The use of green in the redevelopment of industrial areas in Bilbao and Antwerp

The Guggenheim museum in Bilbao had an important influence on the economical growth of the city and the redevelopment of a industrial area in the city, referred to as the Bilbao Effect. Later, other cities tried a similar approach in the redevelopment of city areas, of which the redevelopment of het Eilandje in Antwerp is an example.In...

Towards the stop of the 'Westward-Movement' of the port: Case Haven-Stad: An approach for the municipality for the mixed-use redevelopment of Industrial areas

In the past decades many business parks and industrial areas haven been targeted for urban redevelopment. This is the result of the land intensification policy implemented in the Metropolitan Region of Amsterdam, see figure below. This redevelopment strategy has been pushing the port westward towards the sea, due to environmental challenges ...

The Future Oilscape: The Transformation of the Oil Industry Area of Pernis in the Harbour of Rotterdam

The world faces another energy transition. The fossil fuels era slowly transforms into the era of renewable energy. But what happens to the fossil fuel related industries. This project specifically focusses on the oil industry. Previous energy transitions in the Netherlands have given us much industrial heritage. The windmills of Kinderdijk, the...

An emergency response decision matrix against terrorist attacks with improvised device in chemical clusters

Chemical industrial areas may constitute potential targets for deliberate actions by terrorists. Terrorists having sufficient knowledge of chemical process operations or plant layout may take advantage of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to cause major events such as fire, explosion and toxic gas dispersion with cross-border consequences...

Transformation of the bakery for mentally disability

Redesign of bakery of the Foodcenter in Amsterdam. A city is created in the city of Amsterdam special for mental disability people.

Regeneration of the Hamerstraat area in Amsterdam

My design of ‘The Hamer’ is aimed at the improvement of the qualities that can be made in the transformation of an industrial area into a mixed working living area. The different actors are: the owners of the land and its properties, the municipality and its responsibility for the public space, the current inhabitants, and of course the possible...

KEMA seal reconsidered: Reintegration of the KEMA area into the urban fabric of Arnhem

This graduation work contains research concerning the transformation of a former industrial site of KEMA into an integrated part of the city of Arnhem. Also the possibilities of transforming one of the industrial buildings into a mytylschool are explored.

Transformation of post-industrial areas in Bytom: South Poland

The industrial development after the destruction of the Second World War in Silesia region was not only an enormous achievement in reconstruction; it also caused massive environmental damage. Moreover, as a result of the political upheaval in central and Eastern Europe, the region’s heavy industry was no longer competitive. Between 1998 and 2001...