The transformation of coffee warehouse Santos, Katendrecht, Rotterdam

The report before you is a documentation of the graduation studio Harbour heritage of the Master of science Architecture, Urbanism & Building Sciences at the Technical Unversity in Delft, the Netherlands. Inside the master course a specialisation within this field is chosen. Herritage & Architectural Design is a study direction that is...

"Harmonious coexistence" - St. Elisabeth nursing home renovation project

The renovation project of St. Elisabeth in Zutphen is guided by the concept of "sustainable city". Meanwhile as a graduation project in the studio of heritage and architecture, how to deal with the relation between historic relics and modern architectures is important. During the whole process of my project, I started my design assignment with...

Fenix II- the innovation cluster in Rotterdam

Within the heritage and architecture studio, the aim of the project is to find the position regarding to the values of the existing building, possible transformation, and re-introduce the correct programs under current city context. <br/><br/>Fenix II is the witness of Rotterdam active industrial harbour transformation over time. <br/>Who is...

Innoveem: Continuing Katoenveem - moving towards making innovation

The monument ‘Katoenveem’ used to be part of the industrial harbour of Rotterdam as warehouse. It was specifically constructed for the operational purpose of loading and storing goods: bales of cotton. Strategically situated along the water, it translated itself to an early 20th century functional architecture with advanced mechanics. The cotton...

SANTOS House of Jazz: A proposal to re-design the abandoned Santos warehouse in Rotterdam and turn it into a House of Jazz

The historical warehouse SANTOS in Rotterdam's district of Katendrecht is transformed into a House of Jazz. During WWII, Jazz was banned in the entire city after the bombing of Dolle Dinsdag. Only the Belvedere Verhalenhuis in Katendrecht survived and remained as a symbol of hope that Jazz would not die, and that people could go there and play...

Airehousing: A contemporary perspective on the Airey-Strip

Vixel: A catalogue for transforming Intervam flats

The project is a catalogue for renovating Intervam flats. The major focus of this proposal is different possible floor plans that can be applied to Intervm flats, and the renovation and transformation can be done in apartment scale.

Ecologies of Migration: Metabolic landscapes and relational architectures

The phenomenon of migration is a fundamental concept to evolutionary biology, population studies, and life sciences. It is almost uncontestable common knowledge that migration is an indispensable factor to propel difference and change, thus ensuring genetic variation, and ultimately evolution for all life forms. For most species migration is the...

House as a Mediator

The post-war mass housings in the Netherlands were built under the modern principle of Light, Air and Space, but the passion for establishing the ideal society has been eclipsed by the individualistic ideology of contemporary world. Intervam housing in Overvecht area is a typical example that shows the conflict of old and new context. The...