Architecture for the Displaced

One building representing the resettlement procedure in the arrival city of Berlin

Master thesis (2024)

Authors

N.A.M. Kloosterman Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

J.M. van Zalingen Building Knowledge - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
H.F. Eckardt Architectural Technology - Architecture and the Built Environment (graduation committee member)
Y. Söylev Building Knowledge - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2024 Nienke Kloosterman
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Published Date

19-01-2024

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

While migration is a megatrend and Germany is known as the top host country, the process of getting refuge in Germany is still a long, demanding, and overcomplicated process. By approaching the permanent but fluctuating influx of displaced people as a temporary problem, migration doesn’t have a recognizable face in Berlin’s cityscape, but is rather scattered and tucked away in several empty buildings throughout the city. Therefore, the multiple institutions in the process are collaborating inefficiently and the displaced have to move through the city to buildings that don’t answer their specific needs.

The project Architecture for the Displaced: One building representing the resettlement procedure in the arrival city of Berlin is about proposing a better building solution for both the institutions and the displaced. The project is a building bringing the resettlement procedure together, from arriving to going to court. The building is a pioneer in a more humanitarian approach towards getting refuge in Germany, by responding to the user's needs. The research question is: “How can a building treat displaced people in a societal inclusive way while maintaining institutional efficiency?”