Play-infused innovation: A playful design to enlarge innovative capacity at VONK

Purpose - In my Master Thesis titled "Shaping an innovative play space," I was inspired by the realm of playground design, particularly the concept of 'adventure playgrounds' and their profound influence on creativity. I embarked on this journey to harness the power of play and apply it to the office context of VONK, the innovation center of the...

Growing the Movement: Supporting citizens in joining the bottom-up participation landscape

Through bottom-up initiatives citizens have the ability to adapt their environment to their own desires and ideas. It is a way to take power and create a city that is truly based on what the residents want, rather than it being opposed on them. <br/><br/>Right now there is a growing movement in the Netherlands where municipalities want to...

Designing for a more accessible zero energy system

In the recent years, many older buildings are being transformed into more sustainable zero-energy housing. However, next to its advantages, there are many challenges that still have to be tackled. One of the main ones is the mismatch between residents’ expectations and systems’ functioning. This report analyses the specific case of a demo...

Enhanced homeworking: A viable product/service system for young professionals

The ongoing pandemic raises questions on how the current situation paints the future context of doing work. Although a lot is still uncertain, we can say with confidence that the home workplace will preserve a prominent role. Young professionals, who are limited by space, require extra attention on the long haul. The assignment is to design a...

Improving Work-From-Home Satisfaction During COVID-19: Helping homeworkers manage work and family together for better work-from-home satisfaction.

This project deals with the creation of mechanisms for self-assessment in work-from-home (WFH) environments to enhance people's satisfaction. The core of the project lies in increasing WFH satisfaction by incorporating self-experimenting into work and family activities. This relies on the determinants of satisfaction and how homeworkers relate...

Design for future DDL workplace

A physical work environment is essential for creating and supporting different activities in the workplace, not only for work performance but also for physical and mental wellbeing. Studies have been conducted on the influence of the working environment on work performance and people’s wellbeing since the 1950s. Most of these studies have been...

Slimmer dimmer: A case of inclusive smart home design

Smart homes have existed for decades, with Bill Gate's home built in 1997 being a notable example. The rapid developments in technology have made all electronics cheaper and made the Internet of Things possible. The Internet of Things has brought many new products and services to the market and revived the dream of a "smart home" for the average...

Flow in transition at the FlyCo crew building

Designing an online portfolio platform to support makerspaces in contributing to a smart city vision

In recent years, a new culture has arisen in which citizens use technology to make and learn for themselves. This culture, called maker culure, has gathered the attention of the municipality of Delft as a means to have citizens contribute to long term municipality goals outlined in a Smart City vision. This master thesis explores how maker...

Making people aware of energy consumption at IDE: The design of an interactive installation

Energy waste is an issue of considerable size. Not only at home, but more increasingly so in public spaces. The TU Delft has set itself a number of sizeable energy saving goals for the near future, but with current initiatives focusing mostly on efficiency and responsible sourcing, not much is being done about altering the demand for energy. In...

Bridging individual and collective comfort in a shared office space

In this project an iterative approach was followed. Starting from a shapeless design through three different stages, the final proposal was formulated. The first iteration was aiming to make employees of a shared office aware of alternative ways to fight discomfort in the workplace.This proposal initiated the design process and it was kept open...

Introducing distributed networks to designers: Development of an educational software tool and a methodology for its evaluation

Available connectivity in everyday objects has inspired design experts to develop methodologies for designing interactive environments - large-scale environments existing out of multiple embedded devices that interact with a user as if to be a single entity. The computer science community uses ad hoc distributed networks to accommodate scaling...

IDE Energy Challenge

In 2013 Delft signed the E-deal, an Energy-deal in which is stated that the city Delft needs to be energy neutral in 2050. TU Delft is one of the organisations that joined the challenge as well. This was the starting point of this graduation project. This master thesis presents the design process of the IDE Energy Challenge Network, a network...

Breathe-e: A research tool for relaxation optimization

Breath-e measures the effect of any space on the users’ relaxation state and supports the relaxation process. This means that it serves a dual function, first it helps users to focus on their own breathing and simultaneously adapts the space to this pace. Secondly, it accurately measures the effect of the space over time, to provide researchers...