Nijmegen, known as the oldest city in the Netherlands, shows many periods and events in history in its architecture. Ruins, walls and contrasts of styles are proof of events that had shaped the city as we can see it today. In the borders of the centre, The Molenpoort, a hybrid between a shopping mall and a passage that was before a place of encounter, has to turn into an empty area and is now about to change.

The following document aims to present architecture as a process in continuous transformation, exploring how new interventions can adapt to existing conditions, respond to given needs, and speculate about a future in which buildings will need to evolve.

A decomposition of the city and the site’s layers and fragments will be the base for an architecture intervention. Strategies to create an adaptable architecture to its contexts and can be transformed in the future will be explored and implemented in an urban proposal.

Bricolage will be used as a methodology to achieve a project that combines many elements that the city has to offer into a coherent architectural proposal.