Hoptille - from Stigma to Charisma: Image enhancing transformation of post-modern architecture while retaining its identity

This graduation thesis was executed within the studio New Heritage in which the question was raised whether postmodern architecture can be valued as heritage. Multiple postmodern neighbourhoods suffer from a stigma. Outsiders have a negative image where insiders are much more positive about their neighbourhood. This master thesis focusses on the...

Empower Energyscape: Integrating Landscape Quality Into The Design Of Energy Landscape In the Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Area

Located in the large urban area named Randstad, the Rotterdam-The Hague metropolitan area (MRDH) has the largest European port and the majority of Dutch greenhouse sector residing within its borders. Accounted for only 2.7% of the area in the Netherlands, the MRDH consumes 17.3% of the total energy use. However, the MRDH is almost impoverished...

Living comfortably and energy neutrally in an energy neutral home

Context <br/>We live in a world in which many share the goal to live sustainable and every year new regulations are made to lower our national environmental footprint. For example, after 2020 all new buildings need to be nearly energy neutral. Therefore, the building sector is rapidly innovating and new solutions are launched to the market every...

Net-zero energy refurbishment with circular building materials at the TU Delft

The objective of this research is to decrease the energy and material consumption of TU Delft’s building stock, by providing the university with a refurbishment method. Refurbishments can have a large impact on the energy and material consumption of the Built Environment, as it focuses on the majority of the Built Environment. By designing net...

Flexible Vrieheide

Towards energy autonomy, with environment oriented architecture

A Zero Energy terminal building for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

A methodology to reach energy neutrality, applicable to any commercial building, presented with the case-study of the project for a new terminal building for Schiphol.

The ERA of Sustainable Housing Transformation

A research on the possibilities for a sustainable transformation of post war gallery flats in occupied state to an energy neutral building, taking in account the wishes and preferences of the existing residents. This research was followed by a design proposal for the ERA-1 complex in rotterdam.

Energetic Function Combination

There is a great potential to combine functions in order to reduce the energy usage of the whole design. Balance of such a system is essential in order reduce the consumption to a minimum. By integrating this combination into an existing office building, it becomes possible to reduce the consumption of such a building without a minimum of...

Living Roads

This master thesis studies the struggles and opportunities of highways in dense populated areas. It comes up with technological solutions for the derived challenges and presents them in an integrated solution.

Smartformation

Combining Transformation of an office building with energy neutrality.