Crafting Heritage

Crafting Heritage is a made-to-order textile workshop dedicated to the perpetuation of Provence’s ancestral know-how on the textile block printing technique used for Provencal or indienne prints. <br/>Located in the former industrial and artisanal district of Les Crottes, the workshop recovers and adapts seven warehouses by rethinking the...

Social space: Seeking for communal places in Maastricht

This master thesis explores the notion of social space by searching for ways of how architectural elements can encourage social behavior in the public domain. Both spatial planning and architecture offer us places for encounters, freedom and creation. Architecture has therefore an important social task, it gives meaning to a place and can...

Open conversation: Textile factory-museum renovation project in Winterswijk

The textile industry has been in Winterswijk since the 18th century. It is part of the city's cultural legacy. Due to the decline of industry and the expansion and development of city center, the old industrial area, which is now located near the city center, is no longer suitable in the perspective of urban planning. The textile culture slowly...

Transformation of 'Het Plofbos': The Beauty of Dealing With Explosives

The Plofbos has a strong character that is defined by the presence of a young forest that springs from the remains of a decomposing military structure. This new growth is dynamic. It continuously changes the light, smells, sight-lines and experiences throughout the seasons. Together with the diversity of open and enclosed spaces and the sense of...