Harvest: A Burn-Out Retreat

Revitalising 'Plots in the Woods' at Hembrug

Master thesis (2020)

Authors

V.F.A. Arntz Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

W.L.E.C. Meijers Heritage & Design - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
G.Y. Warries Teachers of Practice / AE+T - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
C.I.C. van Emstede Heritage & Values - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
S. Zijlstra Housing Management - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2020 Valerie Arntz
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Published Date

30-01-2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Harvest. A Burn-out retreat.
 Revitalising 'Plots in the Woods' at Hembrug. 
A former munition terrain. A hidden green enclave in Zaandam where de Zaan, het IJ and het Noordzeekanaal cross. Surrounded by water and boats, industry and a big forest. The vision of the project is to revitalise the ‘plots in the woods’ into a burn-out retreat with a focus on the wellbeing of the visitors and sustainability while maintaining the characteristic values. Just like in the past, every building will have its specific function. And all together they will form the process of the treatment of burn-outs. The three key elements are: preserve the typologies, respect the original materials as much as possible and upgrade the buildings to present-day conditions. In addition: the wellbeing of users, sustainability and reuse will be taken into account. 
The plots in the woods at the Hembrug terrain was a place of violence, but quietly and by its own resources the ensemble recovered. Now it is a space created for people with a burn-out, where they can do the same. The users serve the existing landscape and buildings: the program emerges and is rooted at this location and time in society. There is now a place surrounded by nature, close to Amsterdam to take the time to unwind, wander, connect, disconnect and slowly recover.