A-Marco Kramer by Amsterdam Academy of Architecture

Marco Kramer Re-Creation An intervention in the cultural landscape Barentszstraat 52 - Lisse 06-28 62 79 14 marco@studiopro6.nl www.studiopro6.nl https://nl.linkedin.com/pub/marco-kramer/21/766/76a Studio PRO6

Amsterdam Academy of Architecture Graduation Projects 2014-2015 Architecture

Architecture

Marco Kramer Re-Creation An intervention in the cultural landscape

Re-Creation is the result of a design-based and evolving research, which strengthens and safeguards the cultural and economic landscape of the bulb-growing region (Bollenstreek). The characteristic bulb farms of the Bollenstreek attract thousands of tourists to the region each year and belong to the branding of the Netherlands. The preservation of these cultivated lands is, therefore, of economic importance for the existence of the bulb industry and the tourist sector; the same tourist sector that wants to expand the possibility of recreational accommodation at the expense of the bulb farms. The municipality of Noordwijk forms part of the bulb-growing region and is also one of the coastal towns of the Netherlands. This combination makes the municipality, especially in the summer months when the beach and bulb tourism coincide, an attractive place to relax. This applies both for day recreation, as well as recreation over several days for which various accommodation options are offered in Noordwijk, such as hotels, hostels and holiday parks. The municipal policy on the development of recreation parks has already been liberalised, as a result of which the Noordwijk bulb growers are allowed to designate their farms as recreation parks. Looking at the current region with recreation parks, a framing and densification has arisen there with camp sites, chalets and holiday homes, which are totally not focused on improving the surroundings. Persisting with this idea will harm the cultural landscape, even though this landscape actually offers opportunities for a new impulse. Based on a strong personal fascination for this cultural landscape, a solution is offered by preserving the existing accents and vistas. These should not, therefore, be framed, as is the case with the existing recreation parks, but there should instead be a transformation of the existing characteristic farmyard buildings. The greenhouses and sheds with their solid construction and natural climate control offer space for distinctive facilities in, and at the centre of, the landscape. Through this intervention, the cultivated lands are given extra appeal, as a result of which the experience of the continually changing fields with their smells and colours, throughout the four seasons of the year, contribute to recreation in the region.

Graduation date 06 07 2015

Commission members Danielle Huls Rik de Visser Harm Timmermans

Additional members for the examination Paul de Vroom Marcel van der Lubbe

Marco Kramer

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Noordwijk: Country houses by the rear dunes 1615

Noordwijk: Bulb farms after digging up rear dunes 1900

Aerial photo plan area

Future picture if going ahead with policy

Transformation of four lots as an example

ONTWIKKELING NOORDWIJK

HOTELS EN PARKEN

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BOLLENSTREEK NEDERLAND

PRIMAIRE WATERKERING (DUINEN)

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Noordwijk: Recreation parks at the bulb farms 2010

Noordwijk: Plan area

Urbanisation of holiday homes

Parks without relationship to the surroundings

Plan of farm buildings Duinschooten

Enclaves turned in on themselves

Blockades in sight and passageway

Architecture

Public neighbourhood barn

Short-stay two-person room

Terrace restaurant on the field

Living space lodge

Marco Kramer

New connection between the farm buildings, as a result of which functions are linked

Lodges in the greenhouse. Veranda where interaction with the semi-public inner garden is possible.

In the winter, the farm buildings offer protection and warmth.

Amsterdam Academy of Architecture

Architects, urbanists and landscape architects learn the profession at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture through an intensive combination of work and study. They work in small, partly interdisciplinary groups and are supervised by a select group of practising fellow professionals. There is a wide range of options within the programme so that students can put together their own trajectory and specialisation. With the inclusion of the course in Urbanism in 1957 and Landscape Architecture in 1972, the Academy is the only architecture school in the Netherlands to bring together the three spatial design disciplines under one roof. Some 350 guest tutors are involved in teaching every year. Each of them is a practising designer or a specific expert in his or her particular subject. The three heads of department also have design practices of their own in addition to their work for the Academy. This structure yields an enormous dynamism and energy and ensures that the courses remain closely linked to the current state of the discipline. The courses consist of projects, exercises and lectures. First-year and second-year students also engage in morphological studies. Students work on their own or in small groups. The design

projects form the backbone of the syllabus. On the basis of a specific design assignment, students develop knowledge, insight and skills. The exercises are focused on training in those skills that are essential for recognising and solving design problems, such as analytical techniques, knowledge of the repertoire, the use of materials, text analysis, and writing. Many of the exercises are linked to the design projects. The morphological studies concentrate on the making of spatial objects, with the emphasis on creative process and implementation. Students experiment with materials and media forms and gain experience in converting an idea into a creation. During the periods between the terms there are workshops, study trips in the Netherlands and abroad, and other activities. This is also the preferred moment for international exchange projects. The Academy regularly invites foreign students for the workshops and recruits wellknown designers from the Netherlands and further afield as tutors. Graduates from the Academy of Architecture are entitled to the following titles: Architect, Master of Science; Urbanist, Master of Science and Landscape Architect, Master of Science.