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The Why Factory Tribune
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TU Delft, Faculty of Architecture - ground floor plan
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TU Delft, Faculty of Architecture - section
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Ketelhuis
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BK City exterior
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The Street
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Library
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Workspace
TU Delft Faculty of Architecture
Braaksma & Roos architectenbureau, Fokkema & Partners Architecten, Kossmann.dejong, Octatube International BV., MVRDV. Delft, The Netherlands
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Name of work in English
TU Delft Faculty of Architecture
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Name of work in original language
TU Delft Faculteit Bouwkunde
Prize year
EUmies Awards 2011
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Work Location
Delft, The Netherlands
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Studio
Braaksma & Roos architectenbureau, Fokkema & Partners Architecten, Kossmann.dejong, Octatube International BV., MVRDV
EUmies Awards 2011 Shortlisted
Collaborators
Project architect: Anton Wubben; Interiors: Meesterbouw, Formabouw; Furniture: Hieselaar bv, C. Tamse Meubel en Interieurbouw, Vitra (Nederland) B.V., Moooi; Project management: Base Consultancy; Collaborator (office): Riccardo Ferrari, Simon Potier, Jonas Klock, Diana Lopez; Interiors: G.B. van Hoek bv; Art: Gerard Jakobs, Elly van Baalen; Architect: 2012 Architecten; Lighting: Bert Jan Pot; Interiors: Maasmond, Leoxx B.V.; Furniture: Richard Hutten; Collaborator (office): Simon Streit, Maudy Dekkers, Ralph Doggen; Landscape architect: Ren van der Velde; Collaborator (office): No Huijgen, Bram van Hooren, Annechien Nolen, Vicki van de Pavert, Marieke Rombout, Nienke Bouwhuis, Robert van der Linde, Maaike van Keimpema; Construction manager: Willem Poot; Collaborator (office): Bart Van Velzen; Construction: Eekhout Bouw, Boekestijn B.V., T.C. van den Dool B.V.; Collaborator (office): Henry van Dijk
Program
Education
Completion
2009
After a fire destroyed the architecture faculty at Delft University in May 2008, a temporary solution was found in the abandoned headquarter building of the university. A team of five architecture offices was commissioned by Dean Wytze Patijn for its refurbishment. Braaksma & Roos coordinated the project; Fokkema & Partners Architecten were already working on the building; Octacube specialises in fast glass construction; MVRDV designed the research centre, 'The Why Factory'; and Kossmann.dejong designed the public and work spaces. The concept is an open studio building connected by an interior 'street'. In a very short time the dark monumental building was transformed by the design team into a vibrant and accessible modern educational facility with the character of a city: 'BK City'. The reuse of this building transmits a strong message about how such transformations can contribute to a sustainable future, an important task facing European architects today.