger their senses. In order to let people know again what beauty is; shape a new form of criticism. Like Corbusier would say; “But suddenly you touch my heart, you do me good, I am happy and I say; ‘This is beautiful’. That is Architecture, Art enters in”.

The architect used to be working for the public good, but more often we see him as a muppet, being constrained by rules and superficial clients. A change has to be made. We have to shape Architecture as a form of daily and public life, becoming a social construct. Make buildings and their surrounding more public, more transparent, more esthetically acceptable and understanding. Therefore the public space is a necessity. We have to strive for a more intensive relationship between the private and public sector to combine every individual with their environment; buildings and people.

ABOUT WORK

DESIGN

VERTICAL CITY PEOPLE’S PARK HIGH VALUE PLACES DNA STORE EACH & EVERY SANAA MIES - EASY READIN’

VISUALIZATIONS

VARIOUS PROJECTS ABANDONED PLACES

INITIATIVES

OFFICE X MY FUTURE PLANS

“Black is not sad. Bright colors are what depresses me. They’re so… empty.

Black is poetic. How do you imagine a poet? In a bright yellow jacket? Probably not.”

Ann Demeulemeester

VERTICAL CITY

? the hague (the netherlands) subject duscipline

private housing research concepts architectural design

about where cities are build around an iconic building like a church, houses are given shape by taking a center point like a fireplace. individual buildings that are made for anomynous living, for excluding from society if you want. concentrated as a community on paper, the collectivity stops in front of the facades that seem to function as walls of fortresses. to fill a gap of the public service the internet brings a sollution. the facade was to keep things more private but with the appareance of digital world everything seems to be visible. so why still having a physical facade?

breaking down the wall between public space and private housing to ‘open up’ the house for the public eye. open the curtains of exclusion and participate in the street, city; contributing to the content of society.

the piano nobile is often the first (european terminology, 2nd floor in us terms) or sometimes the second storey, located above a ground floor containing minor rooms and service rooms. the reasons for this were so the rooms would have finer views, and more practically to avoid the dampness and odors of the street level. larger windows than those on other floors are usually the most obvious feature of the piano nobile. palazzo grimani, venice (italy)

false facade, venice (italy)

plan drawing ground floor palazzo grimani

interior street (ground floor) vestibule (entrance hall/passage)

a private that also a private house that also house functions like functions a street like a street

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nakagin capsule tower, tokyo (japan)

tree house hotel, harads (norway)

location

city & park zones

introducing piano nobile & vestibule

creating public street

shaping a ‘high rise city’

create courtyards

“thinking about the architecture of the future as an artificial forest, and I mean literally a forest.

I think the forest is very interesting because many different things exist together, in a complex order, and create a certain harmony. I like developing different materials, and having different elements existing together, because in public architecture many people are gathering and doing many different things. Architecture should accept the diverse activities of a city�.

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PEOPLE’S PARK

subject disciplines

spatial strategies urban strategies and heritage research concepts graphic design landscape design

about re-designing/ re-programming an historical park in moscow. the historic lefortovo park, a remnant of the former palace garden of peter the great, is situated next to the yauza river, 4 kilometres from the red square. the park has been swallowed by the city, just like several other historic outdoor places nearby. the river was important for the irrigation of the parks, but nowadays it is heavily polluted, with major traffic arteries constricting it on either side. the objective of this studio is to develop a spatial strategy for intensifying the neighbourhoods surrounding the lefortovo park. this studio is organized in collaboration with the national institute for cultural heritage (rce), the tu delft (architecture/rmit) and the amsterdam academy of architecture (landscape architecture). part of the design studio is an international workshop in moscow, hosted by the moscow architectural institute (marchi).

by analyzing the parks history and transformations through time i gained full knowledge of it’s potential. important elements that shape the story/ identity. the most important elements from different fases in time are combined together and merged with the program from the present in the surrounding areas. hereby the park is not an stand-alone project but the central point in a network. programs from different zones, are linked to eahother. in this way a whole network is formulated inside the park itself as well as and with the surrounding area.

2012

MOSCOW’S GREATNESS

CULTURAL HERITAGE Identity

LEFORTOVO PARK People’s Park

PLAN Layers

for me cultural heritage means explaining where people come from. it exposes the history of cultures, countries, cities and its inhabitants; consciously and unconsciously shaping collectivity.

through time lefortovo park has known rapid changes in its character and shape. at first it was designed for the rich being private but later on made public as an act of love. interesting for me to see is that when it became public it also was less maintained and lost terrain in the vast growing city. where the kremlin, having a similar amount of space, doesn’t allow inhabitants of moscow to ‘play’, lefortovo has been ‘put out of play’.

we should start by designing a tactical system of layering and main focus on the park’s forgotten cultural heritage qualities before building new elements. with its history, nature, the palace and the major circulation axis’s (like the boulevards) i want to create a backbone of a new ‘framework’ that will guide and regulate/incorporate modern diverse programming like tourism, recreation, sports, etcetera, as fragments around it.

like its geographical situation the park is not situated in the middle of the city nor peoples mind and heart. the people don’t know its history; they can’t read the story of lefortovo park, they don’t feel connected.

the people’s park should become a metaphorical public theater where the user can participate in the story from the past and the present, having the opportunity to discover its roots, becoming its own writer of identity. it’s time to make the park more readable for its new users.

through the ages a lot of designers had the opportunity to express their feelings and emotions by visualizing them in buildings, sculptures, books and all kinds of ways. not only for their own benefit but also to make society aware of things. to let people gain more knowledge about their past, sharpen their personal opinions so they become more independent in thinking and acting. finding answers; understanding their identity. for me cultural heritage is a key element in society’s self-reflection and evolution.

LIVING ROOM OF MOSCOW

Through the ‘Anatomic Lesson’ conclusions have been stated which leaded to the thought that the park in its present time has been closed in, put out of play and neglected.

The park looks and feels like a prison courtyard with a high wall surrounding the place and concrete slabs on the ground to prevent too much upkeep costs.

Like the famous and much critizised Lefortovo prison, only one kilometer away, it feels isolated and wothout a promising prospect for the future.

The park has to become a save place again. A place where people come together, learn, relax and play. Transforming the park in a external living room for the people of Moscow and beyond.

A park where security has been transformed from a prison to a save harbour. A living room of the city.

re-define park program

mass / hollow put out of play

social needs

tactical program of layering

basic layers

LIVING ROOM OF MOSCOW through the ‘anatomic lesson’ conclusions have been stated which leaded to the thought that the park in its present time has been closed in, put out of play and neglected. the park looks and feels like a prison courtyard with a high wall surrounding the place and concrete slabs on the ground to prevent too much upkeep costs. like the famous and much critizised lefortovo prison, only one kilometer away, it feels isolated and wothout a promising prospect for the future. the park has to become a save place again. a place where people come together, learn, relax and play. transforming the park in a external living room for the people of moscow and beyond. a park where security has been transformed from a prison to a save harbour. a living room of the city.

PLAN Layers we should start by designing a tactical layering and main focus on the park’s forgotten cultural heritage’s qualities before building new elements. with its history, nature, the palace and the major circulation axis’s (like the boulevards) i want to create a backbone of a new ‘framework’ that will guide and regulate/incorporate modern diverse programming like tourism, recreation, sports, etcetera as fragments around it. the people’s park should become a metaphorical public theatre where the user can participate in the story from the past and the present, having the opportunity to discover its roots, becoming its own whiter of identity. it’s time to make the park more readable for its new users.

buildings old & new

activated main axis

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HIGH VALUE PLACES

lost space: alley

what is space? looking from different points of views, we can define three kinds of definitions for the word “space”.

1. through the eyes of the competition: 1. a continuous area or expanse which is free, available or unoccupied subject lost city spaces discipline conceptual design collaboration maarten de haas, paul van den bergh

about

the lost spaces competition is a call for ideas to reframe how underused spaces in calgary might be used. the aim is to address a particular challenge of public space what to do with seemingly remnant pieces of public property. the challenge: what opportunities do lost spaces afford?

2. in a matter of surface and volume: the dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move 3. in thoughts/feelings: the freedom to live, think, and develop in a way that suits one

lost: what is lost space? canada seen from a larger scale, a country immersed in nature, where the amount of national parks and preserved nature is growing year by year. opposite to nature the urban fabric is growing as well. although the amount of cities was stable over the past years, the city itself is spreading out passing its borders a 'lost space' is any space that remains under-utilized and converting plain nature into urban fabric, leaving within our urban environment. they might be leftover behind a structure full of holes and imperfections. the so pieces, a ghost of the planning past. lost spaces are part called “lost space” of the public realm, rarely designed to function with both social and environmental benefit to the city. ut is this space lost? you may consider a lost space as a passageway, a where nature in national parks is preserved by putting a roundabout, space between two buildings, a highway fence around it and by that creating a border around it, shoulder, or tenants of the city's history and memory. it prevents each park from expanding. the city is playing we'd like to ask you to dream, take risks and stretch what a similar game: borders made out of brick and concrete we think is possible. emerge from the ground and create these so called “lost space”. assuming that the unbuilt land once existed out of nature, this space should not been seen as lost at all.

SILENT PROTEST

WHAT IS SPACE? XL

mass spaces

hollow spaces

WHAT IS SPACE? XL vs. XS

canada 9.984.970 km2

HIGH VALUE SPACE

alberta 661.848 km2

national parks near calgary 24.873 km2

calgary 721 km2

the major growth of the population, the increasing numbers of tourism coming towards the city of calgary and the national parks, makes the city a biotope on its own, apart from the surrounding nature. more and more the citizens and the surrounding nature are becoming neighbours of each other. the ‘lost space’ is the perfect location where nature and human beings could meet each other again. combining nature and the city life and by redefining the borders in both the horizontal as the vertical way, it creates the lost space into a high value space. bringing back the ecological system, providing an educational platform and creates shadows in hot summer days.

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calgary: mass spaces

calgary: hollow spaces

USAGE OF SPACE: HISTORY OF CALGARY

1873: john glenn, first documented european to settle in the calgary - free of borders

1885: fort calgary - creating borders with ‘protective’ borders

1885: banff national park - preserving high value spaces first park in canada shaped by ‘drawing borders’

1910: flat landscape

1969: first signs of ‘artificial mountains’

2015: rocky mountains vs city mountains

USE OF SPACE: NATURE AS HIGH VALUE CREATING BORDERS

1800: no parks

1800-1900

1900-2000

2000-2015

USAGE OF SPACE: SIZE OF CALGARY

1800: fort calgary as first signs of calgary border

1900: calgary town as the town expands..

2000: calgary city the city grows and keeps more people per square meter

2100: calgary metropolis the lost spaces are shrinking

REACHING FOR THE TOP

‘high rise’ rock mountains rich in emotions

mountains of the city rich in dollars

- nature and humans, once lived side by side - human in search of his own fortune and power - calgary is economically the most vast growing city of the country - citizens of calgary visit the national parks to experience true nature - “lost spaces” inside the city are forgotten and left behind

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MORE ADDING MOREADDING BUILDINGS TOBUILDINGS FILL THE TO FILL THE CITY’S LOST SPACES CITY’S LOST SPACES

ADDING NATURE ATSPACES HIGH VALUE SPACES ADDING NATURE AT HIGH VALUE

Nature and humans, once lived side by side The human in search of his own fortune and power The city of Calgary became economically the most vast growing city of the country The citizens of Calgary visits the national parks to experience true nature The “lost spaces” inside the city are forgotten and left behind.

people and nature living together

nature and people as neighbours

People andtogether nature living together People and nature living

ADDING MORE BUILDINGS TO FILL THE CITY’S LOST SPACES

Nature and people became neighbors Nature and people became neighbors

Nature is preserved Nature is preserved

Natureamong is scattered among Nature is scattered urban fabric

ADDING NATURE AT HIGH VALUE SPACES

Nature and people became neighbors

preserved natureNature is ispreserved

Nature is scattered among urban fabric nature is scattered among urban fabric

goal: nature and people living together again

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ADDING MORE BUILDINGS TO FILL THE

CITY’S the LOST SPACES continue drift policy

adding more buildings to fill the city’s lost spaces

ADDING NATURE AT HIGH VALUE SPACES

back to our primair roots and become one with nature again adding nature at high value spaces

high value space: alley

high value space: bus stop

potential solutions our strategy, redefining the borders between human and nature, can be applied on several plots defined as a high value place. plots like the roundabout, the bus-stop, and the viaduct are displayed with there own strategical solution in the following diagrams. the alley is developed in a more detailed proposal as shown in the drawings.

high value space: roundabout

high value space: the alley a left behind piece of land, in between two brick buildings, the alley has been upgraded and given a small ‘taste of nature’. the dense forest provides a cool city roof in the hot summers. by rotating the border around nature from a vertical into a horizontal position, a unique sight throughout the forest will open up. playing with the cutting heights and the density of the trees different spaces are being created, each with their very own characteristics. these cut-out spaces like the amphitheatre at groundlevel, a covered and hidden away platform inside the foliage of the trees and a viewing platform just on top of the trees, give place to an educational program about the preserved surrounding nature. the viewing platform at the highest floor gives a whole new meaning about “reaching for the top” in a skyscraper dense environment, in an economic driven world.

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subject discipline

graduation project - interior architecture research concept design

extra

exterior furniture product

about

rotterdam’s first city gate, a place to gain info and instructions

the dutch information center, also called ‘vvv’, which stands for vrienden voor vreemdelingen (friends for foreigners), provides the necessary information about a city, place or environment and is often located at the entrance or centre.

the assigenment for the graduation project was to find and design a more appropriate interior for a new information center, plus an special furniture object going along with it. in my opinion it is important for a visitor of such a new building that they don’t only get new information but they also undergo the atmosphere. experiencing more than just by reading. showing what rotterdam exactly is, how her dna has been put together through the ages of time and upcoming future is the most important element of the new vvv.

in the current situation the tourist information center is located in the middle of the city. although its current situation is central its still hidden and therefore ‘hard to find’. the tourists who want to explore rotterdam and are arriving at the main train station are therefore missing crucial information while taking there first steps into unknown terrain. what can we do to make a difference in this process?

no gate = no ticket-window = no guide of the city

in this way the visitor can put together her own ‘guide’ of information about the city and all her secrets. after visiting they are well informed and have a proper understanding of the city’s dna when prefered. the projects building is situated at a crossing point of transfers and traffic. therefore it will function as a hub and will engage with her direct environment. to make a connection between the public space and the building a special interior object will be designed and placed outside to function as an element in the city’s living room, the public space.

historic identity..

which was destroyed during ww2

rotterdam needed to be re-built

which resulted in a new modern idenity a ticket-window, the place to receive a guide for an attraction a proper starting place for a tourist to explore a city

city surfaces are sold to build offices to make money. the rest is not important.

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

the public space is an environment where you have to innovate your own behavior to find its potentials.

DISCOVER

the pedestrians have to show their zone by putting up marked crossings. is the public space not safe anymore?

not driving in the arena but driving around it causes enclosure of the public space.

CIRCUS MAXIMUS

because of the intense building developments, the intensity of traffic and the individualising of society makes the public space melt like ice.

CLIMATE CHANGE

because of the upcoming individualism of society and the strong grow of modern technology, people have everything in their arms reach. the public space becomes unrelevant. people are starting to life between the walls of their own made tunnel visions.

cars conquered the streets. they destroyed every element of hearing, seeing, smell and taste. the experience of the direct environment is deleted instantly.

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ROTTERDAM DNA STORE CONCEPT:

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DNA main chemical carrier of genetic information by the bombing in the second world war not only a physical part of rotterdam was wiped out, but also a part of the history and experience: dna. we saw a chance of reconstruction with a modernist approach, but the dna was never really repaired. only present with the oldest inhabitants of the city and the surrounding area, which, by the individualization and hardening of the society, virtually no experience and information can be passed on to the younger generations.

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an exterior solution to the interior assignment creating a relationship between public space and the DNA Store

seeable con

corner from city exterior into city interior

transparency relationship between inside & outside

agora relationship between inside & outside

lines abstract lining in building

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seeable construction

open vs. closed

multifunctional use of interior

connections between spaces and experiences

exterior as public space

transaction between inside and outside

breathing building

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subject discipline collaboration extra

museum of the future conceptual design studio mhad (marieke dekker) winner and participater of exhibition

about mocca (museum of contemporary canadian art toronto, canada) asked architects to propose solutions on how museums and galleries can be reimagined once our existing ideas about them are destroyed. proposals could deal with how these institutions are situated within the urban landscape or how they may be reformulated given the evolution of digital and networked realities. the museum of the future should be an open platform, accessible for all mankind. art is both history and development and an exchange of knowledge and stories. it should be possible to be experienced by everyone.

MOCCA MUSEUM TORONTO EXHIBITION SPACE

“The museum of the future is an open platform, accesible for all mankind. Art is both history and development and an exchange of knowledge and stories. It should be possible to be experienced by everyone” “No security, fees or special routings. The ´hologram technique´ makes it possible to ´walk through the walls of art´. Open for and to all at any time, even after work hours”

“Museum today have walls, security, opening hours and entrance fees”

“At night, there´s nothing yet”

“It is used as a market place, event location or place for demonstration, mostly during daytime”

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SANAA RESEARCH subject discipline

sanaa - kunstlinie theatre research graphic design

extra

collaboration with pascalle asgarali

about the kunstlinie is a center for arts and theater, located in the new city center of almere (the netherlands). the japanese office sanaa made in ​​ cooperation with martien van goor architects the design for for the project. after winning this competition in 1999, the partnership ended and sanaa went on with the job. in early 2007 the center was officially opened. the city theater in almere combines theater- and public cultural facitlities. the building stretches across the man made lake weerwater, at the southeast of the city, under oma’s masterplan. looking over nature and being ‘at the edge of the city sanaa designed a building that is ‘see through’ and open, yet private in multiple ways.

the mix of program is composed of approximately 67,600m2 commercial, 9,000m2 leisure, 890 housing units, 3,300 constructed parking spaces. the program includes also a new library, a hotel, a pop music hall and a theatre. the commercial concepts were tested on the proposed urban blocks and the hybrid combination of programs. the boulevard alongside the weerwater is utilised for leisure, nightlife and cultural programs to achieve a vital waterfront. the complex consists of a 1000-seat theater, a 350seat audtorium, a 150-seat performance room, and a studio for music, painting, sculpture, dance and computer art. from the large hall to the piano room, rooms of diverse sizes are connected directly to eachother. space is arranged equally in the one story building. circulation allows visitors to wander following a number of different paths. in different rooms a vast array of activities is taking place simultaneously. the program comes to life.

FIFTHY FIFTHY

masterplan: like a maze

amsterdam almere

urban movement from amsterdam to a new designed sattelite city: almere

city

nature

sanaa’s ‘kunstlinie’ on the edge of dynamic daily city life and nature’s peace

distances: surrounded functions connected to the stadstheater

chaos city vs. serenity of lake

horizontal to landscape, vertical to city

visually lower

mentally higher

open space (black)

used space (black)

see through from room to room to the outside

see through

courtyard daylight effect

artificial light and daylight combined in rooms

courtyard & artificial light effect

corridors: ending at wall, provided with artificial light

corridors: ending at nature, provided with natural light

sketch: program clusters

pay

profit

free

minimum

entrance

finances

inside: 2 programs

main axis

slab of concrete

courtyards

boxes refer to program and functions

natural light / glass walls

EASY READIN’

subject discipline

mies van der rohe research graphic design

about as an outcome of thorough research about the man behind the barcelona pavilion, farnsworth house, berlin’s national galerie and many other prestigious projects a small graphic work has been put together. to capture a small summary about his work from the beginning to the end of his career every individual project has been put in three layers: text, photography and detailed drawing. in this way the reader can have a quick indication of the many projects in just ‘three clicks’. this ‘strategy’ is often used in the web design market to give the visitor the information they need in the fastest way possible.

VISUALIZATIONS

subject discipline

visualizations rendering + photoshop

extra

sketchup pro + vray one image in one day

about with the use of software programs like sketchup and photoshop cs it is possible for bastiaan to create an almost realistic image in just one day per image. using these programs it stimulates the design process to make quicker decisions about architecture as well as materials and atmosphere. a render which can give a good impression is already made in 10 minutes when necessary. the level of quality per image is possible in all kinds of levels in the design phases. from sketch to definitive fase.

about

OFFICE SPACE / ECTOR HOOGSTAD ARCHITECTEN

COMPETITION / ECTOR HOOGSTAD ARCHITECTEN OFFICE SPACE / ECTOR HOOGSTAD ARCHITECTEN

COMPETITION / ECTOR HOOGSTAD ARCHITECTEN

ABANDONED PLACES #1 TROPICANA ROTTERDAM

subject discipline

extra

abandoned places photography documentary research graphic design international publications participated in several exhibitions for sale

about with the ‘abandoned places #1’ series bastiaan tries to tell the story of the vacant swimming pool tropicana, two years after its closure as a public space. during the photoshoot he noticed the difference in ‘abandonation’ and the ‘adaptation’ of the space. where on the one hand his photos show an overview of the space as a theater of emptiness, on the other it shows the re-use by people who lived there. public places and art brings people, thoughts and opinions together. It enriches each other, which gives every person space for shaping their own opinions. with ‘abandoned places #1’ bastiaan wants to make people consciously or unconsciously aware of this importantness.

addition to private interior design

hashtag magazine london (united kingdom)

positive magagzine berlin (germany) most known publications

tropicana was the largest subtropical oasis in the netherlands. the swimming pool offered the visitor the imagination of being (at least a day) in paradise among the palm trees, banana trees, and that at a constant temperature of thirty degrees. the pool complex was equipped with a whopping two family slides, three body slides, a large lazy river, a wave pool, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pool, grotto, solarium and outdoor swimming pool. it was one of the jewels of rotterdam and people came from far beyond to grasp for this unique opportunity and (childhood) memory.

because of the popularity money was coming in as water, yet it was never intended to be spent on maintenance. in the period between 2007 till 2010 the royal dutch swimming federation found many flaws in the pool and there was no money to repair such problems. in addition to that the bath was a negative number of times in the news because of incidents. popularity sunk and tropicana went bankrupt after 20 years. till today the whole complex has been closed, being a non-public space on the border of the city center.

after it´s abandonization the way came free for antisquatters to occupy this enormous space and live as if it was there own playground. when examaning the photos you could read the usage of the space by the people who lived here. for example seeing chairs in a kinds of positions; for overview, for conversation, for dinner and so on.. during the photoshoot non of the scenes has been preset. all information showed is the difference between ‘abandonation’ and the ‘adaptation’.

DESIGN STUDIO & AGENCY

subject discipline

company creative business development

extra

marketing branding public relations coaching management

about

do what you do best

office x is a collaborative practice operating in territories between art, architecture, marketing and management. the name ‘office x’ has sprung from the idea that we are always exploring the boundaries of various disciplines and strive to form bridges between them. the sign of ‘x’ symbolizes the crossings of all these beautiful disciplines which lead to extraordinary collaborations or independent projects, being influenced by others.

the office x agency helps and stimulates talented artists to grow in their creative business. most of the time they know what their talents are and where they want some support in design, production, sales or marketing. because we have a rare combination of being designers ourselves plus having managing backgrounds we know how important a design can feel for an artist, yet know what it takes to make it happen.

office x consists of a design studio where we follow our own creative thoughts and make them into reality. office x also adores other creative minds. yet, getting known and coming around in the business is a whole different side of the story and therefore we assist other talented artists and let them grow in their own fields of expertise. as a creative business agency office x provides service in marketing, production, sales and design as an agent, besides working intensively as an independent design studio as well.

we know what designing means, we know how precious and sensitive designing can be and we pursue our mission to enrich the wellbeing of art and the artists of its next generation.

we like to help the best way we can, take care and nurture creative projects like they are our own and make the most of it together. in this way the talented artists can continue working on their special skills while we do the rest. with anik we have managed to establish a new and raw image that fits her personality and music. through a period several months we focused on branding and festivals to expose her trademark.

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identity anik

office x

ANIK.

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media | text

150718 Electronic Alternative Electronic Experimental Electronic Ambient techno IDM Ambient House Indie Electronic

Dreamy Atmospheric Ethereal Melancholy Cerebral Nocturnal Spacey

Mood Airy Floating voices

ANIK creates an estranging yet familiar blend of techno and house. By layering intricate chords and floating voices she produces an atmospherical and organic style of electronica X. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Moderat meets Jon Hopkinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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office x

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identity anik media | website . design proposals

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media | cards . references

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MY FUTURE PLANS

subject discipline extra

marketing & branding architecture, design, fashion, music, gallery, etc. becoming a strategy manager who knows his way around in a variety of disciplines. someone who can help start-ups grow and bigger companies in need to find their innerselves to continue on a different path again. acting as a game-changer if you would like..

about having a company and serving products or services is one thing and to think that they can speak for themselves because of there quality is a second. but by doing so, do they get the right and most attention or is there a way to make them reach for more? to create a certain extra layer on top of it that creates extra value to the whole package? how does apple sell their thoughts now they have reached the top? how do prada and dior sell their vibes and reinvent themselves over again to stay needed as a luxury brand? how does an architecture company expand their business in the aftermath of the economic crisis? how does sony promote their singing popstars and get them to be famous? in my opinion marketing is such an important element in telling and showing stories that i want to dedicate my future time to this.

#bureaubetak #dior #exclusivedesign #stagedesign #catwalk #fashionweekparis #marketing

#prada #marketing #marfa #onlyshow #pradalandscapes #fashion #fashionmeetsnature #architecture

#prada #marketing #pradafoundation #expo #museum #fashion #architecture #imagechange

a few examples of marketing elements in one particular discipline

CONTACT

bastiaan van der sluis creative business developer t +31 (0) 6 5335 0483 e info@office-x.eu w bastiaanvandersluis.com bastiaanvandersluis.tumblr.com instagram.com/bastiaanvandersluis pinterest.com/bastiaanvdsluis

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