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on October 08, 2023

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Máximapark by West 8

Máximapark by West 8 Founded by Adriaan Geuze, West 8 Landscape Architects secured victory in a 2016 competition for the design of Máximapark, which was successfully completed in 2020 to complement the development of a new neighborhood in Utrecht. Among the noteworthy features of the park is a striking 6m high precast concrete honeycomb pergola. However, it was the ParkPavilion that left the most indelible impression on me. Drawing inspiration from an unrealized 19th-century design by Dutch architect Pierre Cuypers, known for his work on the Rijksmuseum and Vondelpark in Amsterdam, the pavilion exhibits a captivating blend of contrasts. The vivid pop of color, the juxtaposition of industrial structure against natural surroundings, and the juxtaposition of traditional pavilion shape with a cross-sectional view of modern construction all contribute to a design rooted in the past yet exuding forward-looking confidence. The bridge, reminiscent of Monet's water lilies, evokes a ...

Life Between Buildings

Jan Gehr - Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space Gehr suggests that many cities built since the start of the 20th Century have at a detrimental effect on the quantity and quality of human interactions. A primary factor in this was designing around the automobile, and secondary to this is; form over function. Great plazas and tiered areas where build that dwarfs the human scale. Gehr explains that there are three types of human interaction: Necessary (eg. work, school, shopping) Optional activities resultant activists (eg. sitting sunbathing, strolling) Social activities (eg. play, conversations, communal activities) Creating space for contact, from high intensity to low: close friend, friends, acquaintance, chance, passive (see and hear). The more time people spend outside the more chance there is of contact. See above diagram showing good vs poor quality space. There are a number of key take aways from this book including: To much space without intimacy is detrimenta...

sketchbook pages

Experimenting in felt-tip pens for quick renderings: Street scene pared back to the bare essentials. Wider landscape scene, has lost some depth, and perhaps there is to much detail.

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