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5 4 . M U N I C I P A L O R P H A N A G E AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND
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SUJAY PUNNOOSE THOMAS 54.1 AMSTERDAM MUNICIPAL ORPHANAGE
1. BOYS – 14-18
2. GIRLS – 14-18
3. BOYS – 10-14
4. GIRLS – 10-14
5. KIDS – 6-10
6. KIDS – 4-6
7. KIDS – 2-4
8. BABIES
9. INFIRMARY
10. FESTIVE HALL
11. THEATRE/GYM
12. (TOP FLR. : NOT SHOWN) TRUSTEES,
PSYCHOLOGISTS, TEAM LEADER AND
STAFF ROOMS
13. ADMINISTRATION AND ARCHIVES
14. LIBRARY
15. MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE ROOM
16. GARAGE
17. MAIN LINEN ROOM
18. MAIN KITCHEN AND DIRECTOR’S
RESIDENCE
19. TEAM LEADER’S RESIDENCE
20. CYCLE SHED
PRIVATE SPACE PUBLIC SPACE STRICTLY PRIVATE SPACE SERVICE AREA MAIN ACCESS VEHICULAR ACCESS PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTION KEY
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SUJAY PUNNOOSE THOMAS 54.2 AMSTERDAM MUNICIPAL ORPHANAGE
MASS #1 MASS #2 RESIDENTIAL MASS #1 RESIDENTIAL MASS #2 SHIFTING CENTRE
DECENTRALISED AND LINEARISED PIN-WHEEL ORGANISATION THE SHIFTING OF THE VARIOUS CENTRES, REDUCING THEIR DOMINANCE
A RESPONSE TO THE CONTEXT: A MICROCOSMIC ANALOGY OF THE DWELLING AS A CITY AND THE MACROCOSMIC ANALOGY OF THE CITY FOR THE DWELLING – A PARALLEL IS MADE THROUGH COMPARING PASSAGES WITHIN DWELLINGS TO STREETS AND URBAN PUBLIC PLAZAS TO LIVING ROOMS.
THE STREETS WITHIN AMSTERDAM
THE STREETS WITHIN THE ‘CITY OF THE ORPHANAGE’ - TAKEN FROM ONE OF EYCK’S CONCEPT SHEETS
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SUJAY PUNNOOSE THOMAS 54.3 AMSTERDAM MUNICIPAL ORPHANAGE
PROPORTIONS SEEN IN THE BUILDING (5:6) MOVEMENTS – PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR
STRUCTURAL GRID – DETAILED PLAN: KIDS(4-6) – LOAD BEARING WALLS AND COLUMNATED SPANS=2750, HEIGHT=1800(FF-BEAM BOTTOM)
HEIRARCHY IN SCALE
PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT VEHICULAR MOVEMENT
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SUJAY PUNNOOSE THOMAS 54.4 AMSTERDAM MUNICIPAL ORPHANAGE
COURTYARDS ACT AS LIGHT TRAPS
LIGHT WELLS IN DOMES AND CUPOLAS ALSO PROVIDE LIGHT TO WALLED SPACES, ALONG WITH THE SLIT BEAMS
ALMOST 50% OF WALL SURFACES ARE OPENINGS TO ALLOW LIGHT AND THUS, HEAT.
SUNPATH DIAGRAM, TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL FOR AMSTERDAM
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SUJAY PUNNOOSE THOMAS 54.5 AMSTERDAM MUNICIPAL ORPHANAGE
CONCRETE CUPOLAS
EXPOSED CONCRETE CUPOLA
PRECAST CONCRETE BEAM
SLIT LEFT IN BETWEEN TENSION AND COMPRESSION ZONES
LEFT FILLED FOR TRANSMISSION OF FORCE AND GIVES ILLUSION OF A CAPITAL
EXPOSED PRECAST CONCRETE BEAM
EXPOSED BRICK MASONRY
LIGHT WELLS FOR DORMITORIES
GENERAL ‘ORDER’ AND TECHNOLOGY USED
MATERIALS USED (VIEW)
GLASS BLOCKS
SECTION SHOWING GENERAL RHYTHM AND HORIZONTALITY
OPEN, TRANSITIONAL AND CLOSED SPACES – SERVED AND SERVING SPACES (I.E. OPEN AND CLOSED SPACES SERVED BY THE TRANSITIONAL
SPACE
OVERALL WE SEE A LOT OF SUSTAINABLE PRINCIPLES USED BY EYCK:
LESS CONCRETE USED IN BEAMS AND NO PLASTERING
THE USE OF THE DOME
LOAD BEARING WALLS
SEVERAL SMALLER GUTTERS CREATED BY CUPOLAS FOR RAINWATER
LOTS OF OPENINGS TO ALLOW LIGHT AND HEAT
PREFABRICATION OF BEAMS