An Academic Library in Maastricht

Festivity of Transformative architecture

Master thesis (2018)

Authors

M.C. Boonekamp Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

E.P.N. Schreurs (mentor)
S. Pietsch (graduation committee member)
J.D. Fokkinga (graduation committee member)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2018 Marianne Boonekamp
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Published Date

23-11-2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Festive moments and the built environment have, throughout history, had great influence on each other. Festive architecture has always been concerned with building narratives. It has the ability to communicate political, emotional, social or cultural messages and even change peoples perceptions. In the contemporary built environment of our everyday lives however, this powerful tool is often forgotten, resulting in rather 'flat' architecture that allows us to remain detached.

This project aimed to challenge this flatness of everyday working life by questioning the separation between festive and everyday moments. Extensive studies into the vocabulary of festive architecture created a toolset that was used in the casestudy of an academic library.

The project carefully stages an assemblage of spatial experiences. Each experience strives to support the actions within the space by influencing how people perceive the atmosphere, the context, each other, their own aim and the role of the building in society.