Architectural Young Classics: A sustainable reuse strategy for administrative office buildings of the 1970s and 1980s

The office architecture of the 1970s and 1980s makes up a large part of Dutch office building stock, at about 30%. Most buildings are now in need of major renovation and often no longer correspond to today's aesthetic perception. In addition, the function of the buildings must be adapted to today's needs and technological standards. This is not...

Sustainable estate of the future: Research and design into a sustainable reuse of Dutch estate Huis 't Velde

In this master thesis project is the topic sustainability in relation to the repurposing of Dutch (rural) estates investigated. Making an estate more sustainable has been researched on the basis of two redesign theories and several case studies. The research question was: ‘how can design approaches help in a contemporary reuse and redesign of a...

Green Recycled Retail: Sustainable Retain in Vacant Department Store Using The 3R and 5R Strategy

This graduation project takes place in a vacant heritage building that was a former V&D department store building in the center of Leiden. The studio begins with collective research on the Spatial Building Typology research of the former V&D department stores buildings. The main individual research and design strategy are based on Petzet...

Post-industrial urban resellience: A strategy for the former Military Maintenance Complex in Lisbon, Portugal

Affordable ecological living on a post industrial site.