Materialisation and Design Development (MADD)
Design an art depository, with an emphasis on the architectural design of the façade.
‘‘The design ultimately finds its place through the material. It becomes irreversible and definitive. Architectural design is no graphic activity, but rather it is thinking in material and space. In what is, what can be and what must be made in between and around.” (Prof. Kees Kaan).
In this MSc-1 studio of the Chair of ‘Materialisation and Design Development,’ students will have the chance to design the new building for the collection of the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam: spaces for storing, restoration, studios for artists, exposition, offices, restaurant and facilities. The building site lies on the southern wharf of the Maashaven, between the water and the Brielselaan.
The total program is approx. 11.000m2, but rather simple, which ensures that excessive time is not spent on organizing the program. Here, students can come reasonably quickly to a well-functioning architectonic design. The main focus, then, will be the Materialisation And Design Development of the building at a rather advanced stage of the design process; that is, at a point where the findings are integrated
back into the architectural concept. Students will acquire advanced design-experience at all different levels and scales. The point is not to invent new concepts, but to learn to make architectural ideas evolve into an architectural building.
The materialization process typically takes as long as the whole architectural design-development phase, and is one of the most important tools for making architecture. Ultimately, the shape of the building, the chosen materials and their assembly determine the appearance of the building.
COURSES MSc 1
MADD Design Project 12 ects
Models and Facades 3 ects
Making Architecture 3 ects
Delft lectures on Architecture 3 ects
Delft lectures on History 3 ects
Delft lectures and seminars on BT 6 ects
