Station Wildeman
For the Amsterdamse Architectuur Prize 2025, BETA office asked us to elaborate a complete maquette that focusses on visual impairment accessibility and invites interaction with the model and its bases. By moving the pre-renovation building between the two bases, we illustrate three distinct phases of the design process: the building before 2020, BETA's architectural interventions, and the Station Wildeman as it stands today.
exhibition model | 1:200
materials: MDF wood, Cast Acrylic, 3D print (biobased PLA)
client: BETA
architect: BETA office for architecture and the city
photography: Tim Stet
location: Amsterdam, 2025
The added volumes seamlessly integrate with the building’s architectural design and share the same flat detailing, making them a natural part of the overall design.
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It was important to emphasize key elements of the architectural design via textures and protrusions that invited the viewer to touch and feel the maquette. By moving the pre-renovation building between the two site models, we let the visitors interact with the exhibition and further explore how this transformation changed the architecture and it's surroundings.
Maquettes are often designed to be observed, not touched, however with Wildeman we wanted the model to do the opposite and invite interaction. As with all our work we took time to test, try and think the multiple ways to present and let viewers engage with the project. The result we achieved is a maquette that captures the transition between old and new, highlighting the existing architecture and the elegant, seamless additions that define the building’s transformation.
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