The Use of Timber in a Temporary Multi-storey Car Park: Proof of Concept for a Structural System for a Temporary Multi-storey Car Park

<b>Problem definition:</b> In the car park industry, a new trend has emerged, shifting the demand for parking from permanent one-of-a-kind parking structures towards temporary modular structures (Drenth, 2020). Meanwhile, the building industry faces a transition into a more sustainable industry. This requires rethinking of the design process,...

Adaptive Urban Housing: A floating, modular and self-sustaining neighbourhood

As a response to land scarcity, climate change, the decreasing stock of fossil fuels and the pressure on the drinking water system, this proposal proposes to extend cities onto the water within a floating, modular and self-sustaining neighbourhood. This proposal includes research into floating mechanisms, modular systems, and various systems to...

Floating Community Manila: The design of a floating module for a resilient community in the flood-risk context of Manila, Philippines.

Urban populations in coastal contexts suffer increasingly from both environmental and spatial risks. Major flooding events, storms, fires, landslides and earthquakes coupled with the unorganized urban fabric located at the locations most at-risk to these hazards render millions of people extremely vulnerable. The externalities in terms of...

Post-industrial urban resellience: A strategy for the former Military Maintenance Complex in Lisbon, Portugal

Affordable ecological living on a post industrial site.

Waste no more: A modular resource collector for office work spaces

EcoSmart, daughter company of the Van Gansewinkel group, specializes in integral waste management within the office environment. In redefining their system, a new product – service combination should be developed managing the requirements of all stakeholder. This development is strengthened by the Nature Inspired Design method; a research...