Design of a suction pile multiline anchor system for floating offshore wind turbines

In this thesis I will show the realisation of a multiline anchor system using a suction pile anchor (SPA). From the literature research it can be concluded that the SPA is a suitable anchor for a multiline anchor system and that the most probable mooring configurations will be either the original single-line, the 3-line or the 6-line system....

Integrated movement: The reintegration of the marine establishment into the public space of Amsterdam

The marine area in Amsterdam, currently only partially publicly available, needs to be reintegrated into the public space. To start the reintegration process, a swimming pool and spa, which both meets the identity of the area and the vision of the municipality, will be added to this area. A new central route is placed through the marine area on...

Recreation from the forest: Design of a lowtech spa in an extraction landscape

Recreation from the forest is a project from the graduation studio Architectural Engineering at the Delft University of Technology. This research and design project explores local energy potentials from the forest. The project is set in the context of IBA Parkstad, which is an area that was part of the former mine region in the province of...

The Maassilo: A Concrete Excavation

Everybody knows concrete.... the building material that ones meant the future. Imagine it’s most extreme forms. I’m thinking of Sovjet concrete sculptures! Brutalist Architecture! And then think about what it would take to break parts of these adement concrete structures down. That is what this project is all about. <br/>Welcome to ‘A Concrete...

The Urban Retreat: Constructing a place of seclusion in Bogota, Colombia

Within the densely populated metropolis of Bogota, there are few places one can go to escape the chaos of the city. Spaces and places that provide seclusion from the rigorous, repetitive and stressful urban life are fundamental in the composition of a flourishing city.<br/><br/>This project tries to answer this need for seclusion within the city...

Van Gendt Sportfabriek: Van verlaten industrieel gebied naar sportfabriek

Master thesis and design products for the redevelopment of abandoned industrial heritage into a sportsfacility and wellness.

Villa Huisduinen - A Place for Retreat - Palimpsest in Architecture

I am intrigued by buildings, landscapes, objects and the relationship between them. I am also interested in the transformative processes of time and history. One of the beautiful and poetic theories that captures the continuity of history is that of the palimpsest. The project is two folded in the sense that it consists of a research and a...

'from warehouse to wellness' transformation of the Armamentarium in Delft to a wellness centre

Transformation of historic complex to a wellness centre, which focuses on preventive wellness.

Een hogere comfortabelheid in de spa

De hoofdvraag van het onderzoek is: Welke architectonische middelen kunnen er ingezet worden om een hogere comfortabelheid te realiseren in een Nederlandse publieke spa? Comfortabelheid is opgebouwd uit preutsheid en gedragsregels, in deze twee categorieën worden de architectonische middelen verdeeld. In het ontwerp is al in de ontwerpfase...

Rituals City Spa Study

Rituals is a Home and Body cosmetics brand with over 220 stores worldwide. Six stores also have a City Spa and here one can receive a treatment. Using exclusively the products sold in the stores. The products are inspired by Eastern rituals such as the Ayurveda ritual from India. The focus of this thesis is on the Rituals City Spas. In 2008 the...

Message in a bottle

SPA Arnhem

Designing a Wellness center in a former factory building.

Ankara's urban gardens and spa

Nieuwendammerhaven: A new gateway to the city

A marina hotel & spa by a pictureque harbour.

Tar formation in a steam-O2 blown CFB gasifier and a steam blown PBFB gasifier (BabyHPR): Comparison between different on-line measurement techniques and the off-line SPA sampling and analysis method

Two on-line tar measurement campaigns were carried out using an atmospheric pressure 100 “”kWth steam-O2 blown circulating fluidized bed (CFB) gasifier at the Delft University of Technology (TUD) and a 30–40kWth steam blown pressurized bubbling fluidized bed (PBFB) gasifier BabyHPR (Heatpipe Reformer) at the Technical University Munich (TUM)....

Overlay and filters as a dwelling concept

Geothermal Spa: An attempt to connect social, economic, and environmental solutions for Samosir region in North Sumatra, Indonesia

Multifunctional Waterdefending Architecture - a spa in Vlissingen

Multifunctional Waterdefending Architecture After research about levy structures in The Netherlands it seems attracting to multifunctionally design levy's that protect high density areas. At these places, high costs can be covered by developing interesting architecture with views over the water and over the city. In Vlissingen, a spa is designed...