Hotels for vacant offices

The current building stock for offices is very large, and is too large for the demand out of the market. Currently there is a total vacancy of 14.1% in the Netherlands, which is equal to 6.795.000 m2 of office space. In Amsterdam there is a total of 700.000 m2 which is structurally vacant and is considered hopeless in terms of fulfilling its...

Circle of Wood: The Life Cycle of Timber Structural Elements

This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0531 Smart & Bioclimatic Design. The demand for wood is on such a level that people are cutting away too many trees and thus shrink the forests. Furthermore, in the world of today there is too much wooden waste. When using wood for structural elements, it is important to take into account...