Solutions for the Province of Groningen: Seismic retrofit of historic Amsterdam School houses

Earthquakes, as a result of commercial extraction of natural gas out of deep soil, has become a frequently recurring phenomenon in the Province of Groningen. Historically earthquakes have never been an issue in the Netherlands, and the built environment is not prepared for this phenomenon. The purpose of this research was to find suitable...

Searching for identity: Creating an Alpha campus at the Binnengasthuis

Creating Creativity; A study into architectural means to stimulate the creative mind and enhance innovation

Over time everything will be a coffee house People are found everywhere working on their laptops; in parks and public buildings, but mostly in coffee houses. It is a place which many prefer above a regular office. Not only to become more productive, but also to become creative. Surroundings are not seen as a distraction, but used as inspiration....

Interior insulation retrofit - Picking the right materials

This "designers' manual" is made during the TIDO-course AR0531 Innovation and Sustainability This manual contains an information card, a poster and 37 insulation material cards. The cardbox helps architects to find appropriate interior insulation materials for the personal requirements of a customer.

Graphic statics in arches and curved beams

A graduation thesis on the use of graphic analytical methods in curved beams and arches.

Maintaining mixed neighbourhoods. Fatih plateau: The completed nucleus. A generative strategy for historical Istanbul

The project is the result of a combination of operations performed on the site adjacent to Fatih mosque. It aims to programmatically complete the area’s nucleus to adequately provide for a pluralistic society in conjunction with Fatih mosque that currently dominates the area with its singular religious program. The essential objective is to...

Alternatieve Financieringswijzen voor Nederlandse woningcorporaties

The main target of this research is to make an inventory of the financial methods that can be used by housing associations. Then these methods are tested in a financial model to see the consequences of these methods over time. The third insight gained is what the consequences of these methods are related to the legally defined tasks of the...

Future direction for effective sustainable design: A preliminary study on utilisation of existing tools in the architectural practice

Architects need continuous support in their sustainability choices for building design because of the excessive amount and dispersal of information on sustainability. Currently architects utilize BSA tools that provide them general information with a checklist of sustainability measures. However, it is observed that these tools do not fully...

Future direction for effective sustainable design: A survey on the extent and the format of a decision support tool

This paper – as part of a broader research - summarizes the key findings of a survey based on an online questionnaire which has investigated existing insights, needs and expectations of architects about decision support tools (DSTs) to assess sustainability of buildings. The survey is conducted in Dutch context with architectural professionals....