Portfolio Bendert van Dijk (EN)

Portfolio

Autumn 2017

BSc Architecture

TU Delft

Spring 2018

Assistant teacher maths

Spring 2020

Erasmus: Sheffield University, UK

Assistant language tutor

Project: Tokyo house

Spring 2021

Internship ANA architecten

Project: Tiny library

Autumn 2020

Minor: House of the Future

Autumn 2020

BSc Architecture

TU Delft

Bendert van Dijk, MSc. Ir.

Amsterdam

bendertvandijk@gmail.com

+31 6 3987 4536

Spring 2022

Project: Deichtor culture centre

Autumn 2021

MSc Architecture

TU Delft

Being curious and inquisitous are two of my greatest qualities. I try to continuously expand my skillset by diving into the deep and acquiring new skills through projects that challenge me in their own way. The process of learning goes hand in hand with every project.

I have the character of a generalist and a cross-domain thinker. I’m well versed in all aspects of the design process: my approach is analytic and rigorous and I’m capable of clearly and intelligibly translating a concept into a coherent design.”

Summer 2022

Project: the Archipelago

Project: Ornamatics

Autumn 2022

Fiction Factory

Amsterdam

Autumn 2023

MSc graduation

TU Delft

Summer 2024

Project: Therme

Madrid

Native tongue Fluently (C2)

Skills

Languages

Dutch

English

Software

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Premiere

Adobe Lightroom

Rhino

Grasshopper 3D

Revit

ArchiCAD

SketchUp

Qualities

Curiosity / cooperation / assertivity / leadership / motivation

Projects

Therme Madrid Madrid, ES

July 2024

Graduation project

Master Architecture

Therme Madrid is a modern interpretation of the archetypal bathhouse, as can be found in the Islamic and Roman cultures, sculpted into a series of atmospheric bathing spaces.

The Archipelago Antwerp, BE

June 2022

Design course

Master Architecture

Challenging conventional presentation techniques, the design of a residential complex is presented through a graphic novel that depicts a day in the life of three of its inhabitatants.

Deichtor culture centre

Hamburg, DE

February 2022

Design course

Master Architecture

Deichtor culture centre is a multifunctional building in which the interplay between cultural education and visual arts plays a central role. The core design concept was to design a building that acts as a canvas.

Tiny library

Delft, NL

April 2021

Design competition

Extracurricular

Submission for a public design challenge commissioned by the TU Delft. The brief was to design a “tiny library” on campus, using reused materials. The design is accessible and playful, while showcasing the university’s core values.

Tokyo House

Tokyo, JPN

April 2020

Design challenge

Extracurricular

Dwelling design for a friendly competition, held with fellow student Isa van Bussel during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the goals set for myself within the project was to master both Revit and Lumion.

01 Therme Madrid

Project: Therme Madrid

Location: Madrid, ES

Design: July 2024

Master Architecture

TU Delft

Following an extensive literature study into the symbolism within Islamic architecture, a contemporary bathhouse has been designed which pays tribute to the rich history of water within Madrid. The three subterranean bathing spaces are modelled after the archetypal Roman bathhouses, each having their own distinct temperature and humidity, and guide the visitor through the ritual of cleansing.

Tutors: Johan van Lierop, Joran Kuijper and Florian Eckardt.

/ Lumion / Photoshop / Lightroom

Plan +3000

ArchiCAD / Photoshop

Section AA’

ArchiCAD / Grasshopper / Photoshop

The meandering upper volume is semi-open and encloses three inner courtyards. The subterranean, cavernous spaces make use of the contrast between light and dark through the use of light shafts, which perforate the building vertically and allow daylight to seep into the dark spaces. The varying ceiling heights emphasise the light shafts, guiding the eye towards the light. In the lay-out of the floor plans, much attention has been paid to the routing through the different bathing spaces and the effects of the temperature differences on both the building’s technical installations as well as the body of the visitor.

The facades have been designed by arranging and translating a special terra cotta brick, allowing for the undulating base pattern to emerge. Using a parametric script, input images were mapped onto the base pattern by translating their pixel value into discrete degrees of openness. Thus, abstract images of waves are projected onto the bricks of the facades.

West elevation

ArchiCAD / Grasshopper / Photoshop

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Impression frigidarium

ArchiCAD / Lumion / Photoshop / Lightroom

Impression caldarium

ArchiCAD / Lumion / Photoshop / Lightroom

02 The archipelago

Project: The Archipelago

Location: Antwerp, BE

Design: June 2022

Master Architecture TU Delft

Experimenting with unconventional media and presentation techniques, the design of a communal housing project has been presented through the medium of a graphic novel. In it, a day in the life is shown of three different inhabitatants of the project.

Tutor: Janina Gosseye

Cover page

Photoshop / Wacom drawing tablet

The focus of the project was not only developing the architectural design of the housing project, but also illustrating the graphic novel, designing the lay-out and printing and binding the booklet. With the form and style left open for interpretation, I chose for an almost exclusively hand-drawn digital illustration style, paying much attention to the composition and lay-out of the pages.

03 Deichtor culture centre

Project: Deichtor culture centre

Location: Hamburg, DE

Design: February 2022

Master Architecture TU Delft

Extending Hamburg’s museum axis, a large cultural centre has been designed on a plot next to the historical Deichtor halls. The building houses ateliers for independent creatives, workshop spaces for cultural education and a large atrium for both temporary and permanent expositions. The facade has been given generous depth, to allow for programme to take place within the building envelope, blurring the boundaries between interior and exterior.

Tutors: Cecile Calis, Alper Alkan

Diagram facade system

ArchiCAD / Illustrator / Photoshop

Impression workshop spaces

ArchiCAD / Lumion / Photoshop / Lightroom

Within the public building programme, an atrium is designed where different expositions can take place, showcasing works of the artists in residence. The open floor plan encourages interaction between the different art disciplines that the programme accommodates. Being of great importance in designing the

routing through the building, was the logical integration of both the public and the privately accessible parts of the building, allowing for varying operating times, degrees of accessibility and different levels of security.

This has, in part, been achieved by adding various split-level floors, creating intuitive boundaries which still allow for openness.

ArchiCAD / Illustrator / Photoshop Site plan

04 Tiny designlibrarycompetition

Project: Tiny library

Location: Delft, NL

Design: April 2021

Design competition

Extracurricular

The design of the Tiny Library is an ode to technology. By combining digital design- and production techniques with an ambition of using solely reused materials, a design is made that embodies the core values of the TU Delft. As a result of Design For Manufacturing, the final design consists of a geodesic dome that can be assembled cheaply and easily on site, without requiring screws or adhesives.

For the Tiny Library, a parametrically optimised system was developed which relies on the use of CNC machined wood joints from repurposed pallets. The dimensions of all components have been specifically chosen to minimise material usage.

The books rest on the dome’s wooden joints and are being protected from the elements by repurposed agricultural foil. The upper most cell of the dome has been raised to allow for natural ventilation of the pavilion.

Impression

Grasshopper / Lumion / Photoshop / Lightroom

05 Tokyo house

Project: Tokyo house

Location: Tokyo, JPN

Design: March 2020

Design challenge

Extracurricular

When the COVID-19 pandemic made face-to-face education impossible, I held a friendly design competition with friend and fellow student Isa van Bussel.

The brief was to design a house on a small, irregularly shaped plot in the heart of Tokyo. The proposed design is a compact and playful split-level house that incorporates traditional Japanese elements, such as the engawa, into a sleek modernist design.

Exploded view

Revit / Illustrator / Photoshop

Impression garden

Revit / Lumion / Photoshop / Lightroom

Technical section

Revit / Illustrator / Photoshop

Impression interior

Revit / Lumion / Photoshop / Lightroom

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Impression interior

Revit / Lumion / Photoshop / Lightroom

Impression garden

Revit / Lumion / Photoshop / Lightroom

September 2024

All images, photos, drawings and designs featured in this portfolio have been made by Bendert van Dijk between september 2017 and july 2024.

I would like to express my gratitude towards my tutors: Alper Alkan, Cecile Calis, Florian Eckardt, Janina Gosseye, Johan van Lierop and Joran Kuijper for the guidance in these projects.

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