The Encounter at the Binnengasthuis

The design location of the graduation studio Heritage and Architecture is situated in the inner city centre of Amsterdam. The Binnengasthuis is an area in the buffer zone of the UNESCO World Heritage Canal District. Although the studio that I have chosen is concerned with Heritage and Housing, my project focuses on the public space of this area, and in particular the Binnengasthuisstraat. The aim of this project is to design qualitative public space, by proposing small scale interventions on buildings, in the dense inner city of Amsterdam where there is a lot of external pressure of users of the city. The project shows how neglected public space and architectural tensions between buildings can be designed in such a way that it benefits both the buildings as the public space. The five buildings around the square serve as a specific test case for a generic idea of improving public space in neglected areas.Heritage and ArchitectureArchitecture and The Built Environmen