The blind and sighted in tandem: a new, truly inclusive art experience

This graduation project describes the research and design process of taking on several challenges that arise in the context of blind people in the museum. Research showed that blind people are interested in going to museums and exhibitions in general. But most museums do not provide enough information for them to enjoy a museum experience. <br/...

Open wall system: Reflecting upon production mode on Zeeburgerpad

Spaces of experience: About the spatial implications of contemporary art and the agency of architecture

The framework of this work is situated between the typological issue about the epistemological definition of art spaces, and their role as consequence within the city, and a personal interest in the kind of attention art demands in space for a specific engagement. It is in the place where art is displayed that the knowledge about it is produced....

Beauty of artificial boundary - Carpark Plus Project based in Bucharest

Post-Exodus or the involuntary prisoners of architecture

Post-Exodus or the involuntary prisoners of Architecture, is a project about corrupt well intended top-down pretentions. A project about when utopia becomes dystopia. About when the built environment becomes out of tune with experienced and desired reality. Accumulating to the point of large scale vacancy and crisis. The focus of the project...

Living in Valsesia: Art in the urban room

De stedelijke plekken van Varallo Sesia worden doorgetrokken over een locatie. Op deze locatie staat een door krimp leegstaand ziekenhuis die op deze manier nieuwe betekenis krijgt. Kunst word als kathalyserende factor gebruikt midden in deze locatie. Hierdoor worden bestaande krachten van Varallo Sesia verbonden maar ontstaat er ook een nieuw...

Culture change through fine arts: Implementing art venues in gentrified cities

This project is motivated by voice of the citizens of Amsterdam who fight the destructive monster called gentrification. The research prior to the design deals with complexity on different urban and architectural scale levels. The design proposes contra reaction against the culturally negative side effects of gentrification of the city centre of...

Willem van Rijn Building as a Community Cultural Hub

This graduation project focuses on the transformation of Willem van Rijn building in Landlust, Bos en Lommer in Amsterdam West. Landlust is currently having a number of social problems, such as social isolation, poverty, unemployment, etc. The area is under 'Amsterdamse Wijkaanpak', which aims to improve social problems in the neighborhood....