Moving Atmospheres: placing the sensing body at the centre of spatial design (research)

Moving Atmospheres explores the intricate relationship between spatial design and human experience, advocating for an embodied approach to architectural practice. Through a phenomenological lens and experimental approach using personal experiences, the study investigates the nexus of emotion, movement, and spatial perception. Utilizing intuitive...

theatre of the city: theatre that’s a part of the city. city that’s a part of the theatre

Engagement with the city in provincial Russia is currently lacking a framework of care for the historical urban fabric. Listed buildings decay with no revitalisation plans made by the municipality or the citizenry. On the other hand, theatre in modern-day Russia is an acknowledged political entity – a pocket of free(er) thinking and civil...

The architectural challenge for physically disabled people: A research through the eyes of the physically disabled

Currently people with physical disabilities do not have the option to be away from home for a short or longer period of time to relieve themselves from the medical situation at home. This creates a feeling that there is currently a building typology missing in society and forms a challenge to be further investigated. The objective is to gather...

National Library of Germany: From books to bytes: acquiring knowledge in a digital age

How can the national library best accommodate the collection and curation of<br/>knowledge to encourage learning in an age of digitalisation?<br/>During the graduation studio Complex Projects the role of the national library in<br/>Germany was put under investigation. The national library functions as a central place where all published work of...

New European Parliament: The Physical in the Age of the Digital

As our society has entered the age of the digital, several problems have risen from the unprecedented amount of information circulation. While indeed the benefits of this instant access to information and data cannot be overstated, one cannot ignore problems such as misinformation. With that in mind, comes the problem of how could architecture...

Places of Belonging for the Displaced: Thuisplekken voor Ontheemden

The starting point for this graduation project was a fascination with how architects can design for people who live at the margins of society, people that are invisible to many. The research was an investigation into places of belonging of displaced people in the Netherlands. In this case, the term displaced people was used for refugees, asylum...

Waterwerf: een ankerpunt in de stad

Kan je architectuur vermenselijken door een gevoel tot ontwerpopgave te maken? Dit is de vraag waarmee ik mijn afstudeerproject startte. Thuis is een begrip dat veel wordt gebruikt en wat sterk gekoppeld is aan de architectonische typologie huis. Zijn deze echter onlosmakelijk met elkaar verbonden en wanneer voel je je thuis? Door middel van...

Architectural Pipeline - Pipeline Architecture: An experiment into the role of topological graphs in the early stages of architectural design in the era of machine learning

The realm of architectural design and conceptualization, despite witnessing advancements in design complexity facilitated by technological tools and fabrication techniques, appears to have experienced limited transformative change over time in the way we begin our design process. But is there an alternative way to look at architecture ? Perhaps...

The Rhythmic Escape: Environmental Features in Landscape Ecology

The Rhythmic escape propose a retreat in Rotterdam based on environmental features in nature that is of significance in rituals held in nature by people living with nature.