Winning entry at an open competition to redesign the Tu Delft School of Architecture, burnt some time ago in a tragic fire incident, the new building for Bowkunde by California based architect Sid Wichienkuer seems to reassert architecture with the latest architecture of the educational institute. Based around a central quad at its bottom, enclosed by a library and a series of design laboratories of institute, the building employs sections and topographies as a driving force. All the floors of the structure are center around a communal space in the middle, while the other rooms spread outwards, as the structure mounts. Featuring an expandable auditorium, the Bowkunde structure is surrounded by porous facades, with a series of spaced apart horizontal pieces, which doubles as outdoor seating as well as stairs to access the building.
Via: Sidwich/ Designboom