Adaptive Re-use of Industrial Heritage in Dutch Post-industrial Urban Area Development: The relation of the adaptive reuse and the added value in regards to the economic, social, and environmental sustainability

Urbanization, modernization, and the growth of the population put severe pressure on the current Dutch building stock. Inner-city developments in Dutch cities are limiteddue to the high density of the urban fabric. Therefore, the focus of urban transformation gradually moved from the inner-city developments to the periphery of the city. These...

Kabelfabriek 2.0: Working and living cabled in the factory

The research booklet presents the topic chosen for the graduation year of the masters of Architecture & Heritage at the Technical University of Delft. The first two quarters of the graduation year were set up as a research phase, which was used as the starting point for the design phase of the second half of the year. “Heritage 4all: Univer...

Reclaiming the industrial landscape through sustainable transformation

The title of the graduation project is Reclaiming the industrial landscape through sustainable transformation. The generalized crisis of several industrial sectors contributed to the appearance of derelict industrial areas. The establishment of new and more severe environmental legislation associated with an increasing public pressure related...