Not much seems to happen...

The NDSM wharf is a combination of history, creative vibes, and organic development where recently housing and new companies arise. The history as a shipyard is clearly present. Everything is just there. Big pilots and huge slopes are out of function nowadays. Standing there, quietly waiting. There is no rush here, its calm, and people come here to relaxed. At first sight it seems that nothing is happening here.

...but a lot does.

But behind this all a lot is happening. Inside the big hall, the resound of skateboards run by (young) skaters fill the space. Small (creative) companies make use of the construction created by the municipality and form together the Kunststad. The restaurant Noorderlicht, situated behind the big slope is fully packed on a sunny weekend day. On the big slope, spray painters create their latest work and photographers make use of this and the water as background. On the West side companies like HEMA appear and on the east side Red Bull and MTV are located.

Stimulate the creative mind.

This location has a lot to offer. The special vibe of freedom is unique in a city like Amsterdam. People can sit everywhere, touch everything and add things. Rules are here as less as possible applied (Frank Alsema, director stichting NDSM Werf oost). And the organic development of the NDSM wharf contributes to the attractiveness for artists. Also typical about the space is the interaction between public and private. Next to the big slope people work in their garden and fixing their caravan. It feels like they live there looking to the way they treat the place. Those people have a bond with this particular space. Another example are the two artiste I saw painting next to the water in a kind of closed part, especially because they put their car in front of the entrance to this outdoor space. They had a fire and listened to music coming out of their car. I walked to them to look what they were making and also here it felt like I was on someone’s property. Everyone can do this here. Go to a place, store your stuff and start to paint. This atmosphere attracts inquisitives, people who go there, walk around, see what’s happening and make things. This area stimulates the creative mind.

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But as the time passes by the monumental objects needs to be restored and the location close to the city attracts companies, housing corporations and more and more people. The high costs for maintenance and sanitation but also the increasing pressure of users and visitors make it necessary to organize things better on the wharf (hoofddocument ib).

The challenge on the site is to combine those different layers. This can be physical as non-physical ones, in physical and non physical way.

Private vs. Public.

The NDSM wharf is a combination of history, creative vibes, and organic development where recently housing and new companies arise. The history as a shipyard is clearly present. Everything is just there. Big pilots and huge slopes are out of function nowadays. Standing there, quietly waiting. There is no rush here, its calm, and people come here to relaxed. At first sight it seems that nothing is happening here.

Private wins.

General ecosystem.

The NDSM wharf is a combination of history, creative vibes, and organic development where recently housing and new companies arise. The history as a shipyard is clearly present. Everything is just there. Big pilots and huge slopes are out of function nowadays. Standing there, quietly waiting. There is no rush here, its calm, and people come here to relaxed. At first sight it seems that nothing is happening here.

On the NDSM.

But behind this all a lot is happening. Inside the big hall, the resound of skateboards run by (young) skaters fill the space. Small (creative) companies make use of the construction created by the municipality and form together the Kunststad. The restaurant Noorderlicht, situated behind the big slope is fully packed on a sunny weekend day. On the big slope, spray painters create their latest work and photographers make use of this and the water as background. On the West side companies like HEMA appear and on the east side Red Bull and MTV are located.

Focus points.

The NDSM wharf is a combination of history, creative vibes, and organic development where recently housing and new companies arise. The history as a shipyard is clearly present. Everything is just there. Big pilots and huge slopes are out of function nowadays. Standing there, quietly waiting. There is no rush here, its calm, and people come here to relaxed. At first sight it seems that nothing is happening here.

The plan.

But behind this all a lot is happening. Inside the big hall, the resound of skateboards run by (young) skaters fill the space. Small (creative) companies make use of the construction created by the municipality and form together the Kunststad. The restaurant Noorderlicht, situated behind the big slope is fully packed on a sunny weekend day. On the big slope, spray painters create their latest work and photographers make use of this and the water as background. On the West side companies like HEMA appear and on the east side Red Bull and MTV are located.

Main goal.

The NDSM wharf is a combination of history, creative vibes, and organic development where recently housing and new companies arise. The history as a shipyard is clearly present. Everything is just there. Big pilots and huge slopes are out of function nowadays. Standing there, quietly waiting. There is no rush here, its calm, and people come here to relaxed. At first sight it seems that nothing is happening here.

System.

But behind this all a lot is happening. Inside the big hall, the resound of skateboards run by (young) skaters fill the space. Small (creative) companies make use of the construction created by the municipality and form together the Kunststad. The restaurant Noorderlicht, situated behind the big slope is fully packed on a sunny weekend day. On the big slope, spray painters create their latest work and photographers make use of this and the water as background. On the West side companies like HEMA appear and on the east side Red Bull and MTV are located.

Focus points.

The NDSM wharf is a combination of history, creative vibes, and organic development where recently housing and new companies arise. The history as a shipyard is clearly present. Everything is just there. Big pilots and huge slopes are out of function nowadays. Standing there, quietly waiting. There is no rush here, its calm, and people come here to relaxed. At first sight it seems that nothing is happening here.

The plan.

But behind this all a lot is happening. Inside the big hall, the resound of skateboards run by (young) skaters fill the space. Small (creative) companies make use of the construction created by the municipality and form together the Kunststad. The restaurant Noorderlicht, situated behind the big slope is fully packed on a sunny weekend day. On the big slope, spray painters create their latest work and photographers make use of this and the water as background. On the West side companies like HEMA appear and on the east side Red Bull and MTV are located.

Input.

For my project I need different groups of people to use my space. The functions inside can be filled up with one group, for example concept rooms for businessmen, exposition space for artists and tourists or ateliers.

It will be a connection between the slopes and the ground floor as well as the people who pass it. It can be used in different ways. Each one does it on his or her own way. It has no clear function.

Make use of plants. It creates a high diversity of spaces in the summer (when it’s more crowded) and a clear overview in the winter (when almost no one is there).

Output.

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