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Rotterdam-1. Thursday, 28 August 2014 ROTTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE. Monica Garcia, Xi Xu, Monica Moreo, Alan Jackson, Nikolaos Stekas, Ricardo Gonzalez, Yaswanth Murugesan.
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Rotterdam-1 Thursday, 28 August 2014 ROTTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE Monica Garcia, Xi Xu, Monica Moreo, Alan Jackson, Nikolaos Stekas, Ricardo Gonzalez, Yaswanth Murugesan Figure 1. Erasmus Bridge Side View. [Poster] At: http://worldalldetails.com/Pictureview/412-Rotterdam_Netherlands_Erasmus_Bridge_side_close_view.html(Accessed on 27.08.14)
Introduction Our team Rotterdam-1 Our university- ROTTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE Activities City Tour Design Concept ExerciseConstraints Results
Introduction Team comprised of 8 nationalities 7 different languages spoken 5 different continents Figure 2. Flags of Australia, Canada, China, Nederland, Greece, India, Italy and Mexico. [Poster] At: http://www.wikipedia.com (Accessed on 27.08.14)
Rotterdam 010 • City with easily traceable roots to the 900’s • Major trading port during activities ofVOC(Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie) • Heavy bombing took place during WWII • Gradually rebuilt into what it is today Figure 3.Rotterdam Center after 1940 bombing. [Poster] At: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotterdam (Accessed on 27.08.14) Figure 4.Rotterdam Center in 2014. [Poster] At: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotterdam (Accessed on 27.08.14)
Rotterdam Today Figure 5. Kubuhuis, Rotterdam Centraal, Euromast, Erasmusbrug, Delftse Poort, and Rotterdam skyline [Poster] At: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotterdam (Accessed on 27.08.14)
Our University • Architecture University based in Rotterdam • 200 students broken up into groups of 10 with different nationalities • 1 Dutch student per group • Introduction divided in two activities: • City tour • Design Concept Exercise
City Tour • Aims to get students acquainted with Rotterdam • Transportation • Show you were to feed yourself, AH, Dirk van den Broek etc. • Attractions, gyms • Architectural interests:Rotterdam Centraal, Delftse Poort, kubushuis, Witte Huis, Erasmusbrug etc. Figure 5. Map of Rotterdam[Poster] At: http://www.orangesmile.com/travelguide/rotterdam/city-maps.htm(Accessed on 27.08.14)
Design Concept Exercise • With a background of the city tour, students will gather in a circle and design a private room for the member to their left. Students will therefore be both the client and the designer. • During consultations, clients will be asked to select preferences from a list of options for their private room in a shared apartment. • Each client will have 100 points to allocate options which will reflect personal & / or cultural backgrounds.
Design Concept Exercise With 100 "points" to allocate, clients will also decide on communal facilities based upon preferences. Designer Client Concepts Judges Winners Prototype
Constraints Size of design must be kept to less than 350m2 Students must submit one design. Design must ultimately contain dutch design developments. Be it sustainability, using less, etc. Judges will be chosen from faculty and local industry members The time space for the above activity is 5 days. Results • Best design to be chosen from those submitted • Team of chosen design will win vouchers for Ikea
References History of Rotterdam | Rotterdam Tourism & Convention Board. (n.d.). Retrieved August 27, 2014. Rotterdamworldportworldcity. (n.d.). Retrieved August 28, 2014. Architecture in rotterdam. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.architectuurinrotterdam.nl/cms.php?cmsid=51&lang=en List of Figures • Figure 1. Erasmus Bridge Side View. [Poster] At: http://worldalldetails.com/Pictureview/412-Rotterdam_Netherlands_Erasmus_Bridge_side_close_view.html(Accessed on 27.08.14) • Figure 2. Flags of Australia, Canada, China, Nederland, Greece, India, Italy and Mexico. [Poster] At: http://www.wikipedia.com (Accessed on 27.08.14) • Figure 3.Rotterdam Center after 1940 bombing. [Poster] At: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotterdam (Accessed on 27.08.14) • Figure 4.Rotterdam Center 2014. [Poster] At: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotterdam (Accessed on 27.08.14) • Figure5. Kubuhuis, Rotterdam Centraal, Euromast, Erasmusbrug, Delftse Poort, and Rotterdam skyline [Poster] At: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotterdam (Accessed on 27.08.14) • Figure 6. Map of Rotterdam[Poster] At: http://www.orangesmile.com/travelguide/rotterdam/city-maps.htm(Accessed on 27.08.14)
