Play-infused innovation: A playful design to enlarge innovative capacity at VONK

Purpose - In my Master Thesis titled "Shaping an innovative play space," I was inspired by the realm of playground design, particularly the concept of 'adventure playgrounds' and their profound influence on creativity. I embarked on this journey to harness the power of play and apply it to the office context of VONK, the innovation center of the...

Bau(m) Berlin: Making the Future Commons, Making Connections, Making Things

This project takes place in Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany and presents the design of a Public Condenser along the Straße der Pariser Kommune named ’Bau(m) Berlin’. The project is part of the Public Building Graduation Studio and looks into the topic of designing a ’new urban lounge and commons’ through the process of Research by Design. <br/>...

[Seaweed] Farm to Table: Designing with shells, seagrass and seaweed for the Dutch Building Industry

Making is Thinking: Poetic Pursuits in Architectural Design

The title of the research, and consequently the guiding principle behind the design, making is thinking, stemmed from a frustration with the often-held view that the latter is of greater importance than the former. That thinking, as our intellect of the mind, is of a superior motive to the things we do or make with our hands, and this is a...

Innoveem: Continuing Katoenveem - moving towards making innovation

The monument ‘Katoenveem’ used to be part of the industrial harbour of Rotterdam as warehouse. It was specifically constructed for the operational purpose of loading and storing goods: bales of cotton. Strategically situated along the water, it translated itself to an early 20th century functional architecture with advanced mechanics. The cotton...

Stadtbauhutte

The city is permanently in transition. The material objects that compose the city are continuously subject to adjustments, improvements or replacements. A bridge is being restored, a window frame is being replaced and an office is transformed in apartments. The process of transformation has been part of the city ever since its origin and will...

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.