Brikkengebouw Maastricht

Ontwerp van een uitbreiding en renovatie van het Brikkengebouw te Maastricht in een nieuw monument

Master thesis (2017)

Authors

W.A. Bronstring Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

W.L.E.C. Meijers (supervisor 1)
F.W.A. Koopman (supervisor 1)
Olindo Caso (supervisor 1)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2017 wieger Bronstring
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Published Date

04-07-2017

Language

Dutch

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Within architecture there is and always has been a relationship between the dichotomy of the permanent and the temporary. Over the centuries this has been investigated leading to thought provoking observations and descriptions such as Aldo Rossis's 'The Architecture of the City' and John Habraken’s 'Bearer and Infill'. If we consider 'a monument': a building that one wants to maintain because it is appreciated, then we begin to see that this theme is also deeply entangled with the term sustainability. The research has shown that when a building's construction or 'bearer' is valuable (for example, because it has architectural qualities), there is a greater chance of conservation.  Within the design part of the thesis it has been attempted to design a monument. A strong bearer that could withstand the trials and tribulations of time. A building that has a certain adapt ability, but whose construction is stern and proud.