Place of becoming: A spatial perspective on the accommodation of asylum seekers in the Netherlands

This thesis researched the form of asylum centres in the Netherlands from an urban design point of view and proposes a redesign of one of these centres. It provides a sophisticated overview of the functioning of current asylum centres and the influence of the form on the asylum seekers living there. A redesign of the asylum centre in Utrecht...

The beads make the string: How the input of individual stakeholders can improve the quality of public space

This project is part of RMIT studio "Transforming Housing Heritage" and focusses on the Vogelbuurt in Carnisse, Rotterdam Zuid, a "problem area" consisting of portiek dwellings mostly owned by private owners. The title "the beads make the string - how the input of individual stakeholders can improve the quality of public space" already gives...