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WP4 P4 KUL Status Report
Tomas Ooms, Faculty of Architecture, KULeuven, Campus Gent & Brussel
Istanbul Technical University, January 15, 2015 WP4 Pedagogy Subnetwork – Meeting 3
ACTIVITIES IN FALL 2014 SEMESTER – within OIKONET Elective
ACTIVITIES IN FALL 2014 SEMESTER – within OIKONET Elective
ACTIVITIES IN FALL 2014 SEMESTER – within OIKONET Elective
ACTIVITIES IN FALL 2014 SEMESTER – within OIKONET Elective
ACTIVITIES IN FALL 2014 SEMESTER – within OIKONET Elective
OIKONET - Threshold Matters Update 2.0
Threshold Matters Workspace is a learning space with-
in the OIKONET research project. Students are design-
erly researching the relation between the domain of the
dwelling and the domain of the public. After working
on several tasks during this firs t hal f of the semester,
the insight of the concept of threshold is coming to a
fin
a
l output. Students have made some great exam-
ples of urban tomographies and are using those now
as a design tool. These new tomographies are worth
exploring in a next phase.
Students comment on the
#Threshold Matters task:
“Good day. I like your last sen-
tence “In a city both private and
public spaces are important in-
gredients”, because I think build-
ings should be linked with public
spaces. Nevertheless, you asked
if we can use “good memories” as
a designing tool; but I think the
“urban memories” or “collective
memories” are a better tool, be-
cause the users could be tied with
the place and they could make a
stronger sense of belonging; for
that reason, they will take care of
it even more.”
Students comment on the Archi-
tectural Review:
Hello, I like the idea of this build-
ing, Bigyard Townhouse, by
Zanderrotharchitekten. It applies
to different concepts of thresh-
old. Sense of belonging, hierarchy,
private and public spaces can be
implemented, specially the idea
of private and public seems to get
another conception. I think that
in some places it couldn’t be done
in practice but I also think it is a
good prototype for seeing things
in a different way. What do you
think of the Nemausus of Jean
Nouvel?
www.oikodomos.org/workspaces
www.twitter.com/ThresholdMatter
(1)
(3)
(2)
(4)
(3)
Through a series of sections on
the site that address and high-
light the Threshold Matter con-
cepts an Urban Tomography is
created.
(1)
The (dis)continuity between the
ground/wall/canopy elements
will be explored in this Thresh-
old in Parallel studio relating
these with the feelings of cold/
soaked/dirty/thirsty/tired.
(2)
The purpose for the students
from ESTAV was to select an up-
loaded work from KUL students
and give a constructive Com-
ment or question on it.
(4)
Students will Design a space
that embodies their thoughts
and understanding of Threshold
Matters, using sections that re-
lates to the completed research
track.
URBAN TOMOGRAPHY
Tomography refers to imaging by
sections or sectioninglecture by Tomas Ooms @ GTU and
ESTAV
LA 73: Micro-perspective: the
“case study”
The students wil l move from an
understanding in the previous
learning activities, to elaborate
their knowledge and insights of
threshold matters into a design
proposal.
Lecture by Sofie
St andaer t @ KUL
OIKONET - Threshold Matters Update
Threshold Matters Workspace is a learning space with-
in the OIKONET research project. Students are design-
erly researching the relation between the domain of the
dwelling and the domain of the public. So far, students
from KUL, GYTE and ESTAV worked on several tasks
related to this subject. Currently they are exploring dif-
ferent possibilit ies and prospects of urban tomogr aphy.
To be continued.
Students comment on the Oiko-
domos Workspace:
“The research about the different
living typlogies is clear, it let me
understand the buildings bet-
ter. The description explains the
drawings very well. The only thing
I was wondering, is how common
spaces worked in the past, for ex-
ample: how was common space
organised during the the middle
ages or during acient greece? It
would also be interesting to ex-
plain how common space is de-
signed in your country compared
with the contemporary buildings.”
www.oikodomos.org/workspaces
www.twitter.com/ThresholdMatter
Paley Park
Zion & Breen
THRESHOLD
New York, 1967
The idea of thresholds is about mediating
movement from one type of spatial
status to another. A transition space
designed between two adjacent spaces
that otherwise couldn’t connect. Some
thresholds become so extended that they
become intermediary spaces in their own
right.
Paley Park is often cited as one of the
fin
e
st ur ban spaces in the U .S.
The threshold is designed in such a way to
draw people in, but it still manages to keep
the busy street out. They bring elements
of the park in to the transition zone, (01)
like a change in pavement and some trees.
The entrance is wide, narrows and gets
wide again as to clearly defin
e
the space
inside the park (02). The change in level
brings a more intimate space to light that
belongs to the people who are inside. The
steps are intentionally kept low so the
threshold for entering stays minimal.
01 02 03
04
05
Joachim Bekkers
references:
01 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paley_Park
02 http://tclf.org/albums/paley-park
03 http://pinciaro.blogspot.be/2011/11/paley-
park-as-precedent-to-explore.html
TK9 - Learning activity 56
OIKONET elect ive 2014
Faculty of Architecture - KU Leuven
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ThresholdMatters
Bigyard Townhouse
Zanderrotharchitekten
SENSE OF BELONGING / SPATIAL HIERARCHY PRIVATE PUBLIC
Berlin, 2007-2010
“The advantages of one’s “own home”
while retaining the density of a resident ial
estate add signific
a
nce to the aspect of
community.” - Zanderrotharchitekten
The hierarchy of spaces is important to
achieve a private -, a communal - and a
public sense of belonging. This project
is a good example how architecture can
support this idea.
(01) The hierarchy of spaces is important,
to achieve a private -, a communal - and a
public sense of belonging. (Sect ion)
(02) Each appartement can be adapted by
the user: private sense of belonging
(03) The collective garden but also the
rooftop terrace, the summer kitchen, the
sauna and the visitors’ appartments gives
the people a communal sense of belonging.
(04) Each appartement have a terace
to look over the city: public sense of
belonging
02 03 04
Kwinten Delvaux
references:
www.zanderroth.de/en/projekte
www.oikodomos.org/caserepository
TK9 - Learning activity 56
OIKONET elect ive 2014
Faculty of Architecture - KU Leuven
www.oikonet.org - www.twitter.com
ThresholdMatters
01
(1) (2) (3)
(4)
(3)
Show the understanding of sev-
eral concepts linked to #Thresh-
oldMatters, through a 140 char-
acter message. This icon was
used to upload the results.
(1)
The goal of Visual Impulses was
to clarify the concepts that make
reference to the phenomena of
“Threshold” in the urban context.
(2)
The purpose was to select a work
on the OIKODOMOS platform
and write a short constructive
comment on it.
(4)
The aim was to create an Ar-
chitectural Review of a design,
proposed in the OIKODOMOS
Case Repository, that relates to
the discussed concepts about
Threshold Matters.
LA 56: Explorations upon con-
cepts of Threshold Matters
The output of exploring the con-
cepts that relate to Threshold
Matters is briefly represented
here. Soft edges, heterogeneity,
liveliness, affordances, collective
and dual space are some of the
concepts that have been inves-
tigated.
LA 57: Urban CT Scanning / Ur-
ban Tomography
Through the production of a se-
ries of sections and other draw-
ings, students aim to understand
the Threshold Matters. They
will map the characteristics of
the site and strive for common
ground between the concern
of private space and the public.
The drawings should enable stu-
dents to designer ly take a stance
on the current issue of public vs.
private and how architecture fa-
cilitates the movement from one
sphere to another.
ACTIVITIES IN FALL 2014 SEMESTER – within OIKONET Elective
OVERVIEW of ACTIVITIES:• Coordination of LS Threshold Matters.• Design of learning.• Coordinating and organizing the collaboration• Lecture on Urban Tomography at GTU and ETSAV.• Implementation of tasks 06, 07, 09,10 and 12.• Commenting on Task 01 in LS Introduction to Housing;• Conducting the OIKONET elective.• Active Facebook Group & Page.• Active Twitter account. • Visual reports on the work (two updates so far)
TO DO: a final meeting with the students where we will discuss the results from GTU and ETSAV
LOOKING FORWARD 2015 - 2016
Planning for spring 2015:• Participating in the Cottbus Workshop• Participating in the preparation of the Cottbus Workshop;• Participate as teacher in a workspace• Use ERASMUS teacher mobility to visit one of you in
relation to an active workspace
Planning for AC 2015-2016:• Organizing the OIKONET elective in fall and spring
semester;
OIKONET is co-funded by the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union 2013-16
Project number: 539369-LLP1-2013-1-ES-ERASMUS
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