The New Neighbors: Urban revitalization in the Rosmolenwijk

This thesis report, the new neighbors: urban revitalization in the Rosmolenwijk, presents the socio-spatial effects that urban revitalization plans combined with the housing crisis (and other trends and policies) have on working-class neighborhoods. The working-class neighborhoods are built-up with mostly social housing to provide home for the...

The Shared Platform: Cohabitation and sharing on the IJ

As the predictions of the future suggest, in the horizon of 2050 the model of the sharing economy will be extensively established. This model will affect not only the way we inhabit and use possessions but also space. The increasing phenomena such as Airbnb, pose the question of whether the lifestyle of 2050 will lead to a new typology of the...

A bridge with a view, a view with a bridge: Identifying design considerations for bridges to strengthen regional identity

This paper discusses design considerations for creating high quality infrastructural artefacts with an emphasis on bridges. The authors pursue a design study and analysis approach to highlight the specifics of infrastructure design for regional identity, based on their own work on a bridge ensemble in the Dutch Zaanstreek region. Two...

Making the Typical Remarkable: Koog-Zaandijk Industrial Redevelopment

Hybrid buildings Zaanlijn graduation lab project. The project deals with the re-use of industrial heritage commonly found in the Zaanstreek.

Particuliere woningvoorraad Zaanstad: Kwaliteit - Beleid - Effectiviteit. Eindrapport

Project "Kwaliteitsimpuls Particuliere Woningvoorraad". Onderzoeksrapport uitgevoerd in opdracht van de Gemeente Zaanstad.

Aanjagers in transformatiegebieden

Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd binnen de masterrichtingen Architectuur en Real Estate & Housing. Het onderzoek richt zich op aanjagers van transformatiegebieden en is opgedeeld in twee delen. De Real Estate & Housing zijde van het onderzoek richt zich op de rol van een gebouw als strategisch middel in een transformatieopgave. Het onderzoek kan...

Evaluatie aanbodmodel Zaanstad: Beleving, zoekgedrag en slaagkansen van woonboninstuurders