Eventbased Interventions for the Long Term Improvement: Designing the transformation of the Blokhuispoort catalysed by LWD 2018

The blokhuispoort, a former prison set just inside the old city centre of Leeuwarden, is in urgent need of a significant change. The position of Capital of Culture (ECOC) that Leeuwarden will fulfil in 2018, brings opportunities to regenerate the blokhuispoort and the direct surroundings. Hitherto, studies exist about the intangible impact of...

Highway as New Urban Center: The future transport hub

This project is the final part of my master in architecture at the Technical University Delft. Unused building space close to highway locations, future mobility trends and the existing ‘A12 zone’ location were the key elements for me to start a design process in which I tried to use existing engineering solutions and existing and future mobility...

Transit Oriented Development: Identifying market constraints for development of Public Transport Nodes in the Netherlands

The in-transparency of the Amsterdam office market - The underlying incentive and effective rental price development: A quantitative research into the market dynamics and spatial segmentation of the Amsterdam office market over the period 2002-2012

The Amsterdam office market is characterized by large fluctuations in vacancy rates the last 10 years. Especially during the burst of the ICT-bubble (2001-2003), and in the period before and at the start of the economic recession (2007-2009), the vacancy rates increased a lot in the market. However, a ‘paradoxical situation’ occurred as the...

Entering the Dutch city: Creating a contemporary city gate for cars in medium-sized Dutch historic cities

Study on the city entrance for cars in Dutch medium-sized historic cities. General criteria for a structured and attractive city entrance and a design for a new city entrance in Dordrecht.

City Pedestrianized: Creating urban environments for people to walk

This graduation project focuses on the city center as a place for people to walk. Everyone knows that walking is the most primary form of mobility in the city. And the most of us do it every day. It is the most essential way for us to move around. It gives us the opportunity to explore and experience the surrounding environment. But, most...

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