information booklet
graduation exhibition architecturaldesign
Gerrit Rietveld Academie 2010
Arna Mackic Gabor Disberg Jolanda Van Goor Kristin Mauer Luca Salas Manon Maatje Niki Clerx Robert Embricqs Roosmarijn Vergouw Tieke Hentelaar Vineta Du Toit
reconstructing public space geuzenveld A renovation of the Western Garden Cities.
Arna MaÄ?kić arnamackic@hotmail.com www.arnamackic.blogspot.com
herbestemming boerderij zeeland The transformation of a shed.
Arna MaÄ?kić arnamackic@hotmail.com www.arnamackic.blogspot.com
float space This floating space is able to change its spatial configuration by turning into four different positions, changing walls into floors, floors into ceilings and ceilings into walls. In each position the same physical structure and space, reveals a totally different spatial experience allowing the user to reinvent its architectural meaning.
Gabor Disberg gdisberg@hotmail.com www.disarchitecture.nl
flex space This installation is an interactive landscape of spatial possibilities. Merging the 3 layers of architecture (structure, skin and program) into one, results in a structural skin which can be folded into various shapes at the demand of the user. The user is capable of physically interact with the space by pushing and pulling the structure so it can support his needs.
Gabor Disberg gdisberg@hotmail.com www.disarchitecture.nl
silence garden bench A new tranquillity centre in the hospitals will create a space where thoughts, feelings and experiences can be temporary processed or simply offer an opportunity to wind down and recharge. The space will be situated in a quite area but will be central with a view of the courtyard. The silence garden bench is made with an aluminium frame that is up-holstered with wool. The stratum that these elements offer has been integrated with the courtyard as the layers offer shelter and dept. Because of the wool up-holster of the bench one may find comfort, warmth and consolation. This, together with a view of the courtyard, will hopefully offer an brief escape from the hospital.
Jolanda Van Goor jo_vgoor@hotmail.com www.jolandavangoor.nl
funky dread stool By playing with materials and the proportions the image of the stool has intensely changed. The fragility of the dowel and the voluminous of the threaded cushion, which partially makes the dowel disappear, will have you wonder‌. What is it‌? Are you able to sit on it..?
sheep chair By combining the material, shape and size ratio the appearance of the chair becomes animal like which creates an emotional recognition. This generates the question what the best way of sitting will be. The small but long seat fabricates a consciousness toward the object you are sitting on.
Jolanda Van Goor jo_vgoor@hotmail.com www.jolandavangoor.nl
etchings The etchings are plans of fearspaces, reconstructed from memory, notes, sketches and tables.
Kristin Maurer kristin@kristinmaurer.com www.kristinmaurer.com
shields and shelter Can I design a space that uses my experience of fear to design the perfect safe zone? How can I shape a space, which gives one freedom and privacy but which is not enclosed? To achieve fearless architecture I have formulated seven guidelines. The guidelines involve architectural concepts like shielding and view, shadow and light, flexibility versus rigidity. They can be used as practical help for building and planning. The guidelines are applied for the grounds of the public bath – Flevoparkbad – in Amsterdam. 1 Organize the space so that its nature is clear, offer overview. Upon entering, the borders of the space and its divisions must be visible. 2 Don’t produce areas with too many lines of sight. 3 Provide enough shielding through (non-) constructional elements. 4 Create a balance between light (bright space) and shadows (dark space). 5 Offer enough possibilities for escape. 6 Design niches or dead ends. 7 The interior should be flexible. Rigidity and immobility lead to fear.
Kristin Maurer kristin@kristinmaurer.com www.kristinmaurer.com
eye This project explores the perception of space. Visual sense enables us to recognize a space through the detection of light present in space.�The eyes are the windows to our soul�. The visual perception of space by the eye is complemented by the use of the camera obscura, a system consisting of a box that, by means of an opening in space, is penetrated by light, thus creating an inverted image of the exterior. The object used in order to combine both systems is a helmet. The camera obsura is placed as the visor of the helmet, acting as a viewfinder. It reveals the rays of light that create the flipped image of space that, outside of the helmet, is perceived by the visual organs. This interaction created a portable and personal system for the perception of space and the reflection of what we usually see.
Luca Salas Bassani Antivari luca_sba@yahoo.com.mx www.luca-salas.blogspot.com
suelo sentarme Seating down I usually sit down I usually sit in the sun I usually sit in the wind I usually sit in the mountain I usually sit in the woods I usually sit in the rainbow I usually sit in the table I usually sit on the curb I usually sit at the edge of the window I usually sit in the plaza I usually sit in the museum I usually sit in the waiting room I usually sit in a festival I usually sit in a concert I usually sit when I am tired I usually sit to read I usually sit to lisen I usually sit for a cup of tea I usually sit a side of you I usually sit everywhere
Luca Salas Bassani Antivari luca_sba@yahoo.com.mx www.luca-salas.blogspot.com
buurtfornuis Isn’t it curious how people can live within a few meters of each other yet be total strangers for years? Two things everyone has in common are cooking and eating. So I decided to bring people together outside around a communal cooking fire. The “neighborhoodstove” is a large steel apparatus with a fireplace in the center which will heat a stove top, an oven, and a grill. Because the participants have to bring their own food and cooking utensils, there will be a natural conversation starter around the “neighborhoodstove”! The stove is made to transport and can be placed in different neighbourhoods.
Manon Maatje tom.manon@tomaatjes.nl www.buurtfornuis.nl www.manonmaatje.nl
sporalab
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My second project was born out of my fascination with imperfect and unaspected beauty. The “sporaproject” began with the search for the answer to the question, “What will happen if I design works with a material which is unstable, alive and changing? ”Themes such as nature and culture, perishability, and the altered object are at work. This is a never-ending, yet satisfying game which gives answers and presents more questions with which to continue. Today you ‘ll see the first part: Sporalāb1. You can follow the continuation on my website. www.manonmaatje.nl
Manon Maatje tom.manon@tomaatjes.nl www.buurtfornuis.nl www.manonmaatje.nl
she , danger , home Portret of a girl searching for a place were she can live together with her horse.
Niki Clerx info@nikiclerx.com www.nikiclerx.com
cinetol The Cinetol building was designed by Brinkman and Van der Vlugt as a temple and a convention centre for the Theosophical Society. The Theosophists were a movement that as from the end of the 19th century wanted to wanted to integrate wisdom, science and religion. Their philosophy included that the word of the speaker should stand for truth and hence light. Before entering the hall one had to pass through a dark and silent room which would make the light of the hall the more impressive. Light comes in through narrow windows widening upwards with concrete sills directing the light not to the floor but upwards. For 25 years the building served as a library.  The interior design must respond to the building’s character and history. The play of light meant above should mirror itself in the design of the book-shelves. These will go higher the more they approach the windows. In the interior round elements will be placed which can turn eccentrically on the floor. That way the amount of space between the elements may be varied and may be used solely as a pathway, or widen to facilitate activities. To taste people can join of segregate. The seating parts may be used as a seating gallery, e.g. for theatrical events in the library, but can also be used to work individually. Because of the different heights of these round objects which are also shelves, the visitor of the library will be subjected to varying impressions. The design may make the visitor feel small in a high space, or he may have a sense of intimacy when the working-spaces are turned toward each other.
Niki Clerx info@nikiclerx.com www.nikiclerx.com
rising chair A study in shaping a flat surface. By shortening the surface, a volume rises upwards to create a seat. Cutting the individual segments, allows for different angles so the seat itself will take shape. Emphasis on the rising movement of the chair is placed by giving both the side and upper parts a different colour.
Robert Van Embricqs giugiaro_b@hotmail.com www.robertarchitecture.blogspot.com
shift
& merge pavilion
Using Amstelveen’s main citysquare as a central meeting point, a pavilion is created. In the construction, two sides of the pavilion are pulled up, creating a shell-like construction. The area underneath the open pavilion can be utilised for a host of activities. The distinct shape of the construction serves as a recognisable fixture in the cityscape, serving as communal orientation point.
Robert Van Embricqs giugiaro_b@hotmail.com www.robertarchitecture.blogspot.com
evolve Through life people grow and change, this closet will grows (or shrink) with you and can be adjusted. During your life you will change and go through different phases. The content of your closet represent who you are. It will tell what your hopes and interests are, what you believe in and what your passion is. This content will change. It will grow, shrink or be replaced for another one. Your closet will evolve, just like you. Evolve is a closet that can expand and shrink in various ways. It’s shape and lay out can be adjusted to your personal circumstances.
Roosmarijn Vergouw roosmarijnvergouw@hotmail.com
fietsenzwermen “Fietsenzwermen” (swarms of bicycles) is an intervention at a crowded area in Amsterdam that is overwhelmed by bicycles in the evening. By means of light-projection on the ground forms are/a sculpture is created out of the bicycles.
Roosmarijn Vergouw roosmarijnvergouw@hotmail.com
minimal livingspace: non-conform use A small livingspace of 80 cm wide, 500 cm in length and 300 cm in height. In this livingspace there is a toilet, a shower, a tap, gas, a bed and a refrigerator. The lay-out and the six pieces of furniture are designed by living in the minimal livingspace.
Tieke Hentenaar tiekehentenaar@hotmail.com www.tiekehentenaar.blogspot.com
flexible funiture A piece of furniture made out of polyurethaan. When the furniture is in use in turns into a lounge chair.
Tieke Hentenaar tiekehentenaar@hotmail.com www.tiekehentenaar.blogspot.com
the urban kraal The investigation of a possible housing solution for the urbanizing Zulu people of South Africa. By focussing on the social space and family structure and applying local traditions and customs an specific design is achieved.
VinĂŠta du Toi vinetadt@gmail.com www.vinetadutoit.blogspot.com
sunshaped space Spaces based on the movement of the sun.
VinĂŠta du Toi vinetadt@gmail.com www.vinetadutoit.blogspot.com
GRAFIC DESIGN BOOKLET BY LUCA SALAS BASSANI ANTIVARI