Amsterdam Academy of ArchitectureGraduation Projects 2014-2015Architecture

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Milad PalleshPairi DæzaAn ensemble where we, our parents and our children live with each other and can care for each other

Architecture

Pairi Dæza is a reflection of the necessary idyll and the desire to be able to count on each other To be able to live with each other. Caring with and for each other. From son to father. From boy next door to woman next door. From grandson to grandma. This assignment is fed by the nurturing upbringing that we received and will ultimately pass on ourselves. Just like love is passed on, caring for each other is also passed down from one generation to the next. It is an indirect inheritance, which is not written down on paper. The moment has now come in our lives that we are no longer a concern for our parents, but will take care of them and their concerns.

In the near future, our generation will have to deal with the consequences of old age. We, the children of our parents, are required to address these changes in the form of self-organised care - or: informal care. This assignment is focused on housing for the elderly, based on offering and accepting informal care. The question that is key to this is: ‘How can architecture play a role in stimulating informal care?’ The point of departure is the theory that in order to stimulate informal care, the emphasis must not be placed on the care but on the housing: a unique form of housing that stimulates social interaction and relationships on various scales, and places the emphasis on closeness and a small scale. Above all, caring for each other can once again become something natural by mixing different generations. The transitions of the various scales play a large role; tangible transitions both in space and light, as well as in material and tectonics. The public space is used as an intermediary between the scales, offers space for social interaction and is the link between the scales: from neighbourhood to ensemble and from residential quarter to home – and everything in between.

The homes and neighbourhood functions wall in the heart of the ensemble: a communal courtyard garden, inspired by the elements and contours of the Persian garden. The Persian garden is, in turn, inspired by Paradise. This is how ‘Pairi Dæza’ arose, the old Persian word for Paradise, or walled (‘pairi’) space (‘diz’).

An ensemble of 45 homes is created on the Zimmerterrein on the Bellamybuurt, divided across 5 residential quarters. They are placed in such a way that collective quarter gardens are formed, on which all front doors border. By keeping the routing, access and the distances between the front doors as short as possible, the social distance between the residents is reduced. The quarter garden will be collectively maintained per quarter, which stimulates collectivity and interaction.

The home is also approached as a transition from collective to private, whereby the ‘public space’ is once again an intermediary. The public space is not used as outdoor space in this case, but is based on the traditional patio; the interspace that connects, opens up and brings together all the spaces in the residential space. This space is connected to the collective quarter garden, whereby the front door plays an important role. The front door as architectural element contributes to the transition of the different scales.

Graduation date11 05 2015

Commission membersJan-Richard Kikkert (mentor) Machiel SpaanFurkan Köse

Additional members for the examinationPeter DefescheMicha de Haas

Milad PalleshPairi DæzaAn ensemble where we, our parents and our children live with each other and can care for each other

Milad Pallesh

Architecture

In the courtyard garden, from the seated square – View of water and seated elements, the shrubs, fruit trees and ornamental trees

Fragment public space - transitions and materialisation Fragment facade - materialisation, tectonics and sculpture

From the Kostverlorenvaart canal – View of Schimmelstraat, promenade and garden wallScale model ensemble 1:200

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Zoning map

Architecture

Section - Residential quarter

In the quarter garden

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In the home, from the patio – View of the quarter garden

Plan home 1 (75 m2) Plan home 2 (73 m2)

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.