Mental Health Centre Hembrug: Revitalizing Hemburg, to revitalize Society

This graduation project is focused on a transformation of industrial heritage in Campus North in Hembrug, a former closed-off military production terrain on a peninsula in Zaandam. For a long time the terrain was used by the Artellerie-Inrichtingen for the production and manufacturing of weapons and ammunition for the Dutch army. After the...

Hembrug, a culinary centre

The former military production terrain Hembrug situated in Zaandam is in decline since its closure in 2003. The terrain with over more than 100 buildings, of which 50 monuments, is in need of a new function. The assignment of the graduation project is to focus on a part of the terrain and to revitalise it with a new function. With the increasing...

Production Biospheres: A new production space in Hembrug

The project named production biospheres created a process design aimed on the adaptive reuse of the Plots In The Woods site on the Hembrug terrain near Zaandam. The landscape and urban design for the site is based on methods used by landscape architects and ecologists based on the three terms cultivate, stage and set up, not just creating. The...

Armed Forces Rehabilitation Center - A.R.C.: A 2nd phase care facility with a focus on mental and physical return to society after initial care has been recieved.

This project has been made as a graduation project for the Heritage and Architecture Graduation studio at the Delft University of Technology. The project is situated in the Hembrug Area. Hembrug is located near the Dutch cities of Amsterdam and Zaandam. The Hembrug site is a former military production site initially part of the Stelling van...

Urban Ecology Lab Hembrug: Re-designing an industrial heritage landscape

This graduation project and the main topic that will be addressed derives from the context of the Hembrug terrain, in which the studio ‘Revitalising Heritage’ is placed. The problem statement, based on the initial site analysis, illustrated that the green and historical character of the Hembrug terrain may disappear due to the new proposed...

Hembrug the community: A place for everyone

This design project is a heritage project combined with inclusive design. The buildings are preserved as much as possible but also listen to the requirements of the future functions. Inclusive design is applied by making the buildings easily accessible to everyone and to alse triggering other senses besides the eyes.

The Hembrug Culinary Arts School: Revitalizing Heritage

A small community where elderly and young professionals live, study and work together

The Ladder: The transformation of a grenade factory into a sport village

This graduation research is done at the studio Heritage & Architecture (H&A), which is part of the master track Architecture of the Technical University of Delft and focuses on preservation and renewal in existing architecture. The topic of the graduation studio is the Hembrug area, a former military production site located South of...

Innovation Factory: The Cultural Belt in the Head of the Cape, Hembrug

The Heritage studio methodical line of inquiry revolves around 3 aspects, the cultural value, the architecture and the building technology. The scientific relevance of my thesis project is reflected in the design, as the entire research process was closely related to the three themes. I started off my thesis with the research question of the...

Explore the Seclusion: The Head of the Cape

The history of Hembrug goes back to around 1900, when the manmade land got its military production function. For almost a century this area was used for the production of ammunition, weapons and explosives. However, after losing its original function, the area became vacant. The creative subculture, such as artists and squatters, came to this...