Bau(m) Berlin: Making the Future Commons, Making Connections, Making Things

This project takes place in Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany and presents the design of a Public Condenser along the Straße der Pariser Kommune named ’Bau(m) Berlin’. The project is part of the Public Building Graduation Studio and looks into the topic of designing a ’new urban lounge and commons’ through the process of Research by Design. <br/>...

Food Island: Creating a Resilient Food System for the AMA

Governments and private and non-profit organisations from international to local levels have acknowledged the idea that more sustainable systems are required to reduce our ecological footprint (WWF, 2016, Jonkhoff, 2012). The food system is a very important aspect within our lives, socially as well as economically but it is also one of the most...

Connecting the Maassilo

Design for adaptive reuse of the Maassilo in Rotterdam within the graduation studio of Heritage and Architecture. This design focusses on creating physical and social connections with an integrated sustainable design.

Beagle; 'a stimulating quest throughout the hospital'

Beagle; ‘a stimulating quest throughout the hospital’ is a project that focuses on improving the quality of life and the development (physical, emotional and social) of hospitalised adolescents with CF within the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital. This graduation project is positioned within the Meedoen=groeien! project of the Dutch Rehabilitation...

The collective network - connecting through shared space

This graduation project focusses on an isolated former industrial area in Pantin, a suburb just outside of Paris. The urban goal is to connect the isolated and neglected site to the city of Pantin. On the site a former warehouse for the checking of goods by the Parisian customs is situated. This building needs to be transformed for a new use....

Merwede-Vierhaven: Redefining the relation between city and harbour in the city of Rotterdam

Because of the construction of the second Maasvlakte the harbours in Rotterdam will shift towards the west. This movement will create open spaces in the most eastern harbour of Rotterdam; The Stadshavens. This harbour is the only active harbour left which have a physical relation with the city of Rotterdam. The open spaces in these harbours can...