'KNIL' MAGAZIJNEN Community Center: Community based transformation towards a resilient future.

In the context of the H&A Shared Heritage Lab, which I am part of, crucial built heritage issues are investigated in the city of Bandung, Indonesia. Bandung has many Indonesian-Dutch heritage sites and buildings as a result of the long period of colonization by the Dutch. They are part of both Dutch and Indonesian history and have become...

Kampong: The next level: Urban redevelopment by incremental growing housing by the river

In the informal settlements of Indonesia the housing quality is of poor condition, but the community is strong. Especially the buildings that were build on the river banks are often in poor and dangerous condition. By introducing a new framework for building near the river, the overall quality of the kampong can be upgraded. The concept is to...

Eterna: Wellspring for the future in the past

What will the future of the shared heritage city center of Bandung, Indonesia be? When researching the current city center, it became clear that the historical structures of the city cannot cope with the growth of the city. In the past there was space for water, green and heritage, however traffic and people are taking over now. This results in...

Kampung Circularity: Building material reuse and up-cycle strategies in Bandung, Indonesia

In this thesis local re-use and up-cycling opportunities are investigated within Bandung, Indonesia. The findings concerning the different types of waste building materials are applied within a building material hub design. The building strives to create a small scale circular economy concerning building materials within the local context.