Architecture as a Sounding Board

"The proclivity to unrest and 'culture of conflict' can be linked, in part, to Berlin residents' characteristic tough, combative physiognomy and how they have imagined and represented themselves and their city over time" (Davis, 2007). Berlin has witnessed conflicts on various fronts, including politics, social issues, economics, and culture,...

Hosting Binary Opposites: A MAF Center in Friedrichshain, Berlin

An architect should deal with social and political problems. Nowadays, politicians have the power to "solve" common problems. However, how reliable is a politician, or a journalist in the society? The choice of this Studio consists in exploring how a "Public Building" functions differently from how we are used to seeing it. An alternative model,...

Urban Oasis: A Communal Hub & Sanctuary for Socio-cultural Integration and Interaction in Friedrichshain Berlin.

Problem statement <br/>Friendrichshain consists of variety of contrast, diversity, and multiplicity regarding architecture, functions, gentrification, atmospheres, users, and cultures. This multiplicity gives a unique quality to the area. Berlin has a history of migration and has been experiencing a high refugee inflow in recent years. After...

(Re)Mind the Wall: Designing a circular Creative Commune for the people of Berlin

(Re)Mind the Wall is an architectural critique on the current function/position of the East-side Gallery in Berlin, Germany. What once paid tribute to the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 has now eroded itself into a manicured and appropriated tourist hotspot in the city. While the colourful murals from international artists remain intact, their...

Selvplejecenter: A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body

Danish people have a relatively high death-rate, compared to other Nordic countries. This has not gone unnoticed. The government has been actively promoting a healthy lifestyle for quite some time now. This promotion is mainly focussed on physical health. With this public condenser project, an architectural interpretation of this healthy...

The New Green Cross: A public condenser for social and ecological enhancement

The abundant public spaces in The Hague Zuid-West lack certain qualities in order to stimulate social cohesion and wellbeing in the district. These public spaces - well over the city’s average - are largely concentrated in a large central park called the Green Cross. The park is mainly used for sport activities and allotment gardens, and offers...

CRAFT: Public Condenser

The specific study of multi functionality within the realm of public architecture is a niche which has had to invent itself relatively recently to cope with increases in both demands and limitations of available space. I consider this discipline to have more potential than simply forcing functions together under the same roof. The Public...

Skydebanepassage: Machine of Public Facilities: A Public Condenser for Vesterbro, Copenhagen

The project focusses on the mix of public program in the Skydebanehaven, creating a Public Condenser for Vesterbro, Copenhagen. This neighbourhood is in transition from working-class dwelling area to a hip and young neighbourhood, fuelled by the eco-gentrification of Copenhagen. The Public Condenser connects to the (non-) physical networks of...

Place of Unpretentiousness: Non-commercial architecture

The public condenser tends to stress the importance of non-commercial architecture within the context of Copenhagen as an opposition to the concept of consumerism. According to Leslie Sklair (2010): “Consumerism - or more accurately, the culture-ideology of consumerism - refers to a set of beliefs and values, integral but not exclusive to the...