Architectural Photovoltaic Application

Today, photovoltaic technology is one of the fastest-growing fields of technology and is becoming the lowest-cost option for electricity generation in the greatest part of the world. Based on IEA projection, the number of households relying on solar PV grows from today’s 25 million to more than 100 million by 2030. Based on this projection, we...

De generatie van integratie: De rol van architectuur in het integratieproces

Hoewel met de piek in asielaanvragen in Nederland sinds 2015 is gebleken dat vroege integratie veel voordelen heeft, is de architectuur van Nederlandse asielzoekerscentra daar nog niet op aangepast. In de sociologie zijn veel onderzoeken gedaan naar voorwaarden voor de facilitatie van integratie, maar deze zijn nog nooit toepasbaar gemaakt voor...

Integration of water into an architectural design - Tamale city expansion

Since a few years, more than 50% of people live in urban areas and this number will increase, resulting in major city expanions while facing (potential) problems such as an inadequate access to drinking water, poor levels of sanitation and not enough space for rainwater. Therefore the integration between the water system and architecture becomes...

The polycentric anticlave network of institutional housing; an asylum seekers centre in Maastricht

Because of its fascination with safety and control, Dutch society at the end of the twentieth century became subject to fear for the unknown. Panic and terror overpowered society, and imprisoned it into a permanent state of institutional living. The proposed alternative for this development is to revalue and restate the achievement of todays...