project02:Challenge

NDSM Ecosystem

NDSM is a site which is very diverse. There are huge corporations stationed there, people live at NDSM, there's a vibrant artist community and it's a transportational hub. So there's quite a lot going on. In general, there are four types of people frequenting the site, and thus four ways of viewing the site.

1. The eyes of an employee. Big corporations at NDSM are for example Red Bull, MTV and HEMA. People who work here are visitors at NDSM and usually don't live there. They take the ferry every day and when the working day is over at 5pm they take the ferry back home. People working here usually don't have a connection with NDSM and wouldn't hang out here after work - they just want to go home. In their eyes, NDSM is the place where they work and nothing more.

One reason for this is the lack of facilities. Why would you stay if there's nothing there? There's no shops or places for relaxation, apart from the (expensive) IJkantine, and the area itself is just not very friendly: it's an industrial concrete environment where the elements have quite a big impact.

2. The eyes of a resident. Most people who live at NDSM don't stay for long. People tend to stay temporarily at NDSM whilst looking for a better place in the city. Most residents don't work at NDSM and take the ferry every day to their jobs or schools. The people who live at NDSM are mostly students and immigrants who just don't have the money to pay for the better located places in the city.

The reason people don't stay at NDSM also has to do with the lack of facilities. There's only one small supermarket at HEMA, but no proper supermarkets, shops or places to hang out. The container housing that exists doesn't look very friendly. The connection with the city is excellent during the day, but you can't go out till late at night because the ferry doesn't go. This is a reason why students prefer to live in the city. Because people don't stay at NDSM for long, they also don't grow a connection with the site. People who live here have no idea what's going on in the eastern part, and why would they? There's no reason for them to go there, it's a dead end. Plus, the activities that are there are behind 15m high walls and thus invisible for the outside.

Functions

link naar: network plaza functiediagram parameters

Concept

parametrische uitleggen

Park

Link naar connections Beschrijf drops of art

Inspiration

zaha hadid

Green leisure space

REVISION NEEDED

What is present in both designs is a green leisure space between the Kunststad and the unnamed large warehouse west of it. It's quite a big space, about 8000 square meters. The aim is to create a cultural park where people interact with art and each other. Skaters can skate, Artists can exhibit their designs in the drops or the large exhibition space.

Greenery is definitely needed at NDSM. Right now it's all concrete, brick and cast iron. Green space will get people out of their working bunkers and once they're outside they'll get excited for the area that they're in. No more just sitting inside waiting 'till the working day is over so they can go home, but time for relaxation during working breaks and a place to go outside, maybe just for a smoke, or for lunch or just a pleasant walk with the dog.

Visitors will be attracted by the exhibition space and the "drops of art" that are scattered around the park. There might be an outdoor theater.

Connection with Kunststad

REVISION NEEDED

There will be a visual and functional connection with the Kunststad. The western wall will be perforated for a visual link between the new pavilion and the Kunststad. More sunlight will get to the Kunststad and artists will see the venue in which they can display their designs.

The functional link is that the new pavilion will aim to display the works of the inhabitants of the Kunststad.

The drops of art will play a big role in that, but also the large exhibition space is primarily for Kunststad residents. The lunch room will also play a big role in this system because it will become natural meeting point of people.