A doorstep pick-up service design for Valyuu: Unlock the ease and satisfaction of selling

Valyuu, a pre-owned digital device trading startup, currently faces the issue of losing customers during the order placement process. My task is to create a doorstep service tailored to their specific needs, aiming to streamline the seller's journey from order placement to getting the payment. Although doorstep service is not innovative in the...

Shipyard Spectacles: A Theatre for Marmara

Integrating shipyards with the surrounding context and unveiling the strong relation between this historic industry and Istanbul. As mentioned in the problematization section, the industry shapes leftover spaces which are not currently used. The project will aim to utilize these spaces in the shipyards by creating a series of interventions...

Analogous Trieste

Biomass gasification in a novel 50 kWth bubbling fluidized bed steam reformer: Kinetic Model Optimization and Preliminary Evaluation of Product Gas Recycle and Process Conditions for Methanol Production

Meeting the ever-increasing energy demands in our planet where conventional sources of energy are finite and fast depleting, controlling adverse phenomena like climate change, soil erosion, greenhouse gas emission, ozone layer thinning and pollution will remain profound challenges until widespread adoption of sustainable sources of energy is...

Towards circular cement: Evaluation of the reactivity of cementitious binder retrieved from recycled cement stone

The changing climate and the need for a new purpose for End-of-Life concrete increased the importance and interest of concrete recycling. To decrease the environmental footprint of concrete, in which cement has the highest contribution, it would be of great importance to be able to recycle cement, which would positively affect the environment....

Circular Institute of Fashion: 'Made better by Hem'

With an ongoing growing population and the aim towardsa more sustainable future, revitalizing building is aconsiderable topic. Architect should take into accountthe current building stock and look into more possibleways on how to easily reuse buildings. The location of theHembrug area, makes it an even more attractive area todevelop. It can...

Product design for effective development aid

During my master thesis, I developed a method for designers to establish self-sustaining product systems in third world countries. This journey started off with the quest to fight plastic waste pollution of the rural areas in Kenya. After thorough field- and technological research, I developed a toolset that allows locals to transform plastic...

A Cradle-To-Cradle Picnic experience for Ameland and the other Cradle-to-Cradle islands

During this graduation project a sustainable activity for the C2C-Islands was researched and designed, with Ameland as main context. It was chosen to develop a C2C picnic set, because this matches the current activities (mainly outdoor) that are undertaken and possibilities that are available (local foods and excellent picnic facilities). The...