The In Between Space Of Herman Hertzberger
A.E.H.M. Bastiaansen (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
A. Broekhuizen – Mentor (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
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Abstract
Polyvalence spaces are the core of the experimental housing project of Diagoon Houses in Delft. Where diagonal visual and acoustic connections are being made through split-level floors around a void. This housing project is one of Hertzbergers earliest designs, while working on his own definition of Structuralism and architectural polyvalence. A space defined as the capacity of a space to generate pertinent solutions for unforeseen situations is translated into specific motifs that prioritize spatial conditions over fixed functions. But are the design intentions of Hertzberger as visible in the early sketches found in the archives or is it only in the theories, mostly written by Hertzberger himself. Are the motives for design decisions visible in the sketches and how do they relate to polyvalence.