Urban Fabrications: Tensile Tectonics of Labor

Filtering and differentiation at borders shape the composition and multiplicity of living labor, as well as the formation of often exploitative labor regimes. The relation between migration and the garments and textile Industry in the area of Istanbul, the center of textile and garments production and simultaneously a destination and hub for...

Together, Self-reliant: Unfolding the possibilities

This research is about the meaning of self-reliant living and what the physical environment can bring to improve this, with as main research question;<br/>In what ways can architecture encourage elderly to become more self-reliant. The research is conducted through fieldwork observations and interviews in care home 't Kampje in Loenen aan de...

Addressing the mismatch: A strategy for creating adaptable office buildings and adding value for corporations

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to address the mismatch between the constant change of users’ demands and the static nature of the built environment (supply). Aim: The development of a strategy for creating adaptable office buildings, highlighting the relation between the actions proposed and the value they can deliver to the...

Production Biospheres: A new production space in Hembrug

The project named production biospheres created a process design aimed on the adaptive reuse of the Plots In The Woods site on the Hembrug terrain near Zaandam. The landscape and urban design for the site is based on methods used by landscape architects and ecologists based on the three terms cultivate, stage and set up, not just creating. The...

Liberating Access: Architecture as an open framework

The present MSc thesis is an architectural proposal for the redesign of building accessibility, aimed at creating adaptable architecture over time. Adaptability is understood as the measurable quality of a base building to accommodate a range of variations within the constraints of a proposed base structure. An extensive research comprising of...

Mechanical Hive | Artist Community

When dealing with a project related to the RMIT studio, one knows from the very beginning that the main concern will be the reintegration of a building and/or site on different levels: built (usually urban fabric) economic, social, etc. However, what is more challenging is to see whether you can take a step further from reintegration and see...

New BK Faculty

Design for a new Architecture faculty. The design for a faculty building that stimulated social interaction between its users.