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factory Rolf Huijgen - 4091507
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Table of contents Problem statement Target group analysis Core concept Location analysis & Urban strategy Interaction analysis Sustainability principles Work setup & references Computational strategy & construction reference Floorplan & Section & Views & Movie
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Problem statement Amount of startups
• Increasing amount of startups each year. • Only 10% of the startups survive in the first 3 years. • Startups growth and life expectancy is very unstable.
Growth
Growth
Growth
How can architecture (incubator) positively influence startup survival rates? Research Questions • • • •
How to spatially promote collaboration between startups? How to spatially stimulate the user’s creativity and productivity? How to attract more knowledge to the incubator? How to spatially cope with the rapid growth of startups
• (Fascination) How to passively make the design more sustainable? Tutors: Dr. H.H. Bier & Dr. Ir. K.M Vollers
Incubator - Target groups
Freelancers Looking for places to network Important assets for startups Flexible hours -
Students Cheap assets for startups Require a space to study Can begin their own startup Eager to learn entrepreneurship
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Artists - Require their own studio - Useful assets for startups - creative innovators - Flexible hours
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(Student) Startups Between 1 - 25 employees. Majority 5+ No fixed income as a company Rapid growth or decline of employees Might discontinue in the first few months Virtually no hierarchy and managers Not all startups require their own office Require collaboration for them to thrive Employee characteristics ЄЄ Flexible, yet working over hours ЄЄ Go-getter attitude ЄЄ Unexperienced
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Dutch startup statistics Graphic industry IT industry Pharmaceutical industry Electrical appliances Information services Telecommunication Chemical industry Electrical tech. industry Waste industry Research
80%
Standard office setup
15%
Tech setup
5%
Laboratory setup
(Graphic Ind. / IT Ind. / Information serv. / Telecommunication)
(Electrical appliances / Electrical tech. Ind.)
(Pharmaceutical Ind. / Chemical Ind. / Waste Ind. / Research )
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• Enhanced office setup • Electrical safety room • Special room (laser, etc.)
• Extra ventilation, power and cooling requirements • Clean working environment
Flex Desks Private desks Meeting room Phone Bootb Storage space
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Core concept Balance
• Work / Relax balance results in healthier employees • Provides informal opportunities to network
Share
Learn
• Allow startups to grow inside the building • Clustering of startups can result in innovation
• More knowledge leads to innovation • Provide opportunities to share knowledge • Networking on steroids
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Incubator hot spots
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Connectivity Amsterdam
7 min. Workspaces
A10
Investors
Incubators
8 min.
Companies
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Amsterdam Science Park
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Urban Strategy Connectivity
Landmark status
• Become the center of Amsterdam Science Park • Connect to existing park • Attract neighborhood by continuing park upwards into the building
• Rise above existing buildings (15m) • Deviate from existing architecture • No shadows from neighboring buildings
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Work condition parameters
Busy-ness
Decor/stimulation Colour (saturation and hue) Naturalisation Views (outside) Natural Artificial light Natural light
Ambient Noise
Sound
Silence
Equipment noise
Sight
Ergomics
Posture reflective
Proportional space/assets ratio
Density
Touch
Creativity Collaboration Productivity
Taste & Smell
Comfort
Air Quality
Temperature
Line-of-Sight
Orderliness
Spaciousness
Cleanliness
Ceiling Height
Feeling Alive
Personalisation
Aliveness
Thinking
Active
Multi faceted
Orientation Energizing
Ambience Relaxing
Balance & Acceleration
Movement
Ambient movement Percieved movement
Speech (Permission)
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Interaction references The Cooper Union, NY Morphosis Architects, 2006
Interaction • 6 m wide - Vertical piazza results in many incidental meetings • Meeting spaces visually oriented towards the atria • Sky bridges connect the informal spaces • Elevators skip floors encouraging the use of sky bridges and the vertical piazza • Visible and accessible public spaces allows the neighborhood to interact and join in. Atrium • 75% lit by natural daylight • Improved airflow
Simmons Hall, MIT Steven Holl, 1999-2002
MVRDV House, Rotterdam MVRDV, 2016
Interaction • Atria are the main interaction space, many incidental meetings can occur • Decentralized atria result in more personal gatherings • 3 meter corridors imitate urban streets • Relaxing functions are spread out, stimulating interaction and a home-like feeling. Building • Atria’s allow natural indirect daylight to enter the building.
Interaction • All soundproof cells and ateliers are visually oriented towards the central interaction space. • Linear dinner tables stimulate more interaction by avoiding clustering • Multi-colored work and play rooms create an identity and informal atmosphere • The stairs used for presentations also act as main interaction space Building • The high ceilings and roof lights result in natural indirect daylight
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Workspace distribution Circulation
• Can result in incidental meetings - stimulates crossfertilization • Determines level of privacy in space • Way finding is increased by identity
Point of interests
Visual interaction
• Creates informal/incidental meeting opportunities • Spreading out POI’s = more personal interaction (less people - less anxiety)
• Transparent acoustic barrier can induce interaction and reduce distraction • Determines the likelihood of meeting
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Circulation - Networking Rational Horizontal circulation
Organic Open
Vertical circulation
+ More incidental meetings, cross-fertilization + No curved surfaces, practical spaces
+ Longer incidental meetings - Less space efficient + Based on shortest distance
+ Encourages and stimulate interaction - Lack of visual or physical boundaries can lead to ineffective work behavior - Less incidental meetings
Slope
- Slow + Strong visual connection + Horizontal circulation is not disrupted + can be integrated with sitting/working platforms
Stairs
-/+ Fast -/+ Only induces interaction on horizontal platforms + Necessity in high rise building (fire escape) + Used as seating
Elevator
- Faster - No visual connection + Space efficient + Necessity in high rise building
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Sustainability Passive daylight usage
Vertical urban park
Atrium
Work
Relax
• No sunshading required for work functions • Relaxing functions on each level
• Become the center of the science park • Let the park rise up in the building - invite neighbourhood • Effectivily use sunny side of the building
• Increase indirect daylight • Increase visual connections near the atrium • Passive climate system with atrium
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Program connectivity e c a p s ed r a Sh
t dayligh c e r t Di
Terrace
Gaming
Bar
Silent workspace
Food court
Welness Center Open workspace
Sport hall
Total of 7500 m2 Physically close
Phone booth
Studio
Data center
Rentable workspace
Meeting room
Lounge
Startup workspace Exhibition
Reception
Lecture space
pri va t
e
Restaurant
Can b e
Entrance
Storage
Fablab
Shop Helpdesk
Lockers
Pantry
Toilets
Always visually close
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Workspace fundamentals Clustering
Varying work setups
Informal environments
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• Startup clustering to stimulate collaboration • Cross fertilization can lead to innovation
• Optimal working conditions vary a lot between users • Different tasks require different setups
• Variating visual stimuli can increase productivity • Freedom to change workspace can lead to increased creativity and productivity • Unique spaces can stimulate way finding and support startup identity
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Required work setups
Studio (artist) Fashion startup IT startup Meeting Room Lounge area Fablab Class Room Open work Silent work Exhibition hall Wellness Work alone,
Meet Work together
Whiteboard pitch, Moodboard beamer
Store, cloth racks, show Lock,
Stand, Build, Design, Meet
Relax, Game, Meet, Work, Teach,
Paint, build, perform, play games, yoga, fitness
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Workspace requirements Privacy (Daily)
Multi-functional (Daily)
• Multitude of workstation with a gradient of privacy • Provide an acoustic buffer • Allow for transparency • Switch between collaborative and private work • Ergonomic: suitable for different body proportions • Modular design for different kinds of storing and readjusting height preferences.
Able to grow (Weekly)
• House more users if needed • Create different workstation clusters depending on tasks • Allow startups to merge their private spaces
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Workspace references PKMN Architects - Sliding Walls
Multi functionality
Hyperbody - Pop-up apartment
Hyperbody - URHouse - Pushable walls
RAAAF - Passive multi-functional Interior
Incubator - Work pod
Rietveld - Sliding walls
Elii - Potlatch - Storage/partitioning system
Shigeru Ban -Naked House - Rolling interior
Fabpod - Modular acoustic partitioning
Flexwork - Modular partition system
Acoustic properties Tutors: Dr. H.H. Bier & Dr. Ir. K.M Vollers
Work environment analysis The End of Sitting RAAAF, 2014
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Modular office incubator URHouse
Open floor plan stimulates interaction Higher furniture blocks result in visual and acoustic privacy Acoustic partitioning requires sounds absorbing material. • The active working posture results in more interactivity • Optimized for a huge variety of supported working positions • and body proportions
Hyperbody MSc2
• • Rapid change from individual to • collaborative Acoustic dampening is achieved • when the pods connect Dynamic circulation space results in many incidental meetings
Acoustic, physical and visual reconfigurations possible Stability achieved through connecting modules High personalization due to flexibility and modular design
Flex work system
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Time intensive reconfigurations, not meant for daily use Proper acoustic reconfigurations can be realized Startup re-clustering can be achieved A more personal environment can be achieved through flexibility interior
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URhouse
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1200
Startup variation - IT Startup & Studio IT Startup
Studio
1200
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Startup variations - Fashion Startup IT Startup
1200
1200
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Computational Strategy - parameters KNOWLEDGE
Scripts
Context analysis
Urban
Program distribution
3D visualizations
20m2 (2) 30 m2 (6) 20m2 (2)
50 m2 (15)
15m (2)
2
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15 m2 (1)
Daylight and wind Urban circulation Surrounding program Boundary constraint
26 m2 (5) 35m (6) 2
N
Space properties
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Program connectivity Private / public Affected by noise Need for daylight Sq meters of program
40 m2 (10)
50 m2 (12)
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Opt: Park circulation Opt: Outside program Opt: Energy generation
Floor plan generator
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45 m2 (20)
Opt: Circulation on floor slabs Opt: Indirect daylight on workspaces Even distribution of common area’s Plug in: Kangeroo
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3D print of floor slabs Renders from 3D model Facade still missing
Construction analysis
Reconfiguration sim.
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Work setup
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Min Dimensions Possible configurations Layout
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Opt: Visual connections in open workspaces Opt: Circulation between floors Plug in: Anemone (loop)
Min: Visual impairment for program Opt: Structural optimization Plug in: Karamaba3D
Animate startup growth & reclustering
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Construction reference Toyo Ito - Sendai Mediatheque
Design rules
• Tubular construction can be used for light distribution (not in my case) • Honeycomb floor construction allows for irregular spacing between columns. • Minimal construction and atrium = more daylight + stronger visual connections.
• Toilets, storage, elevators, pantry and fire escapes inside the tubular construction. • Horizontal stability can be achieved by connecting split-levels or making one floor that reaches three sides of the building
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Floor plan - level 8, 9, 10 & 11 (split levels)
Studio setup
20m2 (2) 30 m2 (6) 20m (2)
2
50 m2 (15) Fashion startup
15m2 (2)
IT startup 15 m2 (1) 26 m2 (5) 35m (6) 2
40 m2 (10)
50 m (12) 2
N
Open workspace
Toilets & Elevators and fire escapes, pantry
45 m2 (20)
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Section & Internal view
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Further development • • • • • • • • •
Adding complexity to the design script Integrated construction analysis Research reconfiguration technique - physical prototyping Facade design - Optimal daylight and visual connectivity Production techniques ЄЄ Construction and floorslabs optimize continuity ЄЄ Facade design
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Urban plan
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