Food Waste through the Food-Water-Energy Nexus Lenses: A Case Study of Amsterdam

Food waste is a global issue that causes various but significant global impacts, wasting millions of hectares of arable land, 0.75 to 1.25 trillion of cubic meter of water per year, and about 1.5% of the global energy production. In developed nations, food waste occurs mainly at the retail and consumer stage. By 2050, 80% of the global food...

Growing dwellings: The explorative design of a dwelling supporting biodiversity

This research has two main purposes: (1) to show the quality of dominant nature, above man and (2) to demonstrate the investigation of biodiversity in a city environment both by designing a prototype of a dwelling. The city environment, in this case, is Amsterdam; the dwelling is designed in the Jordaan. The location is chosen because this...

(e)Co-Housing: Co-housing with like-minded people (ecological) of all ages - Living at the Apple Market inside the city belt of Amsterdam

Due to the increase of population in Amsterdam in 2040, 40.000 more dwellings are expected to be needed. This prime location, at the Apple Market, is currently unbuilt. The baby-boom in the Netherlands lead to a huge generation which nowadays is turning old. This generation of people are facing an aging peak in the year 2040 and bringing about...

At Home in Ecological Highrise: Amsterdam Zuidas

Volhoudbaarheid; Een afstudeerproject waarbij al tijdens de initiatief- en ontwerpfase gekeken is hoe er meer in harmonie met de lokale ecologie gebouwd kan worden. De stedenbouwkundige configuratie is een compositioneel principe dat antwoord weet te geven op het Amsterdamse watervraagstuk. De compositie is constructief zo ontworpen dat de...