Delft Schieoevers: Connecting (urban) spaces

Abstract

With the coming of the new railway tunnel in Delft there is a great opportunity to renew the Railway zone of delft and connect different city parts that have been seperated by the viaduct. In my vision a lineair citypark on top of the tunnel combined with dwellings and several public buildings will give the city a new impuls. By creating more leasure spaces in the public space the new park will not only be a route from north to south, but also a place where people can relax or come together to do outdoor activities. As part of the assignment I made a design for a new Museum that uses the current Bacinol2 building as entrance. The building can be seen as a complex with different building parts: The old building with office space and studio's, the new building with the museum and attached to that studiodwellings. The complex has a courtyard in the middle that connects all these buildingparts. It is a public courtyard that will be open 24/7 and can be seen as an introvert space with sculptures and plants. Here people can relax and take a step from the more busy city park. The museum houses all sorts of contemporary art. The most striking feature of the museum are the "window boxes" that give a view over the city. They act as orientation points on the route and give the feeling you are standing outside the building. The staircases are fully glazed and are positioned in the courtyard to also act as orientation points and give a view over the courtyard. The main theme of this project was therefor not only orientation, but also "to see and be seen".RMITArchitectur