Hoptille - from Stigma to Charisma
Image enhancing transformation of post-modern architecture while retaining its identity
M.C. Louwerens (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
NJ Clarke – Mentor (TU Delft - Heritage & Design)
G.Y. Warries – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Teachers of Practice / AE+T)
L.G.K. Spoormans – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Heritage & Design)
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Abstract
This graduation thesis was executed within the studio New Heritage in which the question was raised whether postmodern architecture can be valued as heritage. Multiple postmodern neighbourhoods suffer from a stigma. Outsiders have a negative image where insiders are much more positive about their neighbourhood. This master thesis focusses on the project site Hoptille, located in the Bijlmermeer, Amsterdam-Southeast. It answers the design question: “How to transform the current neighbourhood in such a way that both insiders and outsiders would live in Hoptille by a neutral or positive choice?”. This transformation balances the interests of insiders and outsiders resulting in image enhancement in combination with the preservation of identity. Finally, densification has been taken into account regarding the topical question of 1 million homes by 2030.