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Kokkos, A. (author)This Master’s thesis is focused on the ambiguous topic concept of Designing for Deconstruction and its application within the construction industry. The aim of the research is to investigate the feasibility of the concept by pointing out the main topics of interest that could influence its overall performance and propose a strategy that will...master thesis 2014
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Moron, A.J. (author)Het probleem in Beira (Mozambique) is dat de stad een matig- tot sterke bevolkingsgroei kan verwachten tot en met 2035. De huidige drinkwaterzuivering staat 100 km van de stad af door verzilting van de Pungue-rivier. Uiteindelijk is het gunstiger gebleken om de hoofd-transportleiding te vervangen en de zuivering uit te breiden, in plaats van een...master thesis 2014
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Brandt Wassink, Astrid (author)The climate crisis and resource scarcity have compelled industries to adopt new environmental and circular standards. The Netherlands has set a goal of achieving a fully circular economy by 2050, with a 50% reduction in the use of primary raw materials by 2030. In the circular built environment, circularity strategies like reuse are being...master thesis 2023
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Stokvisch, Mathijs (author)Over the past few years, the number of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels that are being installed in Amsterdam has been growing considerably. The amount of PV panel installations averages an annual growth of 50%, which is stimulated by the city its ambition to leave no roof unused by 2040. However, little attention is paid to what should happen...master thesis 2022
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- Sun, Quan (author) master thesis 2017
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Stanciu, O. (author)When dealing with a project related to the RMIT studio, one knows from the very beginning that the main concern will be the reintegration of a building and/or site on different levels: built (usually urban fabric) economic, social, etc. However, what is more challenging is to see whether you can take a step further from reintegration and see...master thesis 2012
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Schetters, M.J.A. (author)Calcium carbonate pellets are produced as a by-product in the softening process. In The Netherlands, these pellets are applied as a raw material in several industrial and agricultural processes. The sand grain inside the pellet hinders the application in some high potential market segments such as paper and glass. Earlier work showed that it is...master thesis 2013
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Bouwens, Noortje (author)Global awareness has arisen for sustainable development to reduce the burden of the building sector on the earth’s ecosystems. One of these sustainable developments is the transition towards a 100% circular building economy with high-quality reuse. However, the sector has insufficient knowledge and understanding about the possibilities and...master thesis 2022
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Sadeghi, M. (author)The design project, that is part of the Heritage & Architecture graduation studio, is dealing with the transformation of the ensemble area ‘Plots in the wood’. This area lays in the centre of the former military complex of Hembrug in Zaandam. The design leads to transform this area to residential and commercial area, which is combined with...master thesis 2020
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Verbraeken, Koen (author)As a solution to declining availability of famland and as an alternative to unsustainable vertical farming, this thesis proposes a new farming practice: hybrid urban vertical farming. It has a high footprint utilization and combines vertical farming with daylight utilization. This is a summary of the research and results. <br/><br/>This research...master thesis 2023
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Warmerdam, K.M. (author)De hoofdvraag voor het afstudeerproject is hoe een bestaand kantoorgebouw getransformeerd kan worden naar woningen met klimaat adaptieve methoden? Om een antwoord op deze vraag te kunnen geven is het onderzoek gericht op klimaat adaptieve methoden welke toepasbaar zijn binnen de architectonische opgave binnen Nederland. Het onderzoeksdoel was om...master thesis 2014
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- Ridder, M. (author) master thesis 2016
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Huizinga, Sean (author)The past generation has built more than all previous generations combined. The houses got bigger, families got smaller and our lifestyle more consuming. Times however have changed so that nowadays we are faced with multiple social problems – such as aging and loneliness – and environmental problems. Living more social and reducing consumption is...master thesis 2020
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Rosen Jacobson, L. (author)The project highlights the value of industrial waste materials, especially within the context of harbour areas in transformation. The design is made for a mosque with the main structure being realised out of columns of stacked oildrums. The project shows how materials that are considered abundant and worthless can result in an architecture of a...master thesis 2014
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Brojerdyan, M. (author)The supply and demand of the Dutch office market is not in balance. 15,7% of all the offices are vacant. The most vacancy can be found in Amsterdam. Amsterdam is a big city with a large population and a large group of immigrants. There is a shortage of different types of housing, which means that transformation of vacant offices into housing...master thesis 2016
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Van Linden, N. (author)In the application of the Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) strategy, not a single drop of water leaves the waste water treatment plant (WWTP). In the recovery strategy of an actual full-scale ZLD WWTP, the focus lies on high quality water, which is fully recovered from reverse osmosis brine (RO-brine). A residual solid stream is generated and...master thesis 2016
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Fuehrer, Eva (author)The transformation of buildings is one of the main emergent themes in contemporary architecture. This does not only count for monuments, but also<br/>for the existing housing stock. This graduation project deals with the transformation of 4 buildings in Delft, build in the ERA- building system – a non-traditional construction system.<br/>Because...master thesis 2017
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Lagestee, Teun (author)Earth’s resources are being depleted which creates a need for a transition towards a circular economy. This transition brings multiple challenges and requires new behaviours. However, in current design practice, the focus lies on products and materials, not on the required circular behaviours. <br/><br/>The goal of this research is to describe...master thesis 2022
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Krzyżanowska, Karolina (author)Marketplaces are one of the most lively and magnetic spaces in the cityscape. They play a significant role in the history of the development of London, especially in the ‘long’ 18th century. Marketplaces have passed the test of time, reflecting on the socio-economic and urban changes and are still in use nowadays, to quote Ken Jones “we are what...master thesis 2022
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Kroon, L.K. (author)In de Utrechtse wijk Hoograven (Utrecht-Zuid) staat al decennialang een ruïne van een steenfabriek, vlakbij de splitsing van de Vaartse Rijn en het Merwedekanaal, even ten noorden van de A12. De steenfabriek, met de naam "De Liesbosch", stamt uit 1916, maar sinds 1983 resten er slechts vier muren. Tijdens dit afstudeerproject is een studie...master thesis 2012