introduction 04

workshop site 06

design concept 08

workshop results 10

technical drawings 12

planning / phasing 16

appendices 20 reference imagery brickwork patterns sculpture

information booklet for the EASA workshop‘Amsterdam Expressionism’

IntroductionHet Schip (‘’The Ship’’) is an apartment building in Amsterdam, it is the main source of inspiration for our Amsterdam Expressionism workshop. The building is part of the architectural style of the Amsterdam School of Expressionist brick architecture. The expression lies in the variation of masonry patterns and the usage of sculptured elements in the façade. The ideology of the movement was to create an architectural experience for social housing in which brick is the most important language to emphasise the function and

arrangement of the building.

The aim of the Amsterdam Expressionism workshop is to use the principles of the brick language to ‘dress’ our ‘naked’ pavilion, that has been designed in advance. Participants will finalise this pavilion by imposing masonry patterns and the implementation of sculptured elements. The design and construction workshop offers opportunity for individual creativity. All of the masonry will be done not in Dutch bricks but in typical Maltese limestone, which creates a link between the Dutch and Maltese architecture. During this workshop we will invite experts who will show us the principles of sculpting limestone and can help us in constructing our

masonry pavilion out of limestone.

The spirit of the workshop is to have fun and work hard. We are convinced that together we built a beautiful and expressive limestone pavilion during

EASA.

Carlyn, Chris & Frank

Workshop SiteHastings Gardens is a public garden in Valletta, located on top of St. John's Bastion and St. Michael's Bastion, on the west side of the City Gate. The garden is Valletta’s largest park and offers amazing views of Floriana, Msida, Sliema, and Manoel Island. The construction site of the pavilion is located just above the EASA site, at the west corner of Hastings Garden. The circular space at the corner of the bastion offers the best views of the whole park and will be our construction site for the upcoming

weeks.

Inside Hastings Garden is a monument placed by the Hastings family in honour of Sir Francis Rawdon-Hastings, a British revolutionary war army officer, who was appointed as governor of Malta in 1824. He died at sea off Naples two years later, aboard HMS Revenge. Following his directions, his right hand was cut off and preserved, to be buried with his wife when she died. The rest of Lord

Hastings remains are buried in the garden.

Fun fact: It is a Maltese legend that the garden was constructed in only 4 hours! This legend illustrates that the Maltese people think of themselves as hard workers. We have 2 weeks to finish this pavilion, so

we should be fine!

Design ConceptValletta, a 16th century city built in the local honey-coloured limestone, has an incredible history like no other. This tiny fortified capital of Malta, has successfully defended itself many times, thanks to its bastion walls, defensive ditches and lookout towers. In this workshop we will continue in this rich history and build a modern interpretation of a lookout

tower.

The stunning views at the construction site of the Amsterdam Expressionism workshop, makes this a popular place for tourists to capture their holidays in beautiful pictures. Yet, because of the hot Maltese summers and the absence of shade, this is no place to stay and really enjoy these stunning views! Therefore we proposed a pavilion that offers the visitors of Hastings Garden a place to enjoy the view as much as possible while being in the shade and

the cooling breeze at the water front (?).

The pavilion consists of an increase relative to ground level, creating a view without the visual obstruction of the bastion wall. The skin of the pavilion is folded inside along the three narrow staircases that lead the visitor inside the pavilion. From either staircase one always walks towards the stunning views this site has to offer. The maximum open brickwork around the pavilion never shows when someone is inside the pavilion, just like the old lookout towers of Valletta do, while still enabling the visitor the ability to look outside while being in the

shade and cooling breeze.

Workshop Result

Technical Drawings

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phase Base Construction

phase Stairs Construction

phase Filling the Base phase Paving

phase Masoning

phase Extra Elements

Planning / Phasinga

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Monday August 3rdget to know eachother

Tuesday August 4thexperiment day

Wednesday August 5thfinal design day

lunch

breakfast

dinner

lunch

breakfast

dinner

lunch

breakfast

dinner

Excursion:

Limestone Heritage Site

Workshop:Sculpting

Material Prep

Final design

Briefing

Site Visit

Site Prep

Site Prep

Material Prep

Tool Prep

Experimenting:Brick Patterns

Design

Thursday August 6thprep / outline day

Friday August 7thprep / base day

Saturday August 8thprep / stairs day

lunch

breakfast

dinner

lunch

breakfast

dinner

lunch

breakfast

dinner

Material Prep

Outline &Measure

Material Prep

Outline &Measure

Material Prep

Base Construction

Material Prep

StairsConstruction

Material Prep

StairsConstruction

Material Prep

Base Construction

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Sunday August 9thprep / filling day

Tuesday August 11thconstruction day

Wednesday August 12thconstruction day

lunch

breakfast

dinner

lunch

breakfast

dinner

lunch

breakfast

dinner

National Evening

Material Prep

Filling the Base

Sculpting

Paving &Masoning

Sculpting

Paving &Masoning

Sculpting

Paving &Masoning

Sculpting

Paving &Masoning

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Thursday August 13thextra day

Friday August 14thpresentation prep day

Saturday August 15thfinal presentation day

lunch

breakfast

dinner

lunch

breakfast

dinner

lunch

breakfast

dinner

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(Seating)

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(Seating)

Workshop Presentation

Workshop Viewing

(Roof)

(Seating)

Produce:

Workshop Presentation

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Appendix IImagery on Amsterdam School Birck Expressionism

Appendix 2Imagery on Masonry Patterns

Appendix 3Imagery on Sculpture

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