Permanent Space // Changeable Use

Adaptability without future architectural interventions

Master thesis (2023)

Authors

A.W.M. Braunius Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

W.L.E.C. Meijers Heritage & Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
F.W.A. Koopman Heritage & Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
H. Zijlstra Heritage & Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
M.J. van Dorst Urban Studies - Architecture and the Built Environment (coach)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

17-01-2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Redesigning from the permanent, in which the people using the building need to be more adaptable instead of designing a flexible building was the starting point for this graduation project. Therefore the following research question has been formulated: How could the space plan of a monument like the Koudenhorn be redesigned to accommodate changes in use over time?

Designing a building for the future means giving a definitive form to something for an unpredictable amount of time. One could say that the task given to architects is to design buildings that are constantly subject to change. Taking this into account, adaptability is one of the keywords coming to mind when facing the unpredictable. Therefore it was the aim to conduct research into redesigning a space plan in such a way that it can accommodate changes in use over time.

This project is part of the graduation studio Vacant Heritage of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at the Delft University of Technology. The ongoing research and design processes of this graduation project are documented in the project journal.