Sustainable Renovation project for Social Housing in Amsterdam West

This graduation project is about improving the public space and upgrading comfort of the Nemavo-Airey dwellings in Amsterdam West by a zero energy renovation of the Nemavo-Airey dwellings. The location of these dwellings is an area which is part of a conservation area of the municipality of Amsterdam West. Advanced metropolitan solutions are...

Architectural Potential of the PolyArch Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Switchable Broadband Reflectors: A feasibility study

Parametric Massing Optimization Tools

The separation between architect and engineer is a relatively recent event, in comparison to the long history of human constructions. In modern times the separation of the two professions and the involvement of engineers in later design stages has proved problematic, because of the large effort needed to make changes in later design stages. On...

EnergyLab, information- and research center for sustainable energy on the Brouwersdam

Design of an information and research center in combination with a tidal energy machine in the Brouwersdam, an integration of architecture, civil engineering and the landschap.

Direct evaporative cooling in buildings: United Nations Environmental Council

Sustainable development and -programs are worldwide fragmented and divided in many separate local organizations. The United Nations organization is regarded as the organization to collect, produce, propagate and exchange all sustainable related topics and therefore create a better cooperation on a global scale against the world’s problems in...

Next active Facades

This thesis is performed as the finalization of the master degree of the master Building Technology – track Façade Design – at the faculty of Architecture. The topic is about the NEXT Active façade and its detailed application. This final report is the result of the master thesis. The graduation project started in Nov 2011 and included a broad...

Temple of Mobility

Connecting public and private transport to optimize mobility and integrating infrastructure and urban structure are the objectives of my graduation project. A multileveled building hosting a park and covered by a series of large shells is the result. The shape of this canopy is engineered to block the wind in winter while ensuring sufficient...