A Creative Hub for the City: Festive Maastricht

Through the theme of the "Festive City" the project aims to explore the qualities of the architecture of the city and offer new insights into what it could be. More specifically it looks at:<br/><br/>- How can the architecture of the city encourage social interactions of different scale and forms?<br/>- How can it be enriched by gaining a...

The Guesthouse in the Valley: a festive narrative for the countryside of Maastricht

Located in the hilly landscape outside Maastricht, the guesthouse in the valley could be described as a deep contextual project; a small building in the larger countryside. Inspired by the local material culture and made from the <br/>very earth of the Limburgian farm routes, the building is dedicated to those who affiliate the action of walking...

The Foyer of the City: The Roles of the Riverfront as a Festive Terrain

By using a water-oriented scenography of Maastricht as an asset, the intention of the project is to stress and celebrate the festive sense of the city through the interventions along the riverfront area. The definition which best describes the festive nature of this project is ‘A pleasure of Entering’. <br/><br/>From the foyer which performs as...

Facilitating a festive community

This projects addresses the social aspect of daily life, how different people in a community get to meet each other and how the community as a whole, and in a larger context the city, can benefit of these festive social qualities.