the Beauty of Ordinary

Renovation of three industrial buildings in Anderlecht

Master thesis (2020)

Authors

Y. Zheng Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

J.W. Lafeber (mentor)
A.A.M. Hachez (mentor)
H. Plomp (graduation committee member)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2020 Yaying Zheng
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Published Date

09-11-2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The site of the project is in Anderlecht, Brussels. The design proposal including two parts: urban proposal and architectural proposal. For the urban renewal, I re-allocated the arrangement considering the programs, the new buildings groups follow their counterpart one by one, several inner courtyards acting as the spine of the site, connecting those groups. The architectural proposal is a manifesto of how it is possible to treat old houses. The three adjacent industrial buildings become my design target. I keep most of the ordinary architecture elements we could found in this task as the spolia. The programs have transformed from industrial space to a community center including a local food market and a daycare center, in between would also be an inner courtyard enclosed by two small pavilions.