Hoptille - from Stigma to Charisma

Hoptille - from Stigma to Charisma: Image enhancing transformation of post-modern architecture while retaining its identity

Louwerens, Cornee (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment)

Clarke, Nicholas (mentor)
Warries, G.Y. (graduation committee)
Spoormans, L.G.K. (graduation committee)

Delft University of Technology

Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences | Heritage & Architecture

New Heritage

2021-06-21

This graduation thesis was executed within the studio New Heritage in which the question was raised whether postmodern architecture can be valued as heritage. Multiple postmodern neighbourhoods suffer from a stigma. Outsiders have a negative image where insiders are much more positive about their neighbourhood. This master thesis focusses on the project site Hoptille, located in the Bijlmermeer, Amsterdam-Southeast. It answers the design question: “How to transform the current neighbourhood in such a way that both insiders and outsiders would live in Hoptille by a neutral or positive choice?”. This transformation balances the interests of insiders and outsiders resulting in image enhancement in combination with the preservation of identity. Finally, densification has been taken into account regarding the topical question of 1 million homes by 2030.

Stigma
Charisma
Identity
Densification
insiders
outsiders
1 million homes
Hoptille
H-buurt
Bijlmermeer
Amsterdam South-east
Amsterdam
Almere Haven
New Heritage
preservation of identity
image enhancement
demountable
characteristics
orientation
circulation
postmodern
architecture
80s
negative
low-rise
mid-rise
posters
ghetto
safety
energy neutral
Bijlmer
Residential
transformation
social problems
ethnic background
poverty

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Student theses

master thesis

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