AR-scape: Pioneering Inclusive and Flexible 'PHYGITAL' Public Spaces in the Augmented Reality Era

The advent of the internet and digital technology has transformed public spaces, impacting human interactions and diluting their original purpose. However, augmented reality (AR) technology, exemplified by Pokémon Go, presents a unique opportunity to revitalize urban public spaces in the digital era. AR technology offers virtual flexibility,...

Integrated mobility: Improve the Accessibility to Military Heritage in Soesterberg under the Forest Context

This project is to improve the accessibility of military heritage sites in Soesterberg. Because of the different war times this heritage belongs, the scale and form of the heritage differ in spatial distribution. Also, due to the expansion of urban infrastructures, the road approaching the heritage sites are gradually occupied by new roads. <br/...

Central Spaces: Transforming the modernistic post-war centre into the flexible, social heart of the future neighbourhood.

Vechtzoom-Zuid in post war neighbourhood Overvecht experiences multiple problems, the modernistic layout does not fit our society, the social cohesion is low and the inhabitants have a lot of social-economical problems. Shopping centre 'De Klop' is located in the centre of this neighbourhood, and experiencing a lot of problems as vacancy,...

Restorative Urban Forest: Designing a forest park for Amsterdam Sloterdijk that contributes to reducing mental stress

This thesis project, as part of the urban forest places graduation lab, focuses on the relationship between urban environments and the healing aspects of nature. Urban environments affect our body and state of mind, and are not always beneficial for our mental health. Landscape and urban design can do something about this. But the question is...

Harbin thermal park: transforming an abandoned thermal power plant into green infrastructure

My research goal was to explore the possibilities of post industrial sites to transform them into green infrastructure by multi-scale approach, making them not only benefit the ecology system in city scale, but also urban environment in local scale, while remaining the industrial beauty of the site.

Engaging bottom-up and top-down planning strategies in urban areas: Towards more integral and responsive urban regeneration processes, illustrated in Beverwaard Rotterdam, 2017-2018

This master thesis is the final result of my graduation project, a year of researching the field of urban planning and design, facing the complexity of urban regeneration processes. <br/>Because of the current complexity of this urban regeneration, it is important to research the current processes, to see if they work as efficient as possible....

City in a dynamic landscape: Expanding Den Helder in the sea