This document summarizes several of Luuc Rutgers' design projects from his portfolio. It includes projects from his time studying at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology and TU Delft. The first project is the design of a lighthouse in Sweden in collaboration with an international team. Emphasis is placed on sustainable materials and energy usage. Another project is the design of a new building for a mediatheque in Brussels that connects two parts of the city. It mixes functions to encourage interaction between users. Additional projects summarized include the design of dwellings in Rotterdam organized around gardens, the redesign of an urban sports ground in Sweden, and the proposal for a new daycare center in Sweden situated in the woods.

1. Portfolio Lighthouse Svenska Björn (SE) Mediatheque Brussels (B)
Luuc Rutgers
KTH kick-off course TU Delft Public Building department
team: Lledo Gas, Marek Martaj and Christian Madsen team: Michiel van der Loos, Paul Rietdijk, Luuc Rutgers
four day workshop with an international team, design of a light- advisor: Sien van Dam
house in the Baltic sea, with awarenesse of garbage disposal, the Urban intervention connecting two parts of the city and
impact of materials and the use of energy. introducing a new scale in the environment.
Living+ Rotterdam (NL) Urban sportsground Älvsjö (SE) Daycare center Lidingö (SE)
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TU Delft Dwelling department KTH advanced design department KTH advanced design department
team: Rosa Pieczulski, Wouter Moorlag and Luuc Rutgers advisor: Roger Spetz advisor: Johan Celsing
advisor: Aynav Ziv Transformation of a sportsground inclined between a suburb, Proposal for a pavilion in the woods, used by a daycare
Development of a 40x40x40 meter cube into comfortable dwell- highway and industrial buildings. By grouping the facilitating center. Located in a natural setting on the top of a hill,
ings, each connected to several gardens with different qualities. buildings along the highway a strong direction is created on overlooking a lake and a playground.
The gardens can be used by different houses at different times. both sides of the plot.
Urban plan +
Ornamatics Witte de With Rotterdam (NL)
Comunity Center Deurne (B)
TU Delft vormstudie department TU Delft Interiors, Buildings and Cities department TU Delft Hybrid Building department
advisor: Martijn Stellingwerf advisors: Heike Löhmann, Laura Alvarez advisors: Paul Vermeulen, Henk Mihl
Design of a column and a tile with the aid of Split-level building containing two museums that share an au- Urban analysis and problem statement, followed by an
pattern studies and 3D modelling software. ditorium and other facilities like a shop, a library, office space urban approach and location choice for the new district
Final result printed with 3D-printer. and the museum café. house. Bottom up urbanism design considerations.
Intended program combined with a sports hall and a library,
connected through a gallery.

2. Between the islands of the Baltic ocean there is a need for a lighthouse to direct the ships.
Lighthouse Svenska Björn (SE)
This orientation point is mainly used to help the ships on their journey and therefore will only be
experienced by the passing ships and some local inhabitants of the area like birds and fish. The identity
is determined by the light that is specific for each lighthouse. The location demands for sustainable
Colaboration with Lledo Gas, Marek Martaj and Christian Madsen sollutions in both materials and the use of energy.
Svenska Björn
N5933 / O2001
functions turbines water floor plan
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services
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bacterial
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3. This project deals with both urban and programmatical issues. The choise of the location is derrived
Mediatheque Brussels (B)
from the qualities and opportunities of that exact spot. For instance, it provides a connection between
the uppercity and downtown, creates a direct access from the parking and creates the possibility for
the building to undertake the dialogue with its surrounding.
Colaboration with Paul Riedijk and Michiel van der Loos The advantage of the programma is the ability to mix the functions. Therefor the visitors not only visit
Brussel Location
city structure
continiuity street and monumental axe monumental square dialogue with surrounding

4. the function they want to in advance, but they also get a glimps of the other functions. The routing is tion of functions it is totally covered with corrogated and perforated steel panels, which can open up in
also used to emphasize this en give the visitors a tour of the abilities and functions. Light qualities play case of a facade-opening. This system also works as a natural sun shader and proides spaces wich can
a big role in this project. Some areas need a lot of direct sunlight, while some spaces need ambient be used as a balcony, overlooking the terrace or the huge square. On top of the building, at the end of
light or are better of with artificial lighting. This alowed us to use different layers of transparency and the impressive stairs, a panoramic terrace can be found. This is a quallity derived from the location, put
to come up with a smart sollution. In order to give the building a massive look insteadas on of a collec- in the building and lifted to a new dimension.
longtudinal section
terrace grand café
club high exhibition exhibition
low exhibition offices library
reading room cinema
internet café
theater restaurant entrance
foyer installations
entrance loading bay
Floorplan entrance middle terrace
theater entrance foyer installations
shop

5. Distribution of functions
grand café, club, lounge restaurant, internet café voids theatre, cinema gallery
terrace
high exhibition hall
club
offices
low exhibition hall
reading room
small void
entrance
entrance
theater
entrance
section mass section void exterior wall detail floor-facade
1. interior finish
facade system load bearing system 2. concrete load bearing wall
3. insulation
4. waterproof layer
5. aluminium facade panels 1800x3600 mm
6. corrugated and perforated panels
on steel frame facade
7. trellis floor 16. aluminium windowframe
17. adjustable sunscreen
floor 18. opaque glass for difuse light transmission
8. tiles 90x90 cm 19. ventilation inlet
9. concrete floor with floorheating 20. suskast
10. pressure absorbing insulation 21. ventilation duct
- load bearing and partition walls - second skin construction - corrugated and perforated 11. hollow core slab 22. aluminium windowframe with doors
- insulation, waterproof layer and facade panels 12. wooden framework 23. frame to open panels
windows 13. stucpanels 24. curtain
- interior finish and exterior 14. interior finish 25. fence
aluminium cladding 15. supporting system facade panels 26. handrail

6. exhibition halls library, reading rooms vertical circulation diagonal stairs sculpture garden
impression exterior impression interior
Installation system
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT / DETAIL 1 MECHANICAL VENTILATION / ADJUSTABLE TO USE INSTALLATION ZONE BUFFER ZONE / WIND AND WATERPROOF
DIFFUSE LIGHT / DETAIL 2 NATURAL VENTILATION TECHNICAL SPACE INTERIOR CLIMATE / ISOLATED AND CONTROLABLE
NATURAL DAYLIGHT / DETAIL 3 COMBINED VENTILATION / PERSONALIZABLE SHAFTS
Light Ventilation Installations Climate zones

7. The challange of this project was to create a context-less concept, which afterwards was tested on a
Living+ Rotterdam (NL)
single location. This concept consists of multiple gardens which can be used by multiple users spread
over time. These gardens are all different in terms of scale, light quality, vieuw and purpose. The build-
ing envelope had te be 40x40x40 meters. To get a good balance between concept, different quality
Colaboration with Wouter Moorlag and Rosa Pieczulski gardens, and project demands, huge envelope, we referred to a fractile. A fractile can be described
location impression exterior
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8. best as a repitition of shapes in different scales, successing each other. The smallest scale used is a 4,5 The cirulation uses the same concept as the fractile. There is one big entrance entering the central
meter cube to keep dwelling qualities possible. To achieve a varriation of inhabitatants three types of void, which leds to a hallway connected to 3 levels which leds to the units themselves.
units are developed. These three are a unit for a single inhabitant, a unit for a couple and a family unit. The facade is kept fairly simple. The outside of the cube is made of white concrete, which creates a
They consist out of 3, 5 or 7 cubes connecting 2 or 3 floors, and sharing 3 till 7 gardens with different big contrast with the different gardens and creates hirarchy between the dwellings and the different
qualities. gardens.
floorplan impression interior
unit typology
single unit couple unit family unit construction installations
60 m2 80-120 m2 100-140 m2
acces to 4-5 gardens acces to 5-7 gardens acces to 6-9 gardens

9. In this junction between two neighbourhoods, an industrial area and the big exhibition zone a proposi-
Urban sportsground Älvsjö (SE)
tion is made for an urban sportsground. Due to its infrastructural borders with a regional radiation, the
sportsground attracts a lot of people with interest in different sports. The location transforms into an
entrance to the neighbourhoud. Instead of the gap it is now, it becomes a place with a body and com-
pletes the strip of bigger scale structures that runs along the highway.
location floorplan
urban implementation diagrams of circultation and func-
parking
kiss ‘n ride
bikes

10. The complete area contains four tennis courts, one multifunctional square with a basketballcourt The sportsground is making the connection with its surrounding without losing it’s own identity. To the
and an icerink, joggingtrack and two footballfields, one with a running track. Indoor you can find a outside it looks closed, like the industrial buildings that surround the location. Openings in the struc-
sporthall, shops, and a fitness/gym area that is connected by a restaurant to an icestadion with icerink ture are inviting to the multifunctional square where a new world is created and sporting, recreation
and cafe. and people meet. The connection between the square and the buildings is emphasized by seats and
other functional spaces in different scales.
chessseat 1:50 impression
section

11. Surrounded by the nature of northern Stockholm this daycare centre lies secured in the woods. The
Daycare center Lidingö (SE)
planes of the sedum covered roofs make a gesture towards this surrounding and thats what connects
the program with the building. The idea of the daycare centre is focussed on playing and learning
outside. Unfourtunaitely, that is not always possible so the children can cover under the roof or find a
comfortable place inside. A’
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12. From the moment you arrive by the site a pattern of light and a border of rocks guide you to an em- In terms of materiality the building is a contrastmaker between the regular playing area and the undis-
bracing but formal entrance, which leads you to the entrance hall anex playing area. This overlit foy- covered nature on the east. Where on the north and east bricks are dominating the vieuw of the build-
erspace leads you to the middle of the building where you enter the main space. The roof opens up ing, on the south and west the main focus is on wood and glass to create a friendly and easy to access
towards the main playing areas, both inside, covered and outside. daycare center.
impression approach impression interior
elevation Sveavägen elevation Djupadalsvägen

13. The Witte de Withstraat in pre-war Rotterdam is a lively street with a lot of shops, gallery’s and other
Witte de With Rotterdam (NL)
crowd-pullers. There is a big variation in visitors and the use of the street can be considered dynamic.
Especially during the evening there is a lot to do and the crowd gets alive.
The Witte de With centre of contemporary art would like to atract a lot of these potential visitors and in
order to do this they opted for a new building with multiple functions.
By creating an big collective area this scheme provides interaction between these functions in order
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14. to make the users aware of the existence of the other functions. Not only will this provide interaction second floor 1:500 third floor 1:500
between user and function, but also between the different users.
The position of the building will maintain the blocks original courtyard typology and the continuation of
the street. However, a clear entrance will apear and introduce the visitor to the building where they will
find an inviting mixture of culture, progressive art and a meeting place for the people of Rotterdam.
ground floor 1:200
impression interior

15. Grid Construction Stability Climate zones Ventilation system
4,5x4,5 meter Load bearing walls and collumns Together with the floors, the Different functions with their Exhibition spaces ventilated from the central core, connect-
bring down the forces from the cores maintain the stability of own specific climate and sepa- ed to the technical space with a heat exchanger.
floors and beams the building rated systems. Offices and library with a natural ventilation system.
Facade Witte de withstraat Boomgaardsstraat

16. The goal in this study was to focus on smaller buildingparts and to obtain knowledge and a position in
Ornamatics
computer generated building parts, aswell as the assembly and construction of the parts. Ornament
as we know from the greeks costs a lot of labour, which is quite expensive. Therefore we can make use
of modern techniques like cnc-milling, lasercutting and 3D-printing to create buildingparts or molds to
produce parts. This is the result of an exercise in using moder techniques.
2d-tile column
elevation tile elevation column

17. The general question in Deurne is the lack of public space for interaction. The streets are dominated by
Urban plan Deurne (B)
cars, which demodtivates people to walk around. This is one of the instigators that creates a deterio-
rated shopping street. A small urban intervention creates a new square on one of Deurnes primary axis,
the Turnhoutsebaan. This square becomes the urban generator and stimulator for new interventions
and atmosphere along the Turnhoutsebaan. The aim is to regenerate the existing, and to capture the
possibilities for new qualities that improve the situation.
Antwerp Mental map
Deurne center
Breda [NL]
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Brussel
Brussel
Deurne center Entrance of Deurne Urban plan >>>
Hof ter Loo
Turnhout
Antwerp | visual and physical connection
Castle Sterckshof

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1 1 Current district house; transformed into hotel and congress centre (8.750 m2)
2 2 Shops (650 m2) and dwellings (1100 m2)
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5 4 New comunity centre (7.350 m2), including districthouse, library and sports hall
6 5 Reorganization of the collective space creates a square (1.600 m2 + 600 m2)
7 0 5 10 25 50 100
7+ 6 Abri + Kiosk (50 m2) 1:750

19. Due to a merger of the eight villages and cities around and including Antwerp in the early 80’s into a
Comunity Center Deurne (B)
unified Antwerp, the existing governmental facilities became the new districts district houses. This
merger changed the way the district council and staff is organised dramatically. A new approach for
the way a district house is organised should be envisioned within Deurnes fragmented context.
Floor
plans
first floor
ground floor Function distribution Urban response
transforming in scale creating a portal to Deurne
district house sports hall
Comunity centre combined with cities new vision on a district house
exhibition coridor library
Mental development: Library Social development: Foyer Physical development: Sports hall

20. The site is located on a junction between hugh appartment towers, the historical center of Deurne and
the old church and vicar.
A small urban intervention creates a new square on one of Deurnes primary axis, the Turnhoutsebaan.
This road is connecting Deurne physically and visually with Antwerp, creating a symbolic gesture to-
wards the district house and its city.
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second floor
interior impression front office
urban background mimicking extensions extending the ring around the church

21. Sections
Floor plans
B-B’
A-A’
Facade
Vicar garden Schijn
exterior impression entrance Schijn
district house
ventilation and heating
stability core
enhanced strip
ring beam library
sports hall
exhibition space
ventilation and
heating
enhanced strip
with column
boiler
pier
Construction Construction Circulation Installation
tower

22. C-C’ D-D’
Cogelsplein Lakborslei
Exterior impression Cogelsplein | Lakborslei