Exploring minimalism

This research concerns the analysis of ‘minimalism’ in art and architecture in order to determine my position towards ‘minimalism’. Some choices are based on personal preference to find my style within minimalism, which makes this research very much based on intuition. The main question is: What are the characteristics and boundaries of...

Common Ground: The project as a soft border

Addresses questions social isolation, privatization and individualization of urban sprawl. Focuses on existing boundaries fences, walled estates, commonly<br/>present in contemporary gated society. Enables negotiation of limits between neighbors, houses, possessions and streets. Introduces human proximity to nature and other neighbors by...

escapism and architecture; architecture of limits

In this two-fold exploration of escapism and architecture and architecture of limits, the persona of the Recluse is used as a personification of the relation between man and architecture and the architect and man. The main character was constructed by the author, but based on the book ‘A man asleep’ by George Perec. Through this persona, the...

Performance Architecure

This research paper was conceived having been introduced to performance art, becoming absorbed by it and believing in it’s potential for the architectural discipline. I saw the work of performance artists from the 50’s 60’s and 70’s as engaging in conceptual work which challenged ideas of the art object and process in the nowness of their events...

Image Revealed, Extracted, Mounted, Expressed: Design for a collapsed building in the city of 's-Hertogenbosch

Image Revealed, Extracted, Mounted, Expressed (2019) forms the culmination of an inquiry into the ways in which artistic methods of working can be used in the process of architectonic design. This project derives from a search for authentically representing the past in the architectonic object. Specifically, this project explores ways of...

Waiting: Rhythmic Bodies and Spaces

This thesis looks into the architectural experience of waiting, in order to understand the fundamental, architectural problems of waiting space. It consists of two processes - research and design - that intertwine with and responds to each other. The research is an analysis of waiting through philosophy and architectural projects. The design...

Aruba Ferry Terminal

The graduation project is located on the island of Aruba, a former Dutch colony. In the late 20’s the Lago oil refinery was established on the South-eastern end of the island contributing to the rapid urbanisation of the local culture, resources and a more profound built environment. In 1985 the economy of Aruba suffered due to a reduced...

Space for integration: Designing Coexistence

The Netherlands, like most Western European countries, has dealt with over 94.000 refugee asylum applications since 2014. Although the number of asylum applications have lowered, almost 90% of these asylum seekers have gotten a legal status which allows them to get their own home and become part of the Dutch society. This situation provokes the...

Space for Leisure: Experiencing Dutch inner city shopping areas

Anytime, anywhere, anything your heart desires is just a few clicks away. Online shopping has surged over the past decade, whilst the shopping area around the corner is dealing with vacancies and decay. Consequently, the appearance and livability of cities decline with the dilapidation of what should be the heart of people’s public life. <br/>...

Branding a Lifestyle: Creating communities in retail architecture

Although more and more brands go online, a lot of them choose to sell o ine as well. Apparently, there is something about the o ine that attracts brands. In shops they can make contact with the customer, let them try out their products and give them a look in what way their products can be a part of their lifestyle. The design of the shop plays...

Re-Envision the Public Library: Searching for the new Library Identity: The House of Imagination

When people think of the public library, they mostly imagine a silent place full of books; a place open to anyone who wants to access information without being disturbed. This collective idea of the public library does not correspond any longer to the way public libraries are used, designed, built and managed. In the recent years many new ways...

Het Westerpoorthuis: Een huis voor ons leven, met elkaar ouder worden

Towards 2030, the amount of single households of 65 years and older will double to 40 percent. Due to changes in the political environment elderly can only move to a nursing home if the demand of care is high enough. Consequently, there will be a bigger group of elderly that needs to live longer independently in their urban neighborhood. In the...

The Art of Ageing: A search in between the beginning, end and beyond

The Art of Ageing is a manuscript about the transience of life specified in relation to our built environment.<br/>Decay and decline are perpetual processes from the present-day, we as humans are always trying to increase this phenomenon. Such craving for this “youngness stage” results in unnatural outcomes. Like in the cosmetics industry, but...

The Architecture of Science Fiction: Ready Player One

When we design architecture we have to think very realistically because designs have to be implemented in the real world. Designing for science fiction worlds gives the designers more creative freedom. Because there is no limit of the real world we can come up with much crazier ideas than we normally would. This might not be applicable in the...

INLAND: Scenarios of Reconstruction in Sarajevo