The design that our team developed is centered on reorienting the Eindhoven Technical University’s campus towards the Dommel River. In order to accomplish this stronger connection, we developed three guiding principles to our conceptual design.
First was to express rainwater on the ground plane and building facades by harness rainwater from building tops. Water would be expressed through biomorphic patterns on the façade to bring it to grade, while runnels on the sidewalk would bring water to the river.
The entrance to campus is currently lacking public space along the riverfront. In order to integrate students and city context with the river, we have established a series of open spaces that offer a more accessible front entrance to campus.
Currently the back of campus is designated for student parking and is not accessible from the riverfront. Our redesign removes parking on the riverfront and replaces it with large mounds to view natural areas on one side, while offering views of the campus on the other.
Our redesign allows for a stronger connection with the river while increasing natural areas and public space. These fundamental principles of our conceptual design could be realized for a more cohesive and sustainable campus.
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