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Category: Architectural Ponderings

The Most Underused Resource in Architecture

Posted June 21, 2019 CorinaLeave a commentPosted in Architectural Ponderings

On the 21st of November of last year, I had the chance to attend “The Next Power of Dutch Architecture”. The event was organized in under three weeks to an absolute perfection, and gathered more than 10 female speakers of the highest calibre. The spark that started it all was the reaction of Christine de […]

Buy Me A House – A Developer’s Dream and Its Critique

Posted July 15, 2018October 1, 2018 CorinaLeave a commentPosted in Architectural Ponderings

I  receive regularly websites of new residential developments. Below are the floor plans of one of these projects. It stood out to me because of the exterior renders that I rather liked, so I was keen to discover more. I found the floor plans to be close, but not quite there! From the disclaimer available […]

User Experience Design

Posted March 25, 2018March 25, 2018 CorinaLeave a commentPosted in Architectural Ponderings

The very first thing I learned as I was preparing for the Architectural University exam was the fact that any line you draw in a floor plan has a reason behind. Artist might can get away with saying “I just felt like doing that!”, but architects can’t. And that’s the way it supposed to be! […]

Are we building smart?

Posted December 3, 2017December 2, 2017 CorinaLeave a commentPosted in Architectural Ponderings

As both The Hague and Eindhoven have announced the intent to add large numbers of residences in the following years, the topic of building smarter and better cities is a hot one. The Hague has announced 50.000 new houses by 2040 while Eindhoven plans on adding 20.000 in the next 10 years. These are not […]

Architecture is about and for the people

Posted November 5, 2017September 26, 2018 CorinaLeave a commentPosted in Architectural Ponderings

Architecture is about, and for the people, it is the core of Archi-Re. The purpose of architecture is not to make a product and sell it, but to create environments where people thrive! This is something I have been wanting to write for some time and the collaboration with ImpactCity – The Hague Innovators served as a […]

Open Monumentendag Amsterdam

Posted September 17, 2017September 18, 2017 CorinaLeave a commentPosted in Architectural Ponderings

Open Monumentendag is a cultural event that takes place in the second weekend of September throughout the Netherlands. An impressive number of monuments open their doors for one or both days. And if some of them can be visited other times of the year, some, such as private homes or offices, are open to the […]

To TV or not to TV

Posted September 3, 2017September 2, 2017 CorinaLeave a commentPosted in Architectural Ponderings

I haven’t turned on the TV in months. In fact I don’t even know if I did this year. We exchange glances every once in a while as I use it as an unofficial mirror, but that’s kinda it. As a kid, our very first TV was a tiny box. It had two big turn […]

The Walkway, the Front Door and the Justus van Effen Complex

Posted July 16, 2017July 31, 2017 CorinaLeave a commentPosted in Architectural Ponderings

The walkway as a method of accessing apartments is one of the most common systems in the Netherlands. It allows for multiple layers of houses on the same piece of land without a central distribution point and the illusion of less vertical circulation points. It results into long and narrow balconies which are promoted as […]

Human Nature, Psychology and Architecture

Posted May 28, 2017May 27, 2017 CorinaLeave a commentPosted in Architectural Ponderings

We are influenced from the very first moment in one way or another by everything that surrounds us. Mothers are aware that food, environment, stress and emotions have a major impact on a baby. Education, home environment and more get added to the list once the child is born. The amazing thing is that more […]

The Power of Hand Drawing and How to Draw a Perspective from Scratch

Posted May 7, 2017July 14, 2017 CorinaLeave a commentPosted in Architectural Ponderings

With the amazing technological development of the last decades, hand drawing has been pushed back. The opinions are split. Many ask why should one learn to draw when there are so many programs that can do that for you. I may be bias in the mater as I took intensive classes in order to pass […]

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