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EASA LINKS Amsterdam Expressionism Workshop Participant Information BookletTRANSCRIPT
introduction 04
workshop site 06
design concept 08
workshop results 10
technical drawings 12
planning / phasing 16
appendices 20 reference imagery brickwork patterns sculpture
information booklet for the EASA workshop‘Amsterdam Expressionism’
IntroductionHet Schip (‘’The Ship’’) is an apartment building in Amsterdam, it is the main source of inspiration for our Amsterdam Expressionism workshop. The building is part of the architectural style of the Amsterdam School of Expressionist brick architecture. The expression lies in the variation of masonry patterns and the usage of sculptured elements in the façade. The ideology of the movement was to create an architectural experience for social housing in which brick is the most important language to emphasise the function and
arrangement of the building.
The aim of the Amsterdam Expressionism workshop is to use the principles of the brick language to ‘dress’ our ‘naked’ pavilion, that has been designed in advance. Participants will finalise this pavilion by imposing masonry patterns and the implementation of sculptured elements. The design and construction workshop offers opportunity for individual creativity. All of the masonry will be done not in Dutch bricks but in typical Maltese limestone, which creates a link between the Dutch and Maltese architecture. During this workshop we will invite experts who will show us the principles of sculpting limestone and can help us in constructing our
masonry pavilion out of limestone.
The spirit of the workshop is to have fun and work hard. We are convinced that together we built a beautiful and expressive limestone pavilion during
EASA.
Carlyn, Chris & Frank
Workshop SiteHastings Gardens is a public garden in Valletta, located on top of St. John's Bastion and St. Michael's Bastion, on the west side of the City Gate. The garden is Valletta’s largest park and offers amazing views of Floriana, Msida, Sliema, and Manoel Island. The construction site of the pavilion is located just above the EASA site, at the west corner of Hastings Garden. The circular space at the corner of the bastion offers the best views of the whole park and will be our construction site for the upcoming
weeks.
Inside Hastings Garden is a monument placed by the Hastings family in honour of Sir Francis Rawdon-Hastings, a British revolutionary war army officer, who was appointed as governor of Malta in 1824. He died at sea off Naples two years later, aboard HMS Revenge. Following his directions, his right hand was cut off and preserved, to be buried with his wife when she died. The rest of Lord
Hastings remains are buried in the garden.
Fun fact: It is a Maltese legend that the garden was constructed in only 4 hours! This legend illustrates that the Maltese people think of themselves as hard workers. We have 2 weeks to finish this pavilion, so
we should be fine!
Design ConceptValletta, a 16th century city built in the local honey-coloured limestone, has an incredible history like no other. This tiny fortified capital of Malta, has successfully defended itself many times, thanks to its bastion walls, defensive ditches and lookout towers. In this workshop we will continue in this rich history and build a modern interpretation of a lookout
tower.
The stunning views at the construction site of the Amsterdam Expressionism workshop, makes this a popular place for tourists to capture their holidays in beautiful pictures. Yet, because of the hot Maltese summers and the absence of shade, this is no place to stay and really enjoy these stunning views! Therefore we proposed a pavilion that offers the visitors of Hastings Garden a place to enjoy the view as much as possible while being in the shade and
the cooling breeze at the water front (?).
The pavilion consists of an increase relative to ground level, creating a view without the visual obstruction of the bastion wall. The skin of the pavilion is folded inside along the three narrow staircases that lead the visitor inside the pavilion. From either staircase one always walks towards the stunning views this site has to offer. The maximum open brickwork around the pavilion never shows when someone is inside the pavilion, just like the old lookout towers of Valletta do, while still enabling the visitor the ability to look outside while being in the
shade and cooling breeze.
Workshop Result
Technical Drawings
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phase Base Construction
phase Stairs Construction
phase Filling the Base phase Paving
phase Masoning
phase Extra Elements
Planning / Phasinga
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Monday August 3rdget to know eachother
Tuesday August 4thexperiment day
Wednesday August 5thfinal design day
lunch
breakfast
dinner
lunch
breakfast
dinner
lunch
breakfast
dinner
Excursion:
Limestone Heritage Site
Workshop:Sculpting
Material Prep
Final design
Briefing
Site Visit
Site Prep
Site Prep
Material Prep
Tool Prep
Experimenting:Brick Patterns
Design
Thursday August 6thprep / outline day
Friday August 7thprep / base day
Saturday August 8thprep / stairs day
lunch
breakfast
dinner
lunch
breakfast
dinner
lunch
breakfast
dinner
Material Prep
Outline &Measure
Material Prep
Outline &Measure
Material Prep
Base Construction
Material Prep
StairsConstruction
Material Prep
StairsConstruction
Material Prep
Base Construction
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Sunday August 9thprep / filling day
Tuesday August 11thconstruction day
Wednesday August 12thconstruction day
lunch
breakfast
dinner
lunch
breakfast
dinner
lunch
breakfast
dinner
National Evening
Material Prep
Filling the Base
Sculpting
Paving &Masoning
Sculpting
Paving &Masoning
Sculpting
Paving &Masoning
Sculpting
Paving &Masoning
(extra time) (extra time)
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Thursday August 13thextra day
Friday August 14thpresentation prep day
Saturday August 15thfinal presentation day
lunch
breakfast
dinner
lunch
breakfast
dinner
lunch
breakfast
dinner
(Roof)
(Seating)
(Roof)
(Seating)
Workshop Presentation
Workshop Viewing
(Roof)
(Seating)
Produce:
Workshop Presentation
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Appendix IImagery on Amsterdam School Birck Expressionism
Appendix 2Imagery on Masonry Patterns
Appendix 3Imagery on Sculpture
mail: [email protected]: Amsterdam Expressionism