Energy planning for the unknown: On the potential of adaptive planning to guide the development of a future-proof energy system for the case of Schieoevers Noord, Delft

The Netherlands has a strong tradition of blueprint planning in spatial design. Since the financial crisis of 2008, a shift has been made to more organic approaches to development. Currently, a paradigm is evolving which is able to deal with complex challenges that the built environment faces today: a shortage of housing and a transition to...

Connect'In Delft: Social, spatial and functional integration by transforming Schieoevers as entrance to creative city Delft

Schieoevers: A new future in a postindustrial world - Creatieve economie en stedelijke herontwikkeling

Creatieve economie inzetten als middel tot revitalisatie van postindustriële gebieden heb ik gekozen als opgave voor mijn duale afstudeerproject aan de faculteit bouwkunde TU Delft. In dit project is onderzoek gedaan naar de creatieve economie als middel om de Schieoevers te transformeren van een geïsoleerd gebied naar een industrie-wijk met...

Delft Schieoevers: Connecting (urban) spaces

With the coming of the new railway tunnel in Delft there is a great opportunity to renew the Railway zone of delft and connect different city parts that have been seperated by the viaduct. In my vision a lineair citypark on top of the tunnel combined with dwellings and several public buildings will give the city a new impuls. By creating more...

Delft, for knowledge and people: Connecting the Knowledge City with its citizens

In the last decades of the 20th century, there has been a shift from the industrial towards the knowledge and service economy. Cities also join this trend, by presenting themselves as ‘knowledge cities’. The Knowledge City is “a city that was purposefully designed to encourage the nurturing of knowledge”. The city of Delft presented itself from...