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Nijhof, L.J.E. (author)The theme of this graduation project is in general on the topic of housing in historic inner cities and in particular on a qualitative housing project within the borders of the vibrant UvA Binnenstadscampus. The design location is situated in the Binnengasthuis area in the bufferzone of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Amsterdam and looks for...master thesis 2015
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Brinks, F. (author)Within the context of increasing vacancy in both offices as institutional buildings, transforming the monumental buildings of the Binnengasthuis area into a housing purpose is a relevant assignment as the housing demand in Amsterdam will always maintain. As housing requires a small scale appropriate to live in, this arises a conflict with the...master thesis 2015
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Wijburg, V.E. (author)This master thesis examines the influence of the existing building on a transformation design. Why does a certain transformation work well with the one building but is useless in the other? Is this perhaps the influence of some of the characteristics of the existing building? Gaining insight in this process can also help with the early...master thesis 2015
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Morosetti, L. (author)Application and adaptation of the monastic typology to contemporary collective housing.master thesis 2015
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Evangelou, K. (author)The goal of the graduation project, is to test to what extend the Solid concept is applicable to historic buildings and how is this allowed. My design proposal is concentrated in a specific design context in the Binnenstadscampus, the Klinisch Ziekenhuis, which through my research proved to bring most of those inherent features which confer...master thesis 2015
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Kwant, A.B. (author)This graduation project is about the transformation of a vacant office building into flexible housing, making use of the potentials the existing construction offers. This has been achieved by the following points: 1 Using the column structure of the office building. 2 Make vertical shafts for the building services in the corridor. 3 Make...master thesis 2015
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Abramczyk, M.J. (author)The subject of the project ("Personality and Anonymity: Dwelling in Public dominated City Environment") is a subset of Studio's theme ("At Home in the City"). The project denotes the primary trait of home as its personality (understood as dwelling's susceptibility to semiotic changes imposed by its user). Consequently, one of project's main...master thesis 2015
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Van der Veen, A.C. (author)At this point in time, 3D-printing techniques in general, but especially applied for the building industry, still are in a phase of early experiments. One of the experimental attempts is to print a full-scale, three-story high, house in Amsterdam, using an up scaled version of a FDM-printer that is able to print blocks of 1.8 x 1.8 x 3.0 meters...master thesis 2014
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- Van Haaren, W. (author) master thesis 2014
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Van Tatenhove, A.K.R. (author)In this graduation a strategy is developed for the Vogelbuurt area in Rotterdam-Zuid, with which the private owners in that neighbourhood can transform their dwellings, for example by merging their home with a neighbouring one.master thesis 2014
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Faraj, Y. (author)This research examines the land delivery system and development within the housing sector in Suleimany city to achieve the objective of providing affordable housing for the low-income households. The Kurdistan Region is a federated region in Iraq that has experienced very strong socio-economic growth in the last ten years coupled with a strong...master thesis 2014
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Overtoom, M.E. (author)Houses were among the first structures that were built, and remain the most common type of building today. The design of housing has been the subject of architecture, while from a psychological point of view the meaning of home has been a major subject of research. These two different viewpoints are combined in this research to provide a tool...master thesis 2013
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Ensing, L.A.J. (author)This study investigates how the Municipality of Zoetermeer can apply available instruments to reduce the mismatch on the housing market for the elderly. Results show that current residential demand does not match current supply. More three-room dwellings and more apartments are needed. Application of a model called Pyramid model shows how the...master thesis 2012
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De Jong, A.P. (author)Due to a large vacancy in real estate, temporary use of vacant buildings is becoming more common. This qualitative exploring research adresses characteristics of temporary use in the Netherlands and the socioeconomic value of temporary use in terms of the contribution to the neighborhood economy and upward mobility of individuals.master thesis 2012
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Van Hinte, M.L.T. (author)International comparison between the approach in urban renewal in Sweden and the Netherlands.master thesis 2012
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- Radstake, M. (author) master thesis 2012
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Graaff, P.D. (author)Over weinig wijken is zo uitvoerig gedacht en geschreven als over Pendrecht in Rotterdam Zuid. Met de oorlog nog vers in het geheugen werd getracht een open en democratische samenleving te bouwen en de massamaatschappij tegen te gaan. Het is echter diezelfde wijk die 50 jaar later tot 1-na-slechtste wijk van Nederland wordt bestempeld. Wie de...master thesis 2012
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Wasch, E. (author)At the start of the graduation project in October 2011, the Excimer laser of Spectranetics was used for the Elana technique. Because the design, technology, and usability was outdated, Elana started in corporation with MLase the development of the new laser. With a functional prototype as starting point, the goal of the graduation project was to...master thesis 2012
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Visco, F. (author)This is an infill/parasite housing project. The site is the corner in a typical urban block of the city of Berlin. The urban position of the project was based on the idea that "A city must be read as a carpet of fragments, as a continuum sequence of SPATIAL and PROGRAMMATIC PATTERNS." My design proposal is for a new fragment of the patchwork...master thesis 2011
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Verhage, J.M.W. (author)Redevelopment of an old sigarette factory in Zevenaar, the Netherlands. The programme contains a public groundfloor with markethall, Agricultural school and municipality. The first and second floor are residential areasmaster thesis 2011