A Bastion Written Over Time
Architecture as Palimpsest at Väikese Rannavärava bastion
T. Dumrongkijkarn (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
K.M. Havik – Mentor (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
P.H.M. Jennen – Mentor (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
More Info
expand_more
Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download, forward or distribute the text or part of it, without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license such as Creative Commons.
Abstract
The project is a contemporary reinterpretation of the bastion, highlighting the multiple temporal layers accumulated on-site through the deliberate actions of excavation, highlighting, framing, subtraction, and addition. By overlaying past and present information, the project establishes a meaningful connection that allows the site’s history to be read directly from its physical form.
The proposal serves as a model for navigating the tension between a historic urban image and a bustling modern city and how to negotiate the site’s relevance without forgetting its past.