An Academic Library in Maastricht

An Academic Library in Maastricht: Festivity of Transformative architecture

Boonekamp, Marianne (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment)

Schreurs, E.P.N. (mentor)
Pietsch, S. (graduation committee)
Fokkinga, J.D. (graduation committee)

Delft University of Technology

Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences | Interiors Buildings Cities

2018-11-23

Festive moments and the built environment have, throughout history, had great influence on each other. Festive architecture has always been concerned with building narratives. It has the ability to communicate political, emotional, social or cultural messages and even change peoples perceptions. In the contemporary built environment of our everyday lives however, this powerful tool is often forgotten, resulting in rather 'flat' architecture that allows us to remain detached.

This project aimed to challenge this flatness of everyday working life by questioning the separation between festive and everyday moments. Extensive studies into the vocabulary of festive architecture created a toolset that was used in the casestudy of an academic library.

The project carefully stages an assemblage of spatial experiences. Each experience strives to support the actions within the space by influencing how people perceive the atmosphere, the context, each other, their own aim and the role of the building in society.

research institute
Academic Library
library

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Student theses

master thesis

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