Enriching The "Village"

Everywhere in our country there are buildings and neighborhoods that keep history up to date and touch people. They tell stories about where we come from, who we are and how we develop. In the face of major changes in our living environment, heritage offers recognition and gives us something to hold onto, and identity. In addition, monuments and...

HumaNature: A new harmony between an existing Dutch neighbourhood and nature

What would the world look like when we, as people, live more in harmony with our direct natural environment? Living more connected to nature can be beneficial for people as well as the earth itself. The question here is where are we now and how far can we go? De neighbourhood of De Werven, located in Almere-Haven, offers great potential for this...

Substantiate Structuralism: Give reason for preservation or transformation

The importance of preserving - and not merely transforming - a structuralism building, a topic of debate since original intentions were to create freely adaptable buildings. Many designers have proposed transformation schemes but few have investigated full restoration plans. Where should the balance be found? The site of intervention chosen is...

The new art & dance academy of Apeldoorn: Re-interpretation of Centraal Beheer Office to a creative city for students and the inhabitants of Apeldoorn

This project discovers the future of structuralism by transforming the Centraal Beheer building of Herman Hertzberger into a art and dance academy. Hereby looking at the possibilities to create hierarchy in the building without affecting the value and structural appearance.

NHV Academy: Handball center for innovation and education

This project elaborates on the transformation design for a professional handball academy in the former Centraal Beheer building in Apeldoorn by Herman Hertzberger. It aims to discover the possibilities and limitations of this icon of Dutch Structruralism, using three different Heritage approaches for transformation being 'preservation', ...

Centraal Beheer: minimal interventions, big change

Centraal Beheer in Apeldoorn by dutch architect Herman Hertzberger is considered an icon of structuralism, an architectural movement concerned with human scale, repetition and flexibility. Now vacant, it poses an interesting question on what to do with structuralist heritage in the Netherlands. This plan proposes a multifunctional program...

Revitalizing Centraal Beheer: Discovering the future potential of Structuralism, by redesigning Centraal Beheer and revitalize its inherent concepts

Discovering the future potential of Structuralism, by redesigning Centraal Beheer and revitalize its inherent concepts

The Future of Structuralism: Home Again

The graduation project aims to transform one of the most iconic Structuralism building in the Netherlands, Centraal Beheer, designed by Herman Hertzberger. The building was designed in 1968. Since then there have been alterations and extensions. Now, the building was abandoned, waiting for a new life