Heritage based adaptive reuse of hotel Swarha: a sustainable alternative for shopping in the city center of Bandung

The main objective of this master's thesis is to revitalize a district in Bandung by means of the adaptive reuse of shared heritage and passive climate systems. Furthermore, the ambition is to empower the local culture of fashion craftsmanship and create a sustainable alternative for shopping in the city centre of Bandung. Designing both a...

Glass mining landmark

Glass structure is often dismissed from usage due to cost and the fear of breaking. However glass is a material that more then any other is capable of unique aesthetic values. One big aesthetic value for glass is adding liquids to it. This liquid in the glass can then also be used as a heating system. Combining structure and climate design. In...

Environmental impacts during the operational phase of residential buildings

To date, the focus in the field of sustainable building has been on new building design. However, existing residential buildings inflict great environmental burden through three causes: continuous energy consumption, regular building maintenance and replacements. This publication analyses and compares these three causes of environmental burden...

Environmental impacts during the operational phase of residential buildings

To date, the focus in the field of sustainable building has been on new building design. However, existing residential buildings inflict great environmental burden through three causes: continuous energy consumption, regular building maintenance and replacements. This publication analyses and compares these three causes of environmental burden...

Vergelijking tussen decentrale klimaatinstallatie systemen

Klimaatinstallaties regelen het binnenklimaat van gebruiksruimtes. Gebruiksruimtes moeten een aangename temperatuur en voldoende ventilatie hebben. Er zijn twee type systemen namelijk decentraal en centraal en wanneer ze beiden gebruikt worden, dan heet dit een hybride concept. Centrale installaties worden meestal bovenop het gebouw geplaatst,...