Kabelfabriek 2.0

Working and living cabled in the factory

Master thesis (2021)

Authors

P.C.S. Tol Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

A.C. de Ridder Heritage & Design - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
P.L. Tomesen Building Product Innovation - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
Bruno de Andrade Heritage & Values - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2021 Pien Tol
Sustainability Co-creation Industrial Heritage Workshop Values & attributes Digital Heritage Kabelfabriek Minecraft Stakeholders involvement Univer-cities
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Published Date

30-06-2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The research booklet presents the topic chosen for the graduation year of the masters of Architecture & Heritage at the Technical University of Delft. The first two quarters of the graduation year were set up as a research phase, which was used as the starting point for the design phase of the second half of the year. “Heritage 4all: Univer-Cities” was chosen as the graduation studio. The focus of this graduation studio lies on the following four themes: Co-creation, sustainability, univer-cities and digital heritage.

The involvement of stakeholders is of paramount importance to know what the citizens values and what their necessities are. Therefore the research question is the following: ‘how a co-creation approach can be applied for redesigning 20th century Industrial Heritage factories for adaptive reuse together with stakeholders?’

For the stakeholders involvement Minecraft is used as the heritage game to explore if it could be supporting the value assessment of the Kabelfabriek II. Other case studies (e.g. Westergasfabriek, DRU Industriepark, Stanley Mills, King’s Cross and The Tobacco factory of Madrid) were studied to find out how to make the Kabelfabriek II sustainable in terms of energy efficiency and social inclusivity. Furthermore sixteen interviews were held, both with expert and non-expert stakeholders.

The old, partly abandoned, cable factory at the Schieoevers in Delft was chosen as the case study for this research and was redesigned in the second half of this graduation year. The cable factory, in Dutch called De Kabelfabriek II, is one of the factories of the former called NKF company. When discussing the cable factory in this research paper, Kabelfabriek II at Schieweg 15 in Delft is meant. It is not listed as a monument, however it is part of Delft’s industrial heritage. The city of Delft used to be known for its industry. Yet because of de-industrialization this image of Delft as an industrial city has changed. The design process and final design can be read in the design booklet “Kabelfabriek 2.0 – Working and living cabled in the factory”.