Flexible or not?: The Renovation of Centraal Beheer

Centraal Beheer is a representative building of structuralism architecture. It was very groundbreaking back at that time. But now, after half a century, many problems appear. In this renovation project, I use the strategy of making variation and hierarchy to explore its flexibility, turn the old building into new usage.

The Machine Museum, Centraal Beheer as a plastic recycle experience

This project elaborates on the Future of Structuralism by transforming the Centraal Beheer Office Building of Herman Hertzberger into the machine museum. A combination of museum and factory should make the recycle process of plastic visible for visitors but at the same time reinforce aspects of the existing building.

Reunite faculty and city

Restoring the relation between the Faculty of Humanities by architect Joop van Stigt and the city of Leiden.

Substantiate Structuralism: Give reason for preservation or transformation

The importance of preserving - and not merely transforming - a structuralism building, a topic of debate since original intentions were to create freely adaptable buildings. Many designers have proposed transformation schemes but few have investigated full restoration plans. Where should the balance be found? The site of intervention chosen is...

Redefining Centraal Beheer: A Montessori Education Center

This project seeks to give new purpose to the Centraal Beheer building in Apeldoorn, designed by Herman Hertzberger, by introducing a new Montessori Education program, containing a Primary School and Secondary School. Through interventions this design aims to redefine the spatial structure of Centraal Beheer, to create a well functioning...

The new art & dance academy of Apeldoorn: Re-interpretation of Centraal Beheer Office to a creative city for students and the inhabitants of Apeldoorn

This project discovers the future of structuralism by transforming the Centraal Beheer building of Herman Hertzberger into a art and dance academy. Hereby looking at the possibilities to create hierarchy in the building without affecting the value and structural appearance.

Centraal Beheer: minimal interventions, big change

Centraal Beheer in Apeldoorn by dutch architect Herman Hertzberger is considered an icon of structuralism, an architectural movement concerned with human scale, repetition and flexibility. Now vacant, it poses an interesting question on what to do with structuralist heritage in the Netherlands. This plan proposes a multifunctional program...

Apeldoorn leisure paradise

The graduation project attempts to discuss the possible approaches for transferring the Centraal Beheer into a leisure and recreation center.

Extending Structuralism: A campus in Centraal Beheer

Blending Centraal

The graduation project attempts to discuss the possibilities of renovating the Centraal Beheer building located in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.

Relink: Leiden University: Rising above the existent

The Project is located in Leiden University’s Humanities Campus (Leiden, Netherlands). Specifically, this project is about intervening on two Structuralist buildings, PN van Eyckhof and Matthias de Vrieshof designed by Joop van Stigt in 1982; the brief calls for their regeneration and adaptation in today’s society, while focusing on one of the...