Rietveld 2 concept by Pieter Elbers 2
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Rietveld 2 Design proposal for The Gerrit Rietveld Academy. 2011-2012 Colophon Concept/Teamleader Pieter Elbers Architect Marthijn Reekers Graphic Design Lotte Schröder Maquette Bert Hendriks Printed at De Stencilkelder with many thanks to Sander Stencil Many thanks to All Rietveld people who helped develop this project and all students who put in their time and energy. 4
Index Background The Layout plan Process page 6–7 page 38–47 page 53-57 Introduction Sustainability page 8–13 page 48–51 The Building Functionality page 14–37 page 52 5
Background These six teams are asked to make a design proposal for the new building and the new The Gerrit Rietveld Academy housing situation based on a has too little space for its users. design brief. Departments are forced to find The jury, taking due account of a place elsewhere in the city. To the vote of the Rietveld solve this problem the Rietveld community, will finally choose Academy has decided to build one design out of the six a new building on its own proposals. terrain. With a special and courageous move the Board of The design brief: the Rietveld Academy has decided to ask its own people 1) A new building of 3500 m2 to come up with a design or a on own terrain, roughly on the plan for the new building. area where the parking lot is. Everybody who is or was 2) Reorganization and connected to the Academy, optimization of the use of the teachers and students alike, existing two buildings. could participate in a design 3) An underground parking lot contest entitled: “Gerrit and with 120 places. Willem Do It Yourself”. In the first round, four teams were selected by a jury and (In a later stage is decided that one team was elected by the the quality of the design of the academy community. parking lot will not be taken into Afterwards the jury added a account in the assessment.) sixth team. 6
Rietveld 2 Through arguments of sustainability, costs en the final My original idea for ‘Rietveld 2’ amount of square meters that that was chosen by the was needed, it soon became Rietveld community into the clear that the option without second round of the contest the Benthem en Crouwel was as clear as it was simple. building was not possible. Build another Rietveld In the next phase of the Academy and turn the building housing trajectory it has to be 180 degrees opposed to the further studied upon in what original building. way this building can be I presented this plan in its most adjusted to the needs of its rigid form and without users. Knowing that compromise. With the demolishing the building would suggestion to demolish the be difficult I studied on building by Benthem en variations of the original idea. Crouwel I wanted to involve These formed the basis for the this building into the current final plan that is described in housing discussion. this proposal. This plan is since then further worked upon together with architect Marthijn Reekers and graphic designer Lotte Schröder. Pieter Elbers 7
The building is open and Introduction flexible with high and light classrooms, and its design Affinity creates a good environment for creative processes. The building of Gerrit Rietveld All other buildings that will be is for the academy community used or build by the academy more than just a building. If this will always be compared to the was not noticeable yet, than it main building has become clear during the formation of plans to move to the former GAK building: the building of Gerrit Rietveld “The reality that architecture can symbolizes the great involvement and connection that employees and students have with the institute. create is space” In analogy to the working G.T. Rietveld process at the academy, where the content is leading and the form a logical consequence, you sense with the Rietveld Building the ideas and ideals and can only through a that formed the base on which substantive affinity earn a place this building is build. in the Rietveld community. 8
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Building Blocks Like this we get not one but two, of a lot of good things. The new building ís the old Two ‘gyms’, one will serve as building and the old the new. auditorium, and the other as We relate to the building of project space. Two ‘canteens’, Gerrit Rietveld as the building the new one becomes a library, relates to us. It is a building with information and reading with an identity. If we need space, where you can sit with a more, then why not more of good cup of coffee. The ‘old what we value? canteen’ becomes a service We copy the most interesting spot with an extensive shop, parts of the Rietveld Academy the possibility to print and bind and place them in such a way copies, and loan common that they form a lush inner equipment. The now newly terrain. situated canteen has an outlet to a permanent terrace around We copy three parts of the the pavilion. original building. The first part is a copy of the main building from the gym till the elevator. This part is mirrored and turned 90 degrees so that the ‘cut’ faces the street. The second part is a copy of part of the workplaces. In between the original workplaces and the Benthem Crouwel building we place a copy of the pavilion. 10
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All public spaces are situated During the study at an art on ground level around the new academy you should be able to courtyard. With adjustments to feel as free as possible, free to the courtyard, the outside experiment, free to make space will have more quality mistakes and free to fi nd your and will be used more most personal expression. intensively. Together with the We think that with this proposal buildings the courtyard will we have found the closest form an enclosed comfortable solution to create an space. environment that can provide just that. 12
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The Building Because the glass surface of the building is so important we want to use double glazing that We copy the building consists of a layer of normal according to the original glass and on the outside a layer drawings and with the exact of drawn sheet glass. This way same measurements. The the building will be better biggest challenge lies in the insulated and at the same time use of new materials and we keep the refined feeling of techniques while maintaining the glass ‘skin’. the characteristics of the building, an undertaking that is We will emphasis the ‘cut’ that both architectonic and is made in the building by architectural interesting. For the taking an extra meter towards concrete skeleton for instance, the street and close the new techniques will be used building there with a modern that will make it easier and glass facade. cheaper to build. The concrete will look different than the concrete that was used for the original building but we will be able to maintain the same light construction. 15
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Looking from the street you can see into the hallways. On the left and right side of this glimpse of the interior you can see work that is exhibited in this last extra meter, our showcases, our window towards the street and the outside world. Gordon Matta-Clark, ‘Splitting’ 17
Level -2 is a parking lot; the exhibitions. You reach the part under the basement of the parking lot through an opening new building has extra height under the entrance-terrace at and could have a double the street side. function for example for Level -2 (1:200) 18
You drive under the terrace and pass the new ‘gym’ to the parking level. 19
On level -1 is the basement of a separate storage space for the new building and under the the containers. You reach the new workplace building is a bicycle parking through a bicycle parking and double ramp that is situated Level -1 (1:200) 20
between the new building and the new workplace. 21
The new building has of course Apart from the project space the same fl exibility in there are fl ex rooms in the organization as the old building basement for presentations has. and lectures. Level 0/BG (1:200) 22
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors are for education and atelier purpose. 23
Level 1 (1:200) 24
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Level 2 (1:200) 26
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Level 3 (1:200) 28
From the first round of talks that with a relative low building with constructional consultancy budget some money will remain ABT our presumption appeared for extra’s as for instance the right that the building is not special drawn sheet glass. complicated to build and 29
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Section III (1:200) 31
Section I (1:200) 32
New building, South facade (1:200) New building, North facade (1:200) 33
New building, East facade (1:200) New building, West facade (1:200) 34
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New building, North facade (1:200) New building, South facade (1:200) New building, side (1:200) 36
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