Communal Center

A Project on the Redefinition of Urban Rituals

Master thesis (2021)

Authors

P.E. Gocoł Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

R.R.J. van de Pas Architectural Engineering - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
Stavros Kousoulas Theory, Territories & Transitions - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
P.H.M. Jennen Design of Constrution - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
André Mulder (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

12-07-2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The project, while focusing solely on the example of the Nadodrze district in Wroclaw, is trying to call attention to a much bigger problem present in a plethora of other cities. The deprivation caused by long years of imposition of a new order, a new architectural identity and a plan to unify the individual in a collective are still distinctly visible in many urban structures. Leftovers of past changes touch upon both spatial and societal aspects.
The main question investigated in this project was exploring to what extent a spatial experience is capable of altering social behaviour, social patterns and the perception of self in a collective. By focusing on relations between people and aiming to trigger and enhance the formation of the local community and its new urban rituals of dailiness, the project is trying to address aforementioned problems.
The design process does not aim to provide a ready solution, it is rather focused on exploring and investigating the current situation in hopes of forging a tool. Furthermore, it aspired to introduce a background for the various behavioural patterns and opportunities that might surface in the community of the Nadodrze district by attempting to provide a multiplicity of experiences.