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Public Condenser

Master thesis (2020)

Authors

O.P.J. von von Claer Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

P.A.M. Kuitenbrouwer Public Building and Housing Design (mentor)
N.A. de Vries Public Building and Housing Design (mentor)
G. Koskamp Design of Constrution - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2020 Oscar von Claer
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Published Date

30-06-2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The specific study of multi functionality within the realm of public architecture is a niche which has had to invent itself relatively recently to cope with increases in both demands and limitations of available space. I consider this discipline to have more potential than simply forcing functions together under the same roof. The Public Condenser offers a research platform into the investigation of what makes a cohabitation of functions into a ‘single’ project. This investigation has the aim to demonstrate that non-complimentary functions can co-habitate together if the element of multiplicity is showcased. In doing so, the aim is to not only challenge the idea of a multi-functional building, but also use such an approach on other projects which could benefit from being a part of a whole rather than systematically kept apart. The single-use building is an increasingly unlikely scenario in an architectural context where rising demand requires increasingly complex solutions to meet rapidly changing contexts.