Triade

The project de-fragments a neglected part of the city by adding new elements. These elements are organized according to the typology of the industrial complex. This allows integration within its historical context as well as having flexibility, which will allow current social and economical dynamics to reinterpret it. A ceintuur of encircling walls on the periphery creates a silent haven in the central court. The court, the city chamber, is defined in space by a heterogeneous framework, a passe partout of low-rise and high-rise blocks. The triade marks a momentary sense of pause along the cultural route. The blocks of the triade are set back from the periphery in order to instigate curiosity from the outside, as well as providing a distance from the existing garden town villas. The rudimentary, introvert and pragmatic architecture produces an identity which is recognizable, but at the same time diminishes like a chameleon in the urban fabric. The project is not a city in itself, but an intricate part of the city.