Architectural Engineering - PV as Art - Heros Daylight School

Keeping in mind the European Parliament mandate for all new buildings constructed in Europe after 2020 to be nearly carbon-neutral, it is generally expected that in this century photovoltaics will become a substantial contribution to the power production of buildings. The increasing number of solar panels mounted on roofs all over the world is a...

Learning by doing: Waldorf school in Arnhem

Education: Bridging the gap

This Program is a vocational school which is built on the national border of USA and Mexico to provide high quality education to students from both countries, helping to solve the problem of Mexico commuter students, and also supply infrastructure to Mexico community. The design process start with date collection, site research, interview and...

Collage and Continuity

A frisian boatbuilding institute, makerspaces in society

Samenscholing; Het bijeenbrengen van twee basisscholen in Slotermeer-West in één gebouw

Herontwerp voor de P.C. Immanuelschool. Een wederopbouw basisschool in Amsterdam Nieuw-West waar door omstandigheden twee basisscholen één kavel moeten gaan delen. Als alternatief voor sloop en nieuwbouw richten het onderzoek en ontwerp zich op het renoveren en uitbreiden van het bestaande gebouw. Hierbij wordt voortgebouwd op de aanwezige...

Empty schools: Quantitative research on hidden vacancy among primary schools in the Netherlands

Research on hidden vacancy among primary schools in the Netherlands. How big is the problem and what predictive factors can be distinguished; does the building matter? A quantitative study using a mixed linear regression model resulted in several factor related to vacancy and an impression of the current percentage of vacancy and its financial...

Schoolvoorbeeld: Living together

This graduationproject is a transformation of the Burgemeester de Vlugtschool in Amsterdam Nieuw-West. This school was built according to the guidelines of the postwar ideas of Publieke Werken Amsterdam. It is a school with the plan in the form of a H, that's why it is called a H-School, with the principles of light, space and air. In my design...