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Kemper, Arno (author)The operation and maintenance of most of the Dutch primary navigation locks are the responsibility of Rijkswaterstaat. The portfolio of Rijkswaterstaat consists of 52 primary navigation locks that are part of the primary flood defence. All these navigation locks are assigned a safety norm together with the adjacent water-retaining bodies. For...master thesis 2019
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Zhu, Chen (author)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...master thesis 2020
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de Boer, Nikki (author)The Netherlands has a high percentage of post-war walk-up apartments, in Dutch 'portiekflats' which do not rise up to the current sustainability standards anymore. These neighborhoods are often monotone and have many social problems. By example of mother nature and her ecosystems we can redesign these places in a more diverse and local way to...master thesis 2018
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Wei, Zhihao (author)This project aims to explore the possibilities of renovate Centraal Beheer into a new VMBO school.master thesis 2018
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Rutten, Saskia (author)The Dutch building stock has to switch to alternative energy-efficient heat sources, such as district heating or heat pumps, which will provide a lower supply temperature for the heating system in dwellings. Yet, the consensus is that dwellings need to be intensively renovated, to provide thermal comfort with low-temperature heating. However, it...master thesis 2021
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Yuan, Mohan (author)The purpose of this project is trying to find a way of bring the lost space in urban context back to the city as an active area.master thesis 2021
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Muller, J.S. (author)This graduation project is about improving the public space and upgrading comfort of the Nemavo-Airey dwellings in Amsterdam West by a zero energy renovation of the Nemavo-Airey dwellings. The location of these dwellings is an area which is part of a conservation area of the municipality of Amsterdam West. Advanced metropolitan solutions are...master thesis 2016
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Zhu, Cheng (author)In order to meet the needs for future hospital, the AMC requires a better healing environment with nature elements. In addition, the AMC building will transform from closed medical machine to a public welcome community. My project is to renovate the in-between space of AMC by ‘Archi-Nature’, and convert it into a natural healing community. Archi...master thesis 2019
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van Mulligen, Matthijs (author)To provide the current population of Bospolder - Tussendijken with a future perspective that tackles socio-demographic issues, they create Phase Change Material (PCM) Modules of waste products Frying oil and Mg2+ in the cooperative factory: 'Frituurfabriek' in the M4H. They have the opportunity to participate in society, to become owner of a...master thesis 2019
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Beerens, Jeroen (author)The Academic Medical Center (AMC) is one of the largest hospitals in the Netherlands and it is located in the Bijlmer district. The complex was built in 1981 and consists of 64 hectares of land. The complex is surround by a green belt where also the former psychiatric center was located. The AMC can be seen as a stand-alone city, with daily...master thesis 2019
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Rhea Ishani, Rhea Ishani (author)The building industry is material intensive and is responsible for approximately 40% of the total waste generated across the European Union. It operates on a ‘take-make-dispose’ model due to which key issues such as resource scarcity, waste generation, and environmental pressure occur. The circular economy has been attributed to the need to...master thesis 2022
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Chauhan, Pragya (author)The building industry accounts for almost 40% of the total carbon emissions that are directly responsible for climate change. So far, we have been following a linear economy model which follows a concept of “take-make-use-dispose” and causes a significantly large burden on the natural environment. For this reason, transition to a circular...master thesis 2022
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Yu, Seongchul (author)This project is a renovation project of an old music school in Winterswijk. The Boogie Woogie has played an important cultural role in WInterswijk for a long time. This music school has both values and many problems and the owner of the music school has a management problem of the building because of decreasing the number of students. The...master thesis 2020
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Longo, Francesco (author)Focusing on Rifugio Carducci, an alpine hut in Dolomiti, Italy, this graduation project researched the interrelationships between user, building, and environment, designing an expansion and renovation project with the aim of making the refuge an integral and positive part of its ecosystem. The project proposes the of hydrogen as main energy...master thesis 2021
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Kelekar, Rutu (author)“Contemporary art was roughly born in mid 1960’s arose in an age of questions, crisis, protest, partially realised utopias - which attest to its difference, it’s propositions and often its advocacy for new ways of looking at the world and the potential role of art in a renewed sensibility.” It was born out of artists asking and questioning the...master thesis 2023
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Talsma, L. (author)The housing stock in the Netherlands is not up to date when it comes to the energy ambitions of the government. The covenant Meer met Minder urges for the CO2 reduction of 30% in the built environment in between 2008 and 2020. This means that 2,4 million buildings in the country have to be energy renovated within a set time limit. Housing...master thesis 2011
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Vieira Dellosso, Giulia (author)With the pressing issues that arise from a society driven and measured by flow of capital and wealth, the future of the National Bank of Belgium and its role to society is questioned as most of its functions are becoming digital or being relocated. A monumental building, representing an institution in an extremely relevant capital, presents...master thesis 2022
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Ghering, Victor (author)Especially in colder climates, like The Netherlands, a large quantity of non-renewable energy is used for space heating by burning natural gas. To meet climate goals, natural gas should be replaced with renewable sources. Reducing the total energy demand for space heating and lowering the design water temperature in a heating system enable more...master thesis 2021
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Ferrera Doblado, Alejandra (author)Nijmegen, known as the oldest city in the Netherlands, shows many periods and events in history in its architecture. Ruins, walls and contrasts of styles are proof of events that had shaped the city as we can see it today. In the borders of the centre, The Molenpoort, a hybrid between a shopping mall and a passage that was before a place of...master thesis 2021
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JING, QI (author)The National Archives of the Netherlands in The Hague, which was built in the 1970s using a reinforced concrete structure, faced many problems now. The functional requirements of decades ago have been saturated, and the lack of architectural space necessitated a new renovation of the building. The design is aimed to make the entire building ...master thesis 2021