Floriaan Troost

Architecture and Public Building

Learning Landscapes: A ‘vertical’ campus

‘Learning Landscapes’ reimagines campus design by integrating it into urban life, specifically in The Hague's dense city centre. Instead of isolating students, this vertical campus fosters interaction by adapting existing structures and internalizing the public realm. The project rejects demolition to preserve culture and minimize environmental impact, reusing 13,000 sqm of a building currently scheduled for demolition. The design emphasizes anti-hierarchical, exploratory learning through six distinct ‘landscapes’, each offering a unique atmosphere. The campus includes a symbolic tower, not primarily functional but designed to challenge perceptions of verticality in public buildings and to give access to height in the public realm. Inspired by radical architectural ideas from the 60s and 70s, the project balances experimentation with functionality, raising questions about urban expansion, public space and innovative learning environments. Ultimately, it challenges traditional architectural approaches, emphasizing atmosphere and space over programme and rethinking verticality's role in dense urban contexts.

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