Renewing the Portiek Flats in Carnisse

The kWh/m2 studio is about designing for a low-carbon cityscape and also analysing the spatial impact of transitioning into new energy scenarios. The focus of my thesis within this stream is the renewal - including renovation and addition of the portiek flats, a common post-war housing typology located in Rotterdam Zuid. Over 85 % of post-war...

Green Keys: How sustainable principles regenerate the Westland spatially

The Westland is an area where the experience, resilience and usability are under pressure. This research and plan aims for changing the Westland mainly by focussing on renewal of glass-houses and the solution of environmental problems such as water storage and water quality. By the use of routes and the linking of a renewing programme along...

Developing beyond LIMITATIONS: A flexible MODEL of new urban structure responding to the future needs of the valley-city XINING

Rural park Hof van Delfland: Redefining production and consumption patterns for a metropolitan landscape in a rural context

The graduation project is to define a future for the mainly agricultural area in-between Rotterdam and the Hague, in policy today known as the Hof van Delfland. The strategy for the future of Hof van Delfland response to the changes in rural landscape and developments for policy for these kind of areas, to be specific: - the transformation...

Dual Map 2040: Guide to a Vital, Diverse Jining

Back to a Water City - search for a sustainable living typology in the new developed area of Huzhou City

The Central Urban Area in Huzhou used to have many beautiful water cities. Now, due to the urban development, the relationship between water and city has completely changed, water becomes a big threat for pollution and flood. According to City Plan 2020, another big urban expansion will take place to connect the existing centralities into a...

De metamorfose van de Coolsingel, of de weldadige kaalslag van de stad