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Extraction of problems and opportunities

Introduction. From my description of the NDSM site some problems and opportunities become visible.

Closed ecosystems

If you take a look at NDSM today from the outside, not much seems to be going on. Appearances are deceptive, inside the warehouses there is a lot of activity. The great walls of the hangars are not inviting to take a look. This might be one of the reasons why all of the users of the NDSM have so little of interaction.

-As illustrated before the companies and institutions of the NDSM stay in their own environments and have almost no interaction. This causes the people to feel unattached and not at home.

-Because each institution doesn’t look behind its wall a lot of opportunities are missed. If for example public and artists are brought together in certain place by means of exhibition space. It creates advantages for both parties. Same could be said about interaction between skatepark and redbull. MTV and redbull. Artists and inhabitants.

+On a professional a good working ecosystem with a lot of interaction between different user groups would greatly improve productivity, knowledge and image of the site.

+If people would more interact and get to know more of their neighbors they will feel more at home and attached. This is an important aspect because right now the site is a hot and attractive but when this changes those who are only there for that reason and who do not feel attached will soon lose interest and go away.

+Feeling more attached and responsible for your neighborhood improves the community as a whole. Less violence, dirt, vandalism, etc. More friendly people, happy faces, more happiness. :)

In the middle of a transition

Conceptual Design that answers on the problems and opportunities

Comprehensive Descirption of the aim of the design

Connections

-Connection to Lotte

-Connection to Pim

Most important parameters and qualities

Validators

There are 4 validators that I know personally that could be relevant to my project so far:

Buurman Stephan - artist

Lex Brands - former director of Kinetic Noord

Kees Diepeveen – alderman/wethouder_RuimtelijkeOrdening_Milieu_Volkshuisvesting&Monumentenzorg_Sport_LandelijkNoord

Coby van Berkum - Jeugdzaken & Onderwijs_Zorg & Armoede (betreft schuldhulpverlening, woonservicewijken, maatschappelijke opvang, diversiteit)_WMO

I've not yet tagged them and not yet spoken with them about the project.