Academic Team Rotterdam
| Vision: Model 1: DeTower; Interactive Information Building This site holds an important location close to Rotterdam Central Station, Chinatown and a business area. A vertical stack of observation and information areas invites the pedestrian or cycler into a maze of columns at ground level, displaying text of online blogging, tagging and twittering activity posted by the people of Rotterdam. There is also a view the nearby canal and access to other types of underground information. DeTower becomes an interactive information system that is changing due to the local community's input and not necessarily the big companies around it. |
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| Model 2: Any-Theatre + Re-Landscaping Scheme This proposal involves a new landscaping scheme and an arched canopy framing a view of the canal which becomes a backdrop for a possible theatre, concert or outdoor cinema function. The flexible nature of the landscape design still retains the area's existing "picnic" and "chill-out" use. |
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| Model 3: Living Rooms By day a floating array of platforms for daily, weekly and monthly events along the canal. By night the platforms pack into a building and form themed living rooms to house a bar function and tie in with the existing Nieuwe Binnenweg nightlife. |
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Team:
Sietse Dols
Sietse Dols is an Industrial Design student from the Technical University Eindhoven. As a designer he is interested in the impact design can have on people's lives. Currently he resides in Rotterdam for an internship at the Patching Zone. At the Patching Zone - Big South Lab, new media is introduced to the youth of Rotterdam.
Alexander Falk
Alexander Falk was born in Sweden and he currently lives in Rotterdam. He studies at the Kaospilots: School for new business design and social innovation. He is interested and specialized in creative processes. Cities are one of Alex's passions, especially the realm of green cities and how we would live in those cities of the future, in the future.
Nicole Mechkaroff
Nicole Mechkaroff is an Australian born Graduate Architect with a study and practice background in urban planning, master planning and interior design with regards to environmental and social sustainability. Rotterdam is currently serving as a research base for addressing the challenges of a pushing urban growth, defining a community identity and, analyzing the use of green technologies.
Agnieszka Sekula
Agnieszka Sekula a 23 year old architecture student, born in Poland, currently living in Rotterdam. She has acquired a Bachelors title and is still enrolled to a Masters degree program in one of the best British Architecture Schools in Dundee, Scotland. Travelling around Europe and working/studying in various environments, has given her an opportunity to look at design from different perspectives as well as giving her inspiration on what she wants to achieve. Agnieszka is very much interested in any type of design that can improve people’s lives by creating strong social relations as well as a connection to their environment, identity of sites and memory of each place.
Andreas Zingerle
Andreas Zingerle was born in 1980 in Innsbruck, Austria and currently lives in Rotterdam. He is a MA graduate of the University of Art and Design, Linz, Austria. Right now he is working at the Patchingzone in Rotterdam. His work has been showcased in Europe, America, Asia and Australia at exhibitions and venues such as FILE (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo/Brazil), Siggraph (L.A., CA/USA), Ars Electronica (Linz/Aut.) and Japan Media Arts Festival (Tokyo/Jp.).
