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2020

This bachelor graduation project focuses on the spatial and social analysis of the area north of Boschstraat

in Maastricht. This area has undergone significant changes with the construction of a new pop stage, the relocation of the Noorderbrug, and the demolition of the original hotel ‘de Ossekop,’ which once housed a local cultural movement. Consequently, one could argue that the location where these institutionalized architectural interventions took place has become disconnected from its identity.

The research emphasizes exploring the phenomenon of urban alienation, urban porosity, and the social and cultural entities that were associated with this specific place. The mirror image of the former De Ossekop building poetically criticizes the local Maastricht government's role in reshaping the area. This reflection serves as a metaphor for how urban transformations can often obscure or erase the historical and cultural identities of a place, highlighting the tension between curated processes and preservation. Ultimately, it raises questions about the consequences of such interventions and the impact they have on the social fabric and collective memory of a community.

This project consists of multiple architectural suggestions.

1: The former house (build in mirror image as the original Hotel De Ossekop), which later served as a garage, café, and apartment complex, hosts in this design a round luminous installation of rooms that could be used as a café, providing a space for social interaction. This is the only remnant of the area of the demolished Hotel De Ossekop. At the time of this study, the building was vacant.

2: The sewage pumping station Veemarkt, across the house, is reimagined as a centerpiece for the ‘De Ossekop’ public house/inn. The structure curls around the pump building and houses multiple rooms, a kitchen, and a dining area and has an accessible roof. 

3: A proposed tunnel/bicycle shed offers an alternative to the existing bicycle storage and creates an uninterrupted route under the intersection.

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