OPEN FORT 400
YEAR 2009 ClIENT YMERE LOCATION AMSTERDAM, NL PROGRAM URBAN PLANNING, PUBLIC SPACE, MIXED-USE AREA 18000 M2 STATUS COMPETITION TEAM BUDCUD
The first thought that came across our mind when we saw the site was CORAL REEF and since then we could not get rid of that image! The Reef is a complex with many live forms, so our building will be like this as well. In the lower part ( Limestone base ) we like to introduce commercial uses, offices , ateliers for artist ( in the passages so when you will pass through under the building you will see them working! ) cafes, restaurants and grocery. In the middle of these we have placed the parking ( inner cave ). The upper part with the flat landscape in front forms the main Reef. It is that place which is base for public functions, special places and housing program. The public functions and special places are mainly concentrated in the park, under the arcades and on the lower terraces. The upper ones are devoted to housing program and small office buildings. They create together small groups with more private spaces inside of those and lively and rather public surrounding. The building – reef is programmed to be lively and operative 24h a day. To position yourself in the Reef structure you can use your private profile on any social networking website. Reef will sugest you according to your profile ( facebook ) what suits you the best. Public space is based on the WWW chat room scheme. Chat rooms are now more popular than the public space itself ( especially too young people ), so we think it’s great to introduce them in reality! That kind of space could work similar to the virtual one. Along a path in equal distance the FOLDERS are being laid down. From them a 3 dimensional space of ROOMS continues in form of a spiral ramp. Main rooms are already set ( according to Yahoo standards ) by the hosts, some added by the USERS! These scheme will lead to a brand new category of public space, a space moderated by people addicted to social ( www) lifestyle.