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D. Mastenbroek
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Reinterpreting the Elephant
Reclaiming Craft in the City
Reinterpreting the Elephant is about the reinterpretation of abandoned industrial buildings in the city of Liège. Through proposing a craft school in Bressoux, a neighbourhood of Liège, the project tries to reclaim craft in the city and give the city a new chance. By reusing an existing abandoned industrial building and reinterpreting the features of these 'elephants' the new building is shaped.
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Reinterpreting the Elephant is about the reinterpretation of abandoned industrial buildings in the city of Liège. Through proposing a craft school in Bressoux, a neighbourhood of Liège, the project tries to reclaim craft in the city and give the city a new chance. By reusing an existing abandoned industrial building and reinterpreting the features of these 'elephants' the new building is shaped.
Stacking Stories to Upgrade the City
The Role of High-rise Buildings in Rotterdam
With the exponential growth of high-rise buildings in Rotterdam over the past decades the city is now the 10th highest city in Europe. The role that high-rise plays in the city of Rotterdam has been developing throughout the years and started becoming more important. Through literature and municipal archival research, the significance of high-rise buildings and their role have been explored through three different aspects: cultural physical and economical. High-rise buildings emerged from the culture of congestion but were merely used as a tool for the densification of the city after World War II. While the early urban planning did not address high-rise buildings it laid down the urban foundation for the designated high-rise zones in the city. With the exponential growth the municipality set up policies for high-rise buildings to keep the built environment in check. Because of the lack of historic city value of Rotterdam, the high-rise buildings and structures form the iconic image of the city. While high-rise buildings fulfil their role of accommodating people it also functions as a tool for city branding to not only promote the city but also revitalize the built environment However, high-rise buildings can also have a negative impact on the social wellbeing of its users. Both anonymity and the lack of connection with the public realm high-rise buildings can bring more harm than good to its users. Although the municipality is already addressing this problem in their most recent high-rise policy and urban planning it appears from this research that it is important to explore how high-rise buildings can sustain communities and the future generations.
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With the exponential growth of high-rise buildings in Rotterdam over the past decades the city is now the 10th highest city in Europe. The role that high-rise plays in the city of Rotterdam has been developing throughout the years and started becoming more important. Through literature and municipal archival research, the significance of high-rise buildings and their role have been explored through three different aspects: cultural physical and economical. High-rise buildings emerged from the culture of congestion but were merely used as a tool for the densification of the city after World War II. While the early urban planning did not address high-rise buildings it laid down the urban foundation for the designated high-rise zones in the city. With the exponential growth the municipality set up policies for high-rise buildings to keep the built environment in check. Because of the lack of historic city value of Rotterdam, the high-rise buildings and structures form the iconic image of the city. While high-rise buildings fulfil their role of accommodating people it also functions as a tool for city branding to not only promote the city but also revitalize the built environment However, high-rise buildings can also have a negative impact on the social wellbeing of its users. Both anonymity and the lack of connection with the public realm high-rise buildings can bring more harm than good to its users. Although the municipality is already addressing this problem in their most recent high-rise policy and urban planning it appears from this research that it is important to explore how high-rise buildings can sustain communities and the future generations.