Landscape Inside

The Indoor Green Condenser

Master thesis (2023)

Authors

T.D. Schippers Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

H.J. Bultstra Public Building and Housing Design (supervisor 1)
H.F. Eckardt Architectural Technology - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
S. Corbo Public Building and Housing Design (supervisor 1)
A. Meijer Environmental & Climate Design - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2023 Tjalling Schippers
Berlin Densification Privatization Green architecture Public condenser Indoor landscaping Public greenspace Community gardens
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Published Date

03-11-2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

By bringing landscapes inside, this project is opening up nature to the people of Berlin, with a multi climate approach in the city. This prototype for condensed public green, is the starting point for creating a new modular building type with integrated urban gardening. Other Berlin neighbourhoods already have temporary communal gardens and commons as a central meeting place. With a permanent building as a centre, a neighbourhood garden’s position can be guaranteed for a long period of time.
In this indoor green condenser a combination of multiple green related functions and gardens can be enjoyed all year round. To make that possible, the site gets divided into acres through a grid of 10m by 10m. This grid is both suitable for landscape architecture as for open plan buildings with a column-structure. Every segment of the grid is then programmed with building functions or as part of the landscape around those functions. To every function one or more indoor green typologies are applied. These are then modified to fit in the grid. That way a patchwork of gardens and modules starts to take shape.
A great variety of landscaping and functions will give the users an experience that exceeds the lack of green in the city. The components of this prototype can be applied to a location where there is active demand for an expansion and condensation of greenspace in densifying cities, specifically in post-war neighbourhoods. It can be tailored to the proportions and the climate zones of the locations where the concept is applied. Thereby, Landscape Inside outlines an answer to the reality we all face in the unstoppable urbanisation of the future.