Sonneveld House.

Sonnveld House

Our visit to Rotterdam brought us with other exciting opportunity - our first international project in our site planning module, The Garden of Sonneveld House, to design an entertainment garden for events related to the NAI to be held. With the house to stay as a museum. The garden will have to link in with the house and relate in an appropriate manner. The context of the site is also very important.


The context being my main concept; I love the views from the site and I also felt when I was in Rotterdam everywhere I looked I was wowed by the extremes of architecture and building work.
Anyway I just thought id fill you in with some of my initial thoughts and ideas.

Surrounding Architecture & Concrete Structures

Curves in the Architecture & Entertaining with Lighting

 
 
My Initial Brief
 
I have been asked to re design the garden for Sonneveld House, Rotterdam. My client the NAI (Netherlands Architecture Institute) want to use the garden to host receptions, parties and other fundraising events held in the summer months from May through to September. The garden will also hired out for private events. With a maximum of 150 people on the site at a time. The House will still stay as a museum and will become a backdrop for the entertaining within the garden. However the garden will need to still fit in with the design of the modern 1930s house and will need to link also with its surrounding context. The design will cater for adults only with the exception of when it is hired out privately for wedding receptions and so on. On site within the design I will also have to consider spaces for shelter and a catering areas and with that the site will need access for vehicles. Toilet facilities and parking for the site will also be thought about.The garden will vary in its uses when designed so will need to be multi functional and have complete access for the disabled. Using the space at night should also be considered therefore appropriate lighting should be in place.
Over all the garden needs to be a fun, practical and entertaining space.