A future-proof water system for Campbelltown and the Greater Sydney area: Evaluating the potentials and implications of decentral wastewater treatment in suburban developments

This project explores the potential of a specific type of natural-based decentralised wastewater treatment solution in a fast-growing area: Campbelltown local government area (LGA), Sydney, with a focus on experimental design based on different densification scenarios and centralisation level of treatment scheme. The analysis and design are...

Praying for Water: The Mosque as a Catalyst Towards a Decentralized Water Supply System in the Informal Urban Settlements of Bandung, Indonesia

Praying for Water deals with several water related challenges in Bandung’s informal urban areas, first and foremost the lack of safe drinking water and proper sanitation. Although being based on the proposal for a decentralized water supply system, a rather holistic solution approach is followed. Beyond the use of appropriate technical...

Aqua-purifier phyto-façade system: ‘Exploring the contribution of an active green façade in the purifying of MarineTerrein water’

‘Phytoremediation is the use of plants and their associated microbes for environmental clean-up’(Pilon-Smits, 2005). It is a natural, passive and efficient way of cleaning contaminated soil, water, and air. Every year, there are reports of contamination of swimmers due to the contaminated canal water round the Marineterrein in Amsterdam. The...

Designing a water filtering LWS for Utility buildings in the Netherlands

The presence of vegetation has proven to increase peoples well-being and has multiple other benefits. Unfortunately, there is a lack of green in urban areas. Three solutions exist which could reintroduce green in cities and have a low footprint: green roofs, green facades and living wall system. Living wall systems are visible from street level...

Corredor de Agua Urbano

Graduation thesis investigating the interrelation between water infrastructure, landscape and public space in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The project was developed as part of the DSD Urban Asymmetries Ciudad Juarez Studio.