Key：Metrostudio Architecture Trip

项目概况:

The new Erasmus University Rotterdam Student Center designed by De Zwarte Hond and Powerhouse Company is located at the heart of Erasmus University, Rotterdam and covers an area of 1800 sqm. It isset to become a vibrant and central meeting point on the campus where research meets business and science meets culture. Sustainability, usability,transparency, and intimacy are the main objectives for the design of the Student Center. With the idea of creating a building that can actively changeits facade—not only to adapt to the weather and the cycle of seasons, but alsoto allow an adjustable level of intimacy inside, depending on the events.Through opening or closing the dynamic lamellae, users can determine how much daylight comes in. This leads to a reduction of the energy consumption, but it also enables one to adjust the level of openness of the building. The appearance of the building continuously changes depending on the events inside the building and the weather outside the building. It is animated by the vibrant rhythm of the Student Center’s life, making it visible from the surrounding public spaces. The facade and its mobile aluminum louvers combined with the wooden interior ceiling, creates a dynamic spatial experience. The transparency of the building is preserved by positioning all “dark space” programs that require an absence of daylight in the core of the building. This “logistical core” efficiently serves the publicly accessible spaces distributed around it. On top of this logistical core designers placed a multipurpose auditorium that offers room for lectures, performances, and debates. This distribution of functions creates high flexibility in use, which was essential for the feasibility of this project. To lower the energetic impact of the building, various technical measures have been implemented.