Library and Sports Center along the wall

The project focus on a continuous old wall, which separates the site into two, as the “Spolia”. According to the research on both previous and present urban pattern of the neighborhood, the value of the wall is reflected: it is one of the few remnants of the buried river and a defining character in the sites social manifestation. As a result of...

The Curtains: On the Private-Public Street Boundary

Probing into the parameters of a ‘wall’, this project seeks to empower the boundary wall in reactivating street life along the private-public street boundary, where front-yards were originally planned but now missing. In Teusaquillo of Bogota, people have regretfully took ‘walls’ as mere devices to define territories. Yet, there are latent...

"a bigger wall" - frames of Addis Ababa

The project deals with the evolving environment of Addis Ababa. It proposes an alterantive way to deal with the enormous urbanization the city is undergoing. Through the inception of a new urban form, which works as entity and infrastructure, the thesis indagates the possible future development of the city.

The (Un)fragementing wall

This project addresses the issue of the wall used as a boundary between people and regions. By looking back at the historical use of the wall in Islamic architecture a different meaning can be retrieved that focusses on integrating different worlds, and merging many different functions side by side using the wall. The objective of this design...

Luminous Patterns By Philips: Elaboration of and research into the possibilities of the luminous patterns concepts

This is the thesis of a graduation project at Philips Lighting venture, Luminous Patterns, concluding the master program, Integrated Product Design, at the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering of the Technical University Delft. Philips Luminous Patterns is a venture proposed within the New Business Development Group of Philips Lighting. The...

Open wall system: Reflecting upon production mode on Zeeburgerpad

CatWall

In the pet product market a gap has been noticed in the Dutch field of domestic cat products. Variation in cat perching solutions (commonly referred to as cat trees or scratch posts) has been limited. Almost all products look the same: plush levels connected with sisal posts. To seize this opportunity a new product with an original appearance,...

Industrial Housing in India: The Wall as an Industrial Craft, The Flyash 'Stack-crete'

The building industry in the developing countries, today, is confused between technological developments and the vernacular. The values imbibed in tradition, and colonial hegemony in India have had deep impacts in the psychological perception of the vernacular. Unfortunately, in today’s circumstances, where in population explosion and rapid...

Multi-storey timber-frame building- modelling the racking stiffness of timber-frame shear-walls

Today, timber structures are receiving attention more and more. Because of the increasing interest in sustainable construction as well as for other reasons, building industry in Europe is (re)-discovering multi-storey timber structures for construction of mid-rise buildings. In this master’s thesis, an analytical calculation method and modelling...

A student convent: CREA a cultural student centre and a public bath in the centre of Amsterdam

A student convent CREA a cultural student centre and a public bath in the centre of Amsterdam